Congressman to introduce legislation to fire SEC Gensler
Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is facing the prospect of losing his job The United States Representative Warren Davidson plans to introduce legislation to…
Paxful CEO says 88% of accounts unfrozen
Paxful, the peer-to-peer crypto marketplace, has announced the unfreezing of 88% of previously frozen user accounts, over a week after suspending operations. In a Twitter thread on April 16, Paxful…
Bittrex charge by SEC with unregistered operations
Bittrex, and its former CEO William Shihara have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The charges relate to operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and…
Sweden Destroys Bitcoin Mining With 6000% Tax Hike
Sweden, the last remaining stronghold of bitcoin miners in Europe, is ending tax incentives for data centers, also adding 6000% tax increase The northernmost regions of Norway and Sweden were…
G20 Leaders Agree Crypto Regulation Will Have To Be Global
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed that global policy responses to cryptocurrency regulation are necessary. According to India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, who co-chaired the meeting…
Arbitrum proposal to return 700M ARB not happening
Arbitrum’s DAO Treasury will not be receiving 700 million ARB governance tokens, as a proposal was defeated by a significant margin. Improvement Proposal AIP-1.05 was introduced in response to the…
BlockSec launches toolkit for private forked chains
BlockSec, a blockchain security tech firm, has just released a new toolkit called “Phalcon Fork,” This which allows developers and security researchers to test, analyze, and debug transactions using private…
Do Kwon lawyers received $7 million before Terra collapse
South Korean prosecutors have alleged Do Kwon, sent $7B worth of cryptocurrency to a top South Korean law firm. Kim & Chang, recieved the money right before the collapse of…
Celsius reportedly considering litigation against creditor
Creditor Tiffany Fong, who had $119,000 worth of crypto on Celsius Network, is being considered for legal action by Celsius The potential action comes as Fong has been actively reporting…
Fight for crypto “just getting started” says ShapeShift Boss
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has warned that the crypto industry needs to prepare for increasing government pressure. This comes as it challenges the state monopoly over money. Despite the unprecedented…