Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says US lawmakers shouldn’t hold crypto to ‘remain impartial’
“I want to do my job as ethically and impartially as I can,” said AOC, who added that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee she has chosen not to hold stocks or investments, including digital …
Crypto City: Guide to Austin
This Crypto City guide looks at Austins crypto culture, the citys most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, which retailers accept crypto and where you can find blockchain education courses and there are even the juicy details of a …
India to set maximum penalty for violating crypto norms at fine of $2.7 million or 1.5 years in jail
The country wishes to see all crypto activities take place on platforms regulated by SEBI. On Tuesday, BloombergQuint (Bloomberg India) reported that the penalty for non-compliance with the Indian government’s crypto policies could range from a maximum fine of 20 …
DraftKings Marketplace plans to launch gamified NFT collection next NFL season
DraftKings has partnered with the NFL Players Association to expand the offerings of its marketplace via gamified NFL player NFTs. The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, in collaboration with sports betting operator DraftKings Inc., announced the launch of …
SiennaSwap adds Bitcoin, Monero trading pairs in push for privacy-focused DeFi
The addition of BTC and XMR to the SeinnaSwap decentralized exchange was endorsed by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Roger Ver. Cross-chain DeFi protocol Sienna Network has enabled Bitcoin (BTC) and Monero (XMR) trading pairs on its decentralized exchange, giving users the ability …
3 reasons why Tezos (XTZ) price broke its downtrend with a 50% rally
XTZ price broke its downtrend with a swift 50% rally once news that Ubisoft’s new NFT platform is built on Tezos blockchain made the rounds in various media. 2021 has been a breakout year for the cryptocurrency market and aside …
Dan Tapiero’s 10T will launch $500M fund for late-stage crypto firms
With the addition of the new fund, 10T Holdings’ assets under management would likely exceed $1 billion. Macro investor Dan Tapiero is launching another multimillion dollar fund intended to invest in mid- to late-stage companies in the digital asset ecosystem. …
Exchange listings and mainnet launch boost SUPER, PBR and BTT price
Bitcoin is struggling to hold $50,000, but that’s not stopping SUPER, PBR and BTT from tacking down double-digit gains. The cryptocurrency market is back in high spirits on Dec. 7 after the wider market bounced back from the Dec. 3 …
Ubisoft launches Ubisoft Quartz platform for playable and energy-efficient NFTs
Starting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft will drop NFTs to PC players on the Tezos blockchain on Thursday. French video game publisher Ubisoft announced its first foray into nonfungible tokens (NFTs) via a new platform called Ubisoft Quartz to launch …
CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto
William Burns said that building knowledge on crypto was “an important priority” for the CIA, and he planned to devote “resources and attention” to it. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said his predecessor at the United States government agency …