Latest from Jamie Crawley
Fed to Launch CBDC Review as Early as This Week: Report
Officials at the Fed are set to release a paper soliciting public comment on a central bank digital currency.

SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs
The agency extends its review of applications from Global X, Kryptoin, Valkyrie and WisdomTree by 45 to 60 days.

Link Global Faces $7.1M Fine From Alberta Utilities Regulator: Report
The regulator wants Link Global to pay almost $2 million for alleged economic gains from generating electricity and more than $5 million for gains from mining bitcoin.

Sino-Global Forms Venture to Develop New Bitcoin Mining Machine
The joint venture with Highsharp will develop and commercialize a proprietary bitcoin mining machine named “Thor.”

Hive Blockchain First-Quarter Profit Jumps More Than Tenfold
Hive Blockchain said fiscal first-quarter profit climbed to $18.6 million from $1.8 million in the year-earlier period.

El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy
Almost 22% of the country’s power market is geothermal.

France’s Market Authority Warns Against Proposed Air Next ICO
The AMF said it didn’t issue a “visa” for the offering and warned of the risk of fraud.

Argo Blockchain to Buy 20,000 Mining Machines for West Texas Data Center
The 20,000 Bitmain Antminer S19J Pro machines will increase Argo’s hashrate by more than 2 exahash.

Zero Hash Eyes Expansion in DeFi, NFTs After Raising $35M
The funding round was led by the venture arm of Point72, the firm helmed by billionaire investor, and New York Mets team owner, Steven Cohen.

Visa Working on Interoperability Platform for Stablecoins, CBDCs
The channel would allow cryptocurrencies to be transferred between different blockchains.

