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Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization

"One thing is clear: This is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously," said Wladimir van der Laan.

By Alyssa HertigJan 22, 2021, 5:34 p.m. EST

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Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declines

The Ethereum treasury firm spent $46 million buying back shares as Chairman Tom Lee said crypto has held up better than AI stocks during the recent market pullback.

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NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balks

The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering allied sports leagues.

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OCC calls on community banks to enter the stablecoin payments market

The U.S. banking regulator is encouraging smaller lenders to develop stablecoin services as new federal licensing requirements approach.

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South Korea weighs fourth delay on its crypto gains tax, pushing it to 2029

Officials are concerned users of domestic exchanges would bear the tax burden because the U.S. won’t share crypto trading data until 2029.

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