New York

Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances
As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues.

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: New York University
With blockchain courses from its engineering, business, law and arts schools and dynamic programs such as the Entrepreneurial Institute, this sprawling university in the heart of the most populous city in the U.S. rises to the No. 18 spot. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Columbia University
The most prestigious among the Big Apple’s many outstanding schools, the No. 14-ranked Ivy League leverages its location to engage with the crypto community’s biggest organizations.

SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds
The complaint alleges the firms' owner lied to investors about where their funds were deposited in a Ponzi-like scheme.

New York’s Museum of Modern Art Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report
MoMA has a team monitoring the digital art market and will consider purchasing non-fungible tokens.

Crypto Booster Bond Loses Primary Bid for New York Congressional Seat
Michelle Bond relied on crypto industry backing, including from boyfriend Ryan Salame of FTX Digital Markets, but didn’t push the crypto cause in race.

Robinhood's Crypto Division Fined $30M by New York Financial Regulator
The online broker said last year it expected the fine following a 2020 investigation.

Celsius Bankruptcy Filings Hint Retail Customers Will Bear Brunt of Its Failure
The New Jersey-based crypto lender has a $1.2 billion hole in its balance sheet and will likely struggle to pay back its customers and creditors.

Crypto Miner CleanSpark Continues to Take Advantage of Bear Market as it Scoops Over 1K Rigs
Crypto miner CleanSpark has purchased 1,061 bitcoin mining rigs that are already in operation at hosting firm Coinmint’s facility in New York. In June, the Las Vegas-based miner bought contracts for another 1,800 mining rigs. “The Hash” hosts unpack what this means for the bitcoin mining ecosystem.

‘Crypto: The Musical’ Aims for Broadway
The show is being developed by the creative team behind “Ratatouille – The TikTok Musical.”

