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Snoop Is ‘Medici’? The Mainstream Infiltration Continues

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 22, 2021, 8:02 p.m. EDT

Snoop Is ‘Medici’? The Mainstream Infiltration Continues

Did the SEC Really Serve Subpoenas at Mainnet?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 21, 2021, 3:07 p.m. EDT

Did the SEC Really Serve Subpoenas at Mainnet?

Why Is September So Bad for Bitcoin?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 20, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Why Is September So Bad for Bitcoin?

Why a CBDC Would Make the Fed’s Job Miserable

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 19, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

Why a CBDC Would Make the Fed’s Job Miserable

Securities Regulators in Texas, New Jersey and Alabama Go After Celsius

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 18, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

Securities Regulators in Texas, New Jersey and Alabama Go After Celsius

Is China’s Evergrande Crisis a Global Systemic Risk?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 17, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Is China’s Evergrande Crisis a Global Systemic Risk?

Laos Does About-Face on Bitcoin to Attract China’s Mining-Ban Refugees

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 16, 2021, 2:30 p.m. EDT

Laos Does About-Face on Bitcoin to Attract China’s Mining-Ban Refugees

Free Markets vs. Investor Protections: The Latest From Warren and Gensler on Crypto

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 15, 2021, 3:23 p.m. EDT

Free Markets vs. Investor Protections: The Latest From Warren and Gensler on Crypto

What Billions in Crypto Fund Raises Tells Us About the State of Markets

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 14, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

What Billions in Crypto Fund Raises Tells Us About the State of Markets

Of Course Walmart Isn’t Accepting Litecoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 13, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

Of Course Walmart Isn’t Accepting Litecoin

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At the White House, crypto policy vacancy looms large

The departure of President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, leaves the digital assets office vacant and its policy aims uncertain.

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Crypto for Advisors: Wall Street is done waiting on Congress for crypto rules

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How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers

The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

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Under pressure, Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone

Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.

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