a16z’s Brian Quintenz top pick for CFTC Chair under Trump: Report
Former CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz, now a16z’s policy head, is reportedly Trump’s pick for CFTC chair, signaling a pro-crypto regulatory shift.
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Binance blocked the account of the Kremlin spokesman's daughter when she tried to use the exchange following the economic sanctions imposed upon Russia. 424 Total views 12 Total shares Binance cryptocurrency exchange is adopting more measures to prevent the Russian government from mitigating the impact of sanctions through the use of crypto.Binance has shut down…

Crypto Markets Hold Supporting Levels With Small Fluctuations, BTC Trades Around $6,300
Wednesday, September 19: crypto markets are holding recent gains and fluctuating around previous support levels. While 16 out of the top 20 altcoins by market cap are seeing some red today, total market cap still hovers around recent levels, according to CoinMarketCap.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is slightly down 0.12 percent over the past 24…

NBA Top Shot leads NFT explosion with $230M in sales
The NFT craze has reached the NBA, with digital collectibles grossing $230 million in sales, according to Dapper Labs. 2772 Total views 16 Total shares Dapper Labs, the creator of the CryptoKitties game, is helping the National Basketball Association, or NBA, become a magnet for digital collectibles. NBA Top Shot, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or…

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested — What we know so far
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In an Apparent First, High Times to Accept Crypto in Its Initial Public Offering
Cannabis culture media organization High Times Holding Corp. will accept cryptocurrencies in its Initial Public Offering (IPO), High Times reports Aug. 2. In doing so, it will reportedly be the “first traditional stock offering ever to accept investments” in cryptocurrencies. The “preeminent source for cannabis information since 1974” will accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)…

Crypto Collectible Game Announces New Battles. Players Get Paid If They Win
The crypto collectible game, Blockchain Cuties, has announced Raid Boss Battles, a new everyday server event. The game promises winners will get unique ERC-20 CUTE tokens as rewards, according to their input in winning.New game featuresIn the new battle, there is one common enemy which is a Raid Boss, a special powerful Cutie who has…

Things just got MESSy for potential Ethereum Classic 51% attackers
Ethereum Classic is using an idea Vitalik Buterin had in 2014 to help fend off 51% attackers. 1489 Total views 17 Total shares Over the past weekend, on block 11380000, a solution for the prevention of 51% attacks was introduced to the Ethereum Classic (ETC) community. Several such attacks have recently placed ETC at a…

Grayscale’s diversified crypto fund becomes SEC-reporting firm
Grayscale also publicly filed three Form 10 registration statements on behalf of Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust, Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust, and Grayscale Litecoin Trust. 886 Total views 10 Total shares Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments continues reinforcing its commitment to digital currency investment products with a new filing with the United States Securities and Exchange…