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Jun 11, 2020 at 02:00 UTCBitcoin IRA COO Chris Kline (Credit: Bitcoin IRA)Crypto retirement savings firm Bitcoin IRA is ready to take on smaller accounts with the launch of its new IRA product, Saver IRA. Around four years ago, Bitcoin IRA launched its first self-directed individual retirement account that required balance minimums of $20,000. Now…

Is Sam Bankman-Fried going to prison? Five weeks into his criminal trial, 12 randomly selected New Yorkers are preparing to discuss among themselves whether they believe he violated federal law or not.Bankman-Fried is charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX's customers, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against

Jun 2, 2020 at 10:15 UTCUpdated Jun 2, 2020 at 10:16 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/MajestiX BTech Mahindra Inks Education Deal to Develop India’s Blockchain TalentTech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Mahindra Group, is to work with local edutech firm Idealabs to develop blockchain talent within India. The two firms will begin offering curated professional certification courses on…

feature The Takeaway Masterchain, a blockchain project backed by Russia’s central bank, is falling behind on its goals two years after inception. Sberbank, the leading bank in Russia, is unsatisfied with the system’s speed, security and overall efficiency after testing it. The bank is looking to shift its work to other enterprise platforms, Sberbank’s blockchain…

Rosie Perper is the Deputy Managing Editor for the Web3 news section, focusing on the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs and emerging technology like VR/AR. She has previously worked across breaking news, global finance, tech, culture and business. She holds a small amount of BTC and ETH and several NFTs.Sky Mavis, the creator of non-fungible token (NFT)…

Sep 22, 2020 at 01:27 UTCUpdated Sep 22, 2020 at 01:41 UTCWorker protest poster with the slogan "United We Bargain, Divided We Beg" (DonkeyHotey/Wikimedia Commons)Uniswap Users Say Uniting Can Strengthen UNIA group of anonymous Uniswap users is trying to unite the many small holders of the UNI governance token to deal with potential problems in…

Apr 27, 2020 at 13:19 UTCUpdated Apr 27, 2020 at 13:42 UTCRoss UlbrichtNo Visits, No Parole: Ross Ulbricht Is More Alone Than Ever During COVID-19The coronavirus infection spreading across the United States prison system is throwing Ross Ulbricht’s confinement into sharp relief.Last March marked the seventh year the controversial founder of the Silk Road has…

news It’s business as usual for CME Group’s bitcoin futures market, despite a retrenchment by rival derivatives exchange operator Cboe Global Markets. Contacted by CoinDesk Friday, a spokesperson for CME said the exchange has “no changes to announce re our bitcoin futures contract” and declined to comment on Cboe’s pullback. The affirmation is notable in…