UK Charities Offered Guidance for Accepting Crypto Donations

The U.S. Marshals have announced a plan to auction off nearly $4.3 million worth of bitcoin next month. The government agency said in an announcement on Wednesday that the sealed bid auction is for about 660 bitcoin that were forfeited in federal criminal, civil and administrative cases. Scheduled to start on Nov. 5, the auction…

MGM has acquired the movie rights to a book proposal known as "The Antisocial Network" by New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich.Feb 1, 2021 at 8:26 a.m. UTCMGM, Winklevoss Twins to Make Movie About Reddit’s GameStop Investors Taking on Wall StreetMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is already set to make a movie telling the week-old story of…

Mobile wallet image via ArgentParadigm Leads $12M Round for DeFi-Friendly Wallet StartupIt’s about to be easier than ever to take risky bets using ethereum-based financial products, thanks to the crypto wallet startup Argent. Paradigm, spearheaded by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, just led Argent’s $12 million Series A, along with Compound founder Robert Leshner and Index Ventures.…

Find Satoshi Lab (FSL), the parent company behind popular Web3 game STEPN, is rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) powered non-fungible token (NFT) generator.Called GNT V3, the tool aims to place creativity within the technological intersections of AI and Web3. Working in collaboration with MOOAR, FSL’s recently-released NFT marketplace, GNT V3 takes a user’s selfie…

Jul 14, 2020 at 14:32 UTC(Michael Vi/Shutterstock)PayPal Told EU It Had Crypto Plans Back in MarchPayments giant PayPal told the European Commission it was actively working in the cryptocurrency space earlier this year. PayPal confirmed in a letter to the European Commission, dated March 20, that had taken "unilateral and tangible steps" in the crypto…

Internet disruptions are costly, but that doesn’t stop governments from shutting down access. Feb 4, 2021 at 12:05 a.m. UTCMyanmar Military Blocks Facebook as Global Internet Disruptions IntensifyThe new military government in Myanmar has reportedly ordered telecommunications companies to temporarily block access to Facebook citing the platform is a threat to the restoration of stability…

Jun 22, 2020 at 19:00 UTCMacro Investors Sound Off! Featuring Ari Paul, Spencer Bogart and David NageSome of the smartest investors in the crypto space share how they think the larger macro context is shaping interest in bitcoin and digital assets. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe…

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Layer-1 network Avalanche has failed to produce a block for almost two hours, according to its status page.Ava Labs co-founder Kevin Sekniqi said the issue “seems to be related to a new inscription wave. Inscriptions are a way of recording arbitrary data on the blockchain without the use of smart contracts. They initially emerged on