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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Takes Legal Action Against WLD Ban in Spain

Sam Altman’s identity-focused crypto project Worldcoin (WLD) is taking legal action against the government of Spain after it was banned…

March 8, 2024

The U.S. Federal Reserve Is ‘Nowhere Near’ Recommending or Adopting CBDC, Says Fed Chair Jerome

The U.S. Federal Reserve is not rolling out a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) anytime soon, according to Fed Chair…

March 8, 2024

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Refuses To Comment on Whether Ethereum Is Security, Likens Crypto to a Roller Coaster

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is declining to comment on whether smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH)…

March 8, 2024

UK Authorities Will Have Power To Confiscate Crypto Assets From the Public by End of April

The UK government just released documentation notifying that the country's law enforcement will soon have the power to seize crypto…

March 4, 2024

U.S. Department of Energy Agrees To Stop Gathering Information on Crypto Mining Following Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is agreeing to stop gathering data about the energy usage rates of crypto mining…

March 3, 2024

Nigerian Government Demands Nearly $10,000,000,000 From Binance for Alleged Foreign Exchange Rate Manipulation: Report

The government of Nigeria is demanding billions of dollars from Binance, alleging that the crypto exchange manipulated the exchange rate…

March 2, 2024

IRS Recruits Former Binance.US and ConsenSys Executive To Investigate Crypto Tax Evasion

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is onboarding two former crypto executives to bolster the tax agency’s enforcement efforts in the…

February 29, 2024

U.S. DOE Halts Survey of Crypto Mining Energy Use After Lawsuit From Riot and Texas Blockchain Council: Report

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is reportedly stopping its survey on crypto mining energy use after being sued by…

February 26, 2024

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says XRP ETF ‘Makes Sense,’ Predicts Inevitable Wave of New Crypto Investment Products

The chief executive of payments platform Ripple says that it would “make sense” if exchange-traded funds (ETF) centered around XRP…

February 21, 2024

US Government Sanctions Two Russian Nationals’ Crypto Wallets Related to Ransomeware Group LockBit

The US government is sanctioning the crypto wallets believed to belong to two Russian nationals linked to the ransomware group…

February 21, 2024