Investigators from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have reportedly determined that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and its former CEO Alex Mashinsky broke a number of U.S. rules before the company’s implosion. According to a July 5 report from Bloomberg, attorneys from the CFTC’s enforcement division found that Celsius misled investors, failed to register with the regulator…
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Valve allows AI content on Steam Game developers can use AI-generated content in games listed on Steam. But only if it isn’t generated using copyright-infringing content. That’s the official line from Valve, the creators of game publishing platform Steam, which it made in response to a June Reddit post that’s been making the rounds about…
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Twitter Payments LLC, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Twitter social network, appears to have received its first money transmitter licenses after Michigan, New Hampshire and Missouri approved the company’s applications. NEWS: Twitter has finally secured its first money transmitter licenses in several US states. pic.twitter.com/gziiRgelYU — T(w)itter Daily News (@TitterDaily) July 5, 2023 A…
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Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has delivered pro-crypto remarks amid the asset manager applying to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Speaking on Fox Business on July 5, Fink said the role of cryptocurrency was largely “digitizing gold”, suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin…
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Governments have yet to address all the ways crypto might be taxed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has realized, and the amount of taxes not imposed or collected may reach well into the tens of billions of dollars. That insight does little to reduce the variety of challenges in taxing crypto, however. Crypto’s “semi-anonymity,” its…
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Bullish crypto traders are struggling to clear the overhead barrier in Bitcoin and select altcoins, indicating that bears have not given up yet. Source link
The combined spot and derivatives trading volume on centralized exchanges (CEXs) climbed 14.2% in June to $2.71 trillion, according to CCData’s monthly exchange report. Binance, Binance.US and Coinbase all saw their market share decline in the past month. As per the report, the first rise in trading volume in three months was backed by BlackRock’s…
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The first batch of blockchain use cases to debut in Europe’s regulatory sandbox was formally introduced on July 3, following a long wait and nearly 90 applications received in April. First disclosed in 2020, the initiative aims to bridge the regulatory gap between European nations and crypto companies. According to the European Commission, 20 projects…
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The most recent filing involving cryptocurrency fund manager Valkyrie’s application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States followed others by including a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with Coinbase. According to a July 3 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nasdaq stock exchange refiled for a proposed rule change allowing…
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When the leaders of the American Revolution signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, they had no guarantee of victory. The battle for independence was underway, and their prospects were uncertain. Despite occasional victories, these audacious freedom fighters were grossly outnumbered and had difficulty retaining volunteer soldiers. Their commitment to the cause of…
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