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Black Astronaut ‘Aku’ Becomes First NFT Artwork to Travel to Space

Artist Micah Johnson, a former Major League Baseball player, created the character Aku as a response to hearing his four-year-nephew ask his mother: “Can astronauts be Black?” [...]

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4 August 2021 22:16

Uruguay, Colombia Make Advances to Regulate Bitcoin Market

Uruguay is joining the recent wave of political initiatives to regulate the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry in Latin America, just as Colombia makes moves of its own [...]

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4 August 2021 21:58

Ethereum Price Spikes on Eve of EIP-1559 Network Upgrade

Most crypto markets are in the green today, led by Ethereum. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has jumped over 8% in the last 24 hours. The [...]

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4 August 2021 19:36

Senators Move to Exempt Bitcoin Miners From Tax Provision in Infrastructure Bill

A bipartisan amendment would de-fang a cryptocurrency provision attached to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill being debated in the U.S. Senate. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cynthia Lummis [...]

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4 August 2021 18:51

Eminem, Coinbase Back Ethereum NFT Platform MakersPlace in $30M Raise

MakersPlace, a marketplace for crypto collectible artwork sold as NFTs, is the latest such NFT destination to raise significant new funding following this spring’s market boom. Today, [...]

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4 August 2021 16:20

What We’ve Learned About SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s Stance on Crypto

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler talked crypto twice yesterday, once during an exclusive interview with CNBC, and again at an address before the Aspen Security Forum.  Ever since [...]

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4 August 2021 16:10

Nasdaq Halts Robinhood Trading 3 Times Amid Double-Digit Rise

Nasdaq reported the same four-letter code three times after halting Robinhood trading this morning: LUDP.  The code stands for “Volatility Trading Pause,” and means that the stock, [...]

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4 August 2021 14:51

EIP-1559: What Happens Next for Ethereum

Ethereum’s London hard fork drops this week, and bundled with it is EIP-1559—an Ethereum Improvement Proposal that aims to address the network’s persistent issues with transaction fees. [...]

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4 August 2021 14:37

Blockchain Builder Alchemy Adds Former Disney, Citigroup Execs as Investors

Alchemy, the fast-growing infrastructure provider for Ethereum and other blockchains, revealed on Wednesday that its recent $80 million fundraising round attracted a number of high-profile executives as [...]

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4 August 2021 14:30

Grayscale Appoints Finance Industry Veteran as Head of Global ETFs

Grayscale Investments, which holds the world’s largest supply of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, announced on Wednesday that it is appointing former State Street executive David LaValle to [...]

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4 August 2021 13:01

From Today, Bitcoin Exchanges Can Advertise on Google Again

Media giant Google has lifted its ban on certain crypto-related advertisements, allowing centralized cryptocurrency exchanges and digital wallets to promote their services on its platform in the [...]

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4 August 2021 11:50

Majority of UK Citizens ‘Very Interested’ in Crypto-Backed Loans: Coinbase Survey

British citizens recently revealed a growing appetite for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, as many see the industry as a viable alternative to traditional banking. According to a [...]

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4 August 2021 10:23

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