Crypto and Laws
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Bakkt is going public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC
Crypto firm Bakkt announced Monday that it is going public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC deal, confirming Bloomberg's report from...
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Australia: Bill Banning Export of Unprocessed Waste Enacted
(Jan. 11, 2021) On December 15, 2020, Australia’s Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 (Cth) received assent . The act implements an...
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Tether is launching on Hermez — an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that uses ZK-Rollups
Stablecoin Tether (USDT) is launching on Hermez Network, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that uses ZK-Rollups. Sharing the news with The...
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NYDIG acquires Digital Assets Data as crypto M&A picks up
Bitcoin custody and trading services provider NYDIG announced Monday that it has acquired crypto data firm Digital Assets Data ahead of a bigger...
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Chinese state-owned bank tests digital yuan ATMs in Shenzhen
One of the four largest state-owned banks in China has been testing digital yuan on its ATMs in Shenzhen. According to local news reports on...
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Block.one CTO Daniel Larimer announces resignation
Daniel Larimer, the chief technology officer of crypto project Block.one, announced his resignation on Sunday. In a blog post , Larimer said...
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Crypto tax regulation: IRS working to make it clearer
TL;DR Breakdown Internal Revenue Service is looking to clarify all crypto tax regulations FinCEN alters FBAR rule to allow for...
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DeFi project offers new way to trade the entire $1 trillion crypto market
A decentralized finance (DeFi) project is gearing up to debut a token that aims to allow users to capture the value of the entire $1 trillion...
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When Binance IPO? CZ explains how his firm’s ‘path’ forward is different from that of rival Coinbase
Quick Take The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance doesn’t have IPO plans like rival Coinbase, CEO Changpeng “CZ”...
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A guide to The Block’s data dashboard
The Block's data dashboard is available via this link or the navigation bar under "Data" . Categories There are four major categories on...
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December was a record volume month for Ethereum options
December of 2020 beat out the previous month’s all-time high for Ethereum options trading volume, according to data compiled by The Block....
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Bill Miller cites bitcoin as a risk management strategy in the current climate
After Bill Miller extolled the possibilities for bitcoin adoption in the coming year in his Q4 letter , the value investor doubled down on such...
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December saw the highest monthly volume for Ethereum futures to date
The volume for Ethereum futures reached $257.06 billion in December, according to data compiled by The Block. December’s total was $10.8...
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LSE-listed fintech fund Augmentum launches DeFi investment strategy
Augmentum Fintech, a £193m London-based investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange, will begin investing in decentralized finance (DeFi)...
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Bitcoin’s market capitalization is nearly 7% that of gold, according to one estimate
Bitcoin's price jump has inched its market capitalization closer to that of gold — some 6.8% as of January 8, according to data collected by The...