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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency interest has boomed over recent months—pushed on by an unprecedented global central bank stimulus response to the coronavirus crisis. Bitcoin advocates have criticized government and Federal Reserve-led central bank measures, with some high profile investors turning to bitcoin as an inflation hedge. Now, comedian Bill Burr, one of the world’s biggest comics […]
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(Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The financial space was rocked by the news that German fintech group Wirecard filed for insolvency owing €3.5bn. Not only a financial failure but also a seemingly “elaborate and sophisticated fraud,” according to EY, the company’s auditor for more than a […]
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DLx Law DLx Law The tide has turned in the crypto industry. The stories in the press concerning announcements of new protocols have increasingly been replaced with announcements around enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission as they have clamped down on historical Initial Coin Offerings which have now mostly been deemed to have […]
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Crypto’s atmosphere currently looks like the period following the dotcom bubble’s bursting, Paul … [+] Eisma, Head of Trading at XBTO Group, explained. Getty Hosting a booming period of online creation and technological advancement, the late 90s saw the tech bubble expand to staggering heights, only to pop shortly after the new millennium began. Speculative […]
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UNITED KINGDOM – 2020/06/06: In this photo illustration banknotes of the pound sterling, The Bank of … [+] England £20 notes with the image of Queen Elizabeth II are seen in a woman’s hand. (Photo Illustration by Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Banks are not seamless payment centers where […]
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News of Financial Tech companies Paypal PYPL and Venmo potentially looking to roll out crypto purchasing is energizing the digital asset space. CoinDesk reported that three individuals told them these companies plan to offer “direct sales of cryptocurrency” to their users: CoinDeskPayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling: Sources – CoinDesk This news […]
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Crypto investors are utilizing DeFi lending protocols and products to “yield farm” and generate … [+] outsized returns. AFP via Getty Images DeFi “yield farming” is the latest meme exciting investors in the crypto universe. Yield farming is the act of leveraging DeFi protocols and products to generate high rates of return, in some cases […]
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June 20, 2020 10:00pm: Geoffrey Berman has stepped down as U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York after a dispute over his departure. Jay Clayton’s nomination to the position by President Trump will need U.S. Senate confirmation. The Department of Justice released a late-night press release Friday from Attorney General William Barr who […]