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3 Bills Introduced in US to Make CFTC Primary Regulator of Crypto Spot Markets
Three different bills have been introduced in the U.S. this year to empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the primary regulator of the crypto spot markets.
Lawmakers Want CFTC to Be Primary Regulator of Crypto Spot…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says Inflation Has Peaked — But We’ll Have a Recession for 18 Months
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes inflation has peaked and the U.S. economy will be in a recession for about 18 months. “We do get a fair bit of insight into where prices of things are going over time,” the billionaire explained,…
Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Warns Governments Want to Control Crypto — ‘They Want to Regulate…
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, has warned about cryptocurrency, stating that “if and when all our money is on our computer, it’s going to be government…
Nayib Bukele Attributes Tourism Recovery in El Salvador to Bitcoin, Surf, and Crime Reduction
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, declared that the speedy recovery of tourism in the country had to do with three elements, including surfing, bitcoin, and overall crime reduction. El Salvador was one of the 15 countries that…
Tiffany & Co. NFT Sale Sells out, Luxury Jewelry Retailer Rakes in $12.5M in Ethereum
On August 5, 2022, the American luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. announced that the company’s non-fungible token (NFT) mint called “Nftiff” sold out. Tiffany’s sold 250 Nftiffs for 30 ethereum per Nftiff…
Nepal Prepares to Issue Digital Currency, Drafts Necessary Amendments
A task force in Nepal has proposed legal changes allowing the country’s central bank to issue its own digital currency. The move comes after a study indicated that such an initiative is feasible and recommended certain provisions…
For 38 Consecutive Days Ethereum Gas Fees Record the Lowest Rates Since 2020
In 43 days, the Ethereum network could finally see a full transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) via The Merge. Meanwhile, during the last 38 days, Ethereum’s layer one (L1) onchain transaction fees have dropped…
Binance CEO Meets Central African Republic Leader — President Touadéra Says Meeting Was a ‘Truly…
After meeting the leaders of Ivory Coast and Senegal in July, the CEO of the cryptocurrency Binance, Changpeng Zhao, revealed in a tweet that he had recently met the President of the Central African Republic (CAR). Some of the topics…
China and Taiwan’s Potential Economic Impact, Bear Market Warnings, and FC Barcelona Metaverse News…
From ominous speculation about the potential economic fallout of military conflict between Taiwan and China, to markets being flooded with designer watches in the wake of a crypto downturn, to warnings of worse bear markets and soccer…
Report Shows Crypto Startups Raised $30.3 Billion in H1 2022, Exceeding Total Raised in 2021
While cryptocurrency markets have seen poor performances during the first two quarters of 2022, a recently published fundraising report authored by Messari researchers notes that $30.3 billion was raised by crypto projects and startups…