SEC chair compares stablecoins to casino poker chips

United St Securities and Commission, or SEC, chair Gary Gensler has doubled down on his “Wild West” analogy for cryptocurrencies, calling stablecoins instruments for gambling at old-timey casinos. Speaking to Washington Post columnist Da...

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General notes about pre-Qin and Han texts

It should be remembered that what remains today in writing of the pre-Qin schools should not necessarily be considered representative of their relative importance at the time. During the warring states period, Mencius complained that the wo...

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Almost half of crypto owners turn to celebs like Kim Kardashian for advice: Survey

A new survey has revealed bleak insights into the apparent willingness of retail investors to follow digital asset advice from the social media accounts of celebrities and influencers. According to a Morning Consultant survey of 2,200 U.S. a...

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Crypto Twitter cries foul after noticing NBA star John Wall’s NFT has a Fortnite backgroun

The team behind the design of NBA Houston Rockets player John Wall’s nonfungible token may have ripped off one of the backgrounds directly from the popular online game Fortnite. Wall first announced he planned to release a line of “Baby...

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Additional compensation available for Cryptsy victims, court notice says

Last week, some former users of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy received a notice informing them of a new turn in the ongoing class settlement process. Authorized by the United States District Court for the Southern District...

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Crypto asset manager Cobo raises $40M to launch DeFi-as-a-service

Digital asset manager Cobo has raised $40 million to advance institutional pathways to decentralized finance products, offering compelling evidence that more Asia-Pacific investors are seeking secure access to the DeFi market. The Series B f...

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Robinhood confirms crypto wallet feature on app starting in October

Trading app Robinhood has opened up a waitlist to test a crypto wallet for users to hold their tokens. According to a Wednesday blog post, Robinhood plans to start testing a digital wallet feature on its app that enables users to send and re...

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Sports NFT gold rush as projects raise $930 million in a week

Tokenized sport collectibles projects have raised almost $1 billion in funding in the space of a week. On Sept. 22 Dapper Labs the firm behind the Flow blockchain and the widely popular tokenized basketball collectibles, NBA TopShot announce...

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NFT project partners with Afghanistan organization to help women get access to education

Non-fungible token company Bookblocks.io has partnered with a New York-based organization to help women in Afghanistan have access to education amid the Taliban takeover. Bookblocks.io announced it would be releasing a non-fungible token, or...

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54% of Salvadorans are not familiar with Bitcoin, survey suggests

El Salvador has made global headlines with its president's controversial introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender — a move that has sparked dissent from many citizens and was met with skepticism by the International Monetary Fund. A n...

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