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Crypto Miners To Report Emissions Once Bill Pushed Back By US Lawmakers Gets Approved

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Crypto miners are now in the crosshairs of US legislators.

A crypto mining bill that pushes for transparency on gas emissions data is being pushed back in Congress, courtesy of U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and Rep. Jared Huffman.

The bill is being reintroduced in advance of a hearing on the environmental impact of crypto mining scheduled for Tuesday.

Crypto Mining Bill To Mandate Study On Emissions Impact

First proposed in December, the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the effects of large-scale crypto mining operations on global warming.  Read more...

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Dogecoin Tipping Bot Gets The Boot From Elon Musk’s Twitter, DOGE Crash Incoming?

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The Dogecoin tipping bot on Twitter is one of the main hallmarks of DOGE adoption over the years. The bot made it possible for DOGE users to easily tip their favorite creators without much hassle, and with this ease of use, promoted the adoption of the meme coin. However, it seems Twitter no longer wants the bot on its platform.

Twitter Suspends Dogecoin Tipping Bot

On Wednesday, Doge Designer on Twitter drew attention to the fact that the Dogecoin tipping bot had been suspended on Twitter. The bot which uses the hand @MyDogeTip was seemingly suspended earlier in the week with no explanation as to why.  Read more...

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dips Below $20K; Michael Saylor Gets Sued for Tax Fraud

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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for September 1, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Bitcoin For Murder: Woman Gets 10 Years In Jail After Paying ‘Hitman’ To Kill Husband

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Bitcoin is now being used by bad people to satisfy their hate.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a Mississippi woman was sentenced to spend a maximum of 10 years behind bars for her role in an unsuccessful murder-for-hire plot.

Forty-year old Jessica Leeann Sledge pled guilty in February to hiring a purported assassin on the dark web and paying him in Bitcoin to kill her now ex-husband in Mississippi.

Judge Carlton Reeves of the U.S. District Court sentenced Sledge to 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised probation and a $ 1,000 fine.  Read more...

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Shiba Inu Gets Major Boost After Listing On Philippines’ Popular Crypto Exchange

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Shiba Inu acceptance is on the upswing as the meme coin gets listed on Coins.ph, a popular cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines.

Coins.ph has more than 18 million registered users and is approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This means that the dog-themed cryptocurrency is accessible to this massive number of users not only in this part of Asia but the whole world.

The so-called “Dogecoin-killer” Shiba Inu will be added to the existing 20 cryptocurrencies on the crypto market.

Coins.ph is one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in the Philippines. Established in 2014, the exchange shifted its focus away from cryptocurrencies and toward conventional financial services.  Read more...

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Canadian Cartoonist Gets Dumped For Trump Bashing Cartoon

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A Canadian newspaper fired a freelance cartoonist for a political cartoon depicting Donald Trump tastelessly. As Vulgar As It Gets The cartoon, shown below, depicts a careless President Trump standing over the body of two illegal immigrants. The bodies are intended to directly link to the searing image of dead illegal immigrants Óscar Alberto Martínez […]

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Bitstamp USA gets licensed by NYDFS

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Bitstamp USA Inc., largest European digital currency exchange Bitstamp Ltd.’s U.S. subsidiary, has been granted a virtual currency license by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a press release on NYDFS’s website. The subsidiary is the 19th company to be granted…

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In the Daily: Blockchain Phones, Crypto Cash Out Gets Easier, Banks vs Exchanges

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In the Daily: Blockchain Phones, Crypto Cash Out Gets Easier, Banks vs Exchanges

Wednesday’s edition of The Daily charts the rise of blockchain phones and the effects they’re exerting on the tokenized assets supported by their built-in wallets. We also examine Europe’s favorite crypto card service, which is invading Asia and making it easier to cash out of cryptocurrency, and consider the similarities between crypto exchanges and banks in terms of assets under management.

Also read: China’s New Crypto Ranking: Bitcoin Upgraded, Tron Debuts Near Top  Read more...

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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.

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According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.

Ortiz was charged last year on 28 counts involving various computer-related violations and crimes concerning information law. Ortiz took control of the identities of over 20 people, stealing a total of $ 5 million in cryptocurrencies with his SIM swapping technique. He pleaded guilty and accepted the plea deal of 10 years jail time.  Read more...

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Team AiL wins top prize, ConsenSys’ team gets 2nd place at Irish govt.’s blockchain hackathon

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Team AiL wins top prize, ConsenSys’ team gets 2nd place at Irish govt.’s blockchain hackathon
Team “AiL,” made up of Rosa Devine and Clodagh McCarthy Luddy, won the top prize of €5,000 at the Government of Ireland’s blockchain hackathon, the Blockathon Ireland. The second prize of €2,500 went to “The Builders,” a team submitted by blockchain technology firm ConsenSys. The two-day event was h…

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Crypto-Stealing SIM Swapper Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years in Prison

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Joel Ortiz, a college student who allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $ 5 million, has pleaded guilty and accepted a 10-year prison sentence. Ortiz was arrested last year and accused of hijacking the phone numbers of around 40 people. He is now the first person to be sentenced for the crime, commonly known as SIM swapping.

Also read: Plaintiff in AT&T SIM-Swapping Case Sues ‘Bitcoin Bandit’ for $ 81M

First Case of SIM Swapping Conviction

The 20-year-old from Boston was detained at Los Angeles International Airport in July 2018 while trying to leave for Europe. He is one of several hackers arrested for SIM swapping last year including Xzavyer Narvaez, Nicholas Truglia and Joseph Harris.  Read more...

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B2C2 Gets Go-Ahead from U.K. Regulators to List Bitcoin Derivative

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B2C2, a cryptocurrency “liquidity provider” and electronic OTC trading magnate, has recently announced that British regulators have given their U.K.-based subsidiary approval to offer the crypto space a new investment derivative.

According to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorized B2C2 OTC Inc. “to arrange and deal in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) with eligible counterparties and professional clients.” The release went on to claim that “the FCA authorisation will allow these clients of B2C2 OTC Ltd to gain exposure to cryptocurrency markets via the firm’s CFDs.”  Read more...

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Dow Jones Gets Huge Boost: Goldman Sachs Soars 9%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average received a huge boost today as Goldman Sachs reported higher than expected earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018. Goldman Sachs delivered adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $ 6.05 against analyst’s predictions of $ 4.53. Its revenue hit $ 8.08 billion exceeding analysts forecasts of $ 7.54 billion. The bank’s stocks have surged

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Elon Musk’s Bad Week Gets Worse as SpaceX Lays off 600 People

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SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, is laying off 10 percent of its 6,000-employee workforce. The layoffs are part of a move to streamline the business and cut costs. “SpaceX must become a leaner company,” President Gwynne Shotwell wrote in a Friday email. The news was first reported by the Los

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Bitcoin Payment Processor OpenNode Gets $1.25M From Investors

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Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode has announced a seed investment round of $ 1.25 million with venture capitalist Tim Draper and early-stage investment firm Draper Associates.

According to a published post on its Medium page, the startup revealed that the funds would be used to grow its team and push for the adoption of bitcoin.

“With the close of our seed round, we now have the opportunity to scale the team and accelerate the pace of bitcoin’s adoption. Along with scaling, a portion of our investment will go towards legal services to ensure OpenNode’s compliance,” João Almeida, co-founder and CTO of OpenNode, told Bitcoin Magazine via email.  Read more...

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PayPal Gets into Blockchain, But Only Internally Among Employees for Now

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Payments platform PayPal has so far avoided Bitcoin acceptance and, at least visibly, not considered blockchain for its platform. Now, it has launched an internal blockchain-based employee incentive program. A production of PayPal’s innovation lab, in San Jose, California, the platform took 25 strong team six-months to build and went live this November, according to

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Chinese Startup Gets Crypto Custodial Services License in Hong Kong

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Chinese Startup Gets Crypto Custodial Services License in Hong Kong

Cryptocurrency custodians are third parties that store large amounts of digital assets for institutions, hedge funds, exchanges and issuers of initial coin offerings. Companies in Hong Kong now have a new locally regulated option, which could help to increase investor confidence.

Also Read: You Can Now Withdraw Split BCH and BSV Coins From Coinex

Keep Your Holdings In a Vault at Invault

Chinese Startup Gets Crypto Custodial Services License in Hong KongInvault, a Shanghai-based startup, has secured a new trust license from the Hong Kong financial regulator to act as a digital custodian in the Chinese special administrative region. It plans to begin offering automated cryptocurrency custodial services in December. It is also said to be in talks with a couple of “mid-sized” insurance companies to possibly add their coverage to its services.  Read more...

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World’s First Crypto ETP Gets Green Light in Switzerland

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The SIX Swiss Exchange has given the go-ahead to an exchange-traded product tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, according to a Financial Times report. The Swiss regulators have raced ahead of the U.S., by agreeing to greenlight the Amun Crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP). Based on the reports, the Amun Crypto ETP,, will have half of its assets invested … Continued

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Fake Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway Scam Gets 0.4 BTC as Twitter Fails to Vet Advert

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On November 6, a paid advertisement emerged on Twitter, showing a verified account Tweeting out a fake crypto giveaway scam. A verified account with Twitter handle “@patheuk,” the official account of a UK-based film studio Pathé UK, began to Tweet out fake Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) giveaway scams, claiming to be Tesla and SpaceX

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