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Bitcoin & Crypto Miners Must Take Note as Davos Chiefs Say ‘Nobody Can Hide’ from ESG Standards

Senior figures at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos have agreed that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards are coming – and will soon apply to all industries. And furthermore, they suggested, even those who do not want a part of the ESG drive will eventually be left...

, by Tim Alper

Prada & Adidas Launch NFTs on Polygon, USD 140B Man Group Mulls Crypto Fund + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ NFTs newsItalian luxury fashion house Prada and sportswear giant Adidas partnered to launch a new non-fungible...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Watch Mining Hearing: Bitcoin Is More Energy-Efficient than Banks, Bitfury CEO Tells US Lawmakers

Traditional banking requires 2.5 times the amount of power as Bitcoin (BTC) to produce the same amount of value, and only proof-of-work (PoW) provides “a truly trustless system,” according to Brian Brooks, CEO of major blockchain technology firm Bitfury and a former Comptroller of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Russian Central Bank Proposes Crypto Use and Mining Ban, Bitcoin Moves Up

The central Bank of Russia today proposed banning the use and mining of cryptoaassets on the country's territory. The proposed ban encompasses crypto exchanges. However, despite the news, bitcoin (BTC) moved up. At 16:49 UTC, BTC trades at USD 43,324 and is up 3% in a day, trimming its...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Top Risks for DeFi Users and Investors According to Moody’s and Gauntlet

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is rapidly evolving, but insufficient transparency, a lack of shared awareness about its risks, and methods to measure and mitigate those risks continue to pose challenges to its users, according to a report by international risk assessment firm...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Google Pays ‘a Lot of Attention to’ Crypto, Partners With Coinbase, BitPay + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Adoption newsGoogle has partnered with companies, including Coinbase Global and BitPay, to store cryptoassets in digital...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

South Korean Presidential Candidates Pledge Lower Taxes for Crypto Traders, End to ICO Ban

The new year is off to a flying start for South Korea’s crypto community – who will likely have plenty to celebrate after March’s presidential elections.As reported yesterday, the two leading candidates in the elections are now apparently trying to outdo one another with...

, by Tim Alper

Proof-of-Hypocrisy: Securities Regulator Calls for Bitcoin Mining Ban in EU, Promotes PoS

A leading EU financial regulator wants the union to “ban” proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining and force tokens into proof-of-stake (PoS) paradigms, while the EU itself and the traditional finance sector are reportedly less environment-friendly than Bitcoin (BTC) when it comes to...

, by Fredrik Vold

Both Main South Korean Presidential Candidates Now Set to Unveil Pro-Crypto Manifestos

Crypto is set to become a key political battleground in South Korea, where both of the leading candidates in March’s presidential elections are set to showcase a number of crypto-related policies. And although politicians’ manifestos promises are not always adhered to the letter...

, by Tim Alper

Misleading Memo for US House Hearing on Bitcoin & Ethereum Mining Includes ‘Basic Errors’

A hearing on crypto mining scheduled to take place in the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce this week is already raising alarms in the crypto industry as a pre-published memo revealed what some called “basic errors” in lawmakers’ understanding of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Crypto Anonymity Must End, States Top Russian Policymaker

The Chairman of the State Duma (the Russian parliament)’s Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov has insisted that crypto users in the country should be unmasked – and that crypto anonymity should become a thing of the past.Speaking to DumaTV, Aksakov, who is the de facto...

, by Tim Alper

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Face AML Probes as Regulators Test Compliance

South Korean regulators are set to probe the nation’s four biggest crypto exchanges to test their anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities.The exchanges – Korbit, Upbit, Coinone, and Bithumb – are the only trading platforms that operate fiat KRW markets and received their...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin, Ethereum Fund Outflows Slow, Solana Remains Favorite + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Investments newsDigital asset investment products saw outflows for the 5th week, last week reaching USD 73m, or 65% less...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Crypto Fundraising in 2022: More VC, Metaverse, Gaming, and Regulatory Questions

________ Established VC firms are now realizing that crypto is the next great wave of tech. Investors will be focused largely on projects operating within the metaverse, Web 3, DeFi, NFT, and gaming sub-sectors. Current metaverse-related projects need to improve the social aspect of their...

, by Simon Chandler

The TradFi-DeFi Tug of War: Is a DeFi-Only Utopia Possible?

Will Hamilton is Head of Trading & Research at TCM Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Token Capital Management & Technologies Pte Ltd. __________Decentralized finance or DeFi is already level pegging with global multinational financial companies in terms of market...

, by Will Hamilton

Bolivian Central Bank ‘Bans’ Crypto, Says Tokens ‘Have No Place in Domestic Market’

The Bolivian central bank has moved to “ban” the use of crypto in the nation – and has issued warnings about what it perceives to be the “risks” involved with investing in cryptoassets such as bitcoin (BTC).According to the Telam news agency, the Banco Central de...

, by Tim Alper

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