Ripple Labs has filed a Form C in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, challenging a recent ruling from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said. Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, confirmed the filing in an X post on Oct. 25, adding that “the SEC can’t submit new […]
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Vitalik Buterin in ‘wartime mode’ tops KOL mindshare as he slams ETH critics
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has held the top spot in “KOL mindshare” for the last week on Crypto X amid a recent flood of criticism toward the blockchain and the Ethereum Foundation. According to Andy, host of the crypto show The Rollup, who cited data from Kaito AI, “wartime mode” Buterin had the highest relative KOL mindshare […]
Blockchain can help fight AI fakes in crypto airdrops and elections
The internet is awash with deepfakes, bots and artificial intelligence pretending to be humans — and a host of different projects are racing to come up with an effective solution. Multiple studies estimate that between 5% and 15% of accounts on X are bots, and Facebook bans hundreds of millions of fake users every quarter. Online games […]
Decentralized future: TON Society co-founder on crypto mass adoption
Jack Booth, co-founder of TON Society, believes that achieving mass adoption of cryptocurrency hinges on advancing decentralization within The Open Network (TON). In an exclusive interview with Booth, whose organization is focused on decentralizing finance and data on TON, told Cointelegraph that the TON community “is building a decentralized ecosystem” to make decentralized finance (DeFi), […]
Former President Trump floats idea of eliminating federal income tax
During a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, former President Trump said he was serious about eliminating the federal income tax in the United States and replacing the revenue stream with tariffs on imports. The 2024 Presidential candidate cited the tariff policies of former US President William McKinley during the 1890s as incredibly prosperous […]
The ECB is wrong about Bitcoin — It’s central banks that are unfair
Central bankers are claiming that Bitcoin BTC$67,177 is unfair. In doing so, they’re laying the foundation for high tax rates on Bitcoin — from mining to capital gains taxes — and even an outright ban. But most of the economic evidence — even in papers they themselves publish — suggests that the central bankers are the true […]
‘The Case for Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset’ — Bitcoin Policy Institute
A recent paper from the Bitcoin Policy Institute titled The Case for Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset argued that central banks should adopt Bitcoin BTC$67,176 as a reserve asset to hedge against rising inflation, geopolitical risks, capital control risks, sovereign default, bank failures, and international sanctions imposed by the United States government. Economist Matthew Ferranti, the paper’s author, made […]
Homeowner lawsuit over $170K crypto theft rejected on appeal
A homeowner’s attempt to sue his insurer for failing to cover his $170,000 loss to a crypto scam was rejected by a United States appeals court, with a three-judge panel ruling there had been no error in dismissing his case. The Fourth Circuit Appeals Court ruled on Oct. 24 that a Virginia District Court judge was correct […]
Chiliz’ Socios.com secures in-principle license approval in Malta
Chiliz has announced that its SportsFi platform Socios.com received in-principle approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for a license allowing it to provide digital asset services. According to Chiliz, the in-principle approval grants Socios.com a Class 3 Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFAA) license. The project said this would allow Socios.com to operate as a regulated […]
Ripple files Form C, appeals SEC ruling on XRP institutional sales
Ripple Labs has filed a Form C in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, challenging a recent ruling from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said. Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, confirmed the filing in an X post on Oct. 25, adding that “the SEC can’t submit new […]