According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Noones, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading is the United States’ public enemy number one because its potential widespread adoption by people from the Global South represents the “world’s first real threat to the U.S. Treasury system.” Youssef added that the United States’ disdain of P2P marketplaces is also due […]
New Jersey Bill Proposes Classifying All Crypto Tokens Sold to Institutional Investors as Securities
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of New Jersey to classify all cryptocurrencies issued and sold directly to institutional investors as securities. In contrast, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously stated that bitcoin is not a security, but SEC Chairman Gary Gensler views all other crypto tokens as securities. […]
Vitalik Buterin: ‘I Haven’t Sold ETH for Personal Gain Since 2018’
Vitalik Buterin has dismissed reports that he recently sold his crypto holdings and claimed to have not “sold ether for personal gain since 2018.” Buterin suggested to his followers that the reports often mistake his transfer of digital assets to charitable organizations as sales of his digital assets. Transfers to Charitable Organizations Vitalik Buterin, …
Million-Dollar Digital Collectibles: An In-Depth Look at the Top 10 Most Expensive NFTs Sold This Year
2021 is coming to an end and one prominent theme this year in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology most definitely belongs to non-fungible token (NFT) assets. This year NFTs became a billion-dollar industry and many NFTs have sold for millions of dollars. The following is a look at the top ten NFTs, …