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Jack Martin

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Adoption   -   Jun 13, 2023 Bank of China Issues First Tokenized Bank Notes on Ethereum in Hong Kong
Bank of China Issues First Tokenized Bank Notes on Ethereum in Hong Kong

The securities were originated by banking giant UBS and are governed by both Swiss and Hong Kong law.

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Cryptocurrency   -   Jun 12, 2023 Crypto Redditors Split as Thousands of Subs Go Dark for 48-Hr Blackout
Reddit Blackout

Major crypto subreddits such as r/CryptoCurrency and r/Bitcoin have come out in support of the two-day protest against API fees, but r/Ethereum and r/Tether still appear to be accessible.

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Newsletters   -   Jun 11, 2023 Sunday Review 11/06/2023
Sunday Review 11/06/2023

This week, Apple unveiled its first new product since the Apple Watch in 2014, and proudly gave the world its most expensive pair of snow goggles. At $3499, the price is unaffordable to all but the most crypto of Bros, so if you want to maximize your chances of getting

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Regulators   -   Jun 08, 2023 The SEC Claims Binance Moved $70 Billion Through Failed ‘Crypto’ Banks
The SEC Claims Binance Moved $70 Billion Through Failed ‘Crypto’ Banks

In support of its emergency action to freeze Binance.US’s assets, the SEC filed additional details showing that the company had moved $70 billion through Silvergate and Signature banks from 2019 to 2023.

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Coinbase   -   Jun 08, 2023 ‘Stand With Crypto’ NFT Campaign Gains Momentum Thanks to SEC Lawsuits
Stand with Crypto NFT

The campaign, which called for sensible crypto policy from the U.S. authorities, instead saw the SEC sue major exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. As a result, ‘Stand With Crypto’ is trending on Twitter, and almost 140,000 NFTs have been minted.

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Adoption   -   Jun 07, 2023 Cboe Digital Gets Thumbs Up From CFTC to Launch Margin Crypto Futures
Cboe Digital Gets Thumbs Up From CFTC to Launch Margin Crypto Futures

The crypto arm of major options exchange Cboe has received approval to launch leveraged Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts from the U.S. commodities regulator.

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Banks   -   Jun 06, 2023 “Sorry, No Speaky Crypto!”: Anglosphere Leads Way in Crypto Debanking
Anglosphere no crypto

Following the recent suspension of Binance’s local bank deposit and withdrawal functionality in both Australia and the UK, why does it seem to be the majority-English-speaking countries whose banks are coming down hardest on crypto?

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Newsletters   -   Jun 04, 2023 Sunday Review 04/06/2023
Sunday Review 04/06/2023

After a tense period of negotiations, this weekend Joe Biden finally signed into law a bill to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling until January 1, 2025. The eleventh hour agreement means that the world no longer has to worry about the potential ramifications of a first-ever U.S. debt

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