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Data center operators have ‘no problem’ with new Russian crypto crackdown

BitRiver, the largest cryptocurrency mining colocation services provider in Russia, is unlikely to be affected by a new crypto crackdown from the Bank of Russia,

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SkyBridge raises $100M for Algorand fund and files for crypto company ETF

Alternative investment firm SkyBridge capital hopes to expand its crypto offerings, filing for a crypto-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday and revealing plans for an

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Protesters burn Bitcoin ATM as part of demonstration against El Salvador president

Bitcoin detractors and those protesting the policies of El Savador President Nayib Bukele have destroyed a crypto kiosk in the nation’s capital city. News outlet

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Turkish central bank taps local tech firms for digital currency R&D

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has made a major step forward with a research and development project that could see the

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Bank of Russia wants to block ‘emotional’ and suspicious crypto activity

As cryptocurrency investments get more popular in Russia, the country’s central bank is actively working to curb perceived suspicious crypto activity as well as block

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Hong Kong landlords lease to crypto exchanges following regulatory clarity

Hongkong Land, a property landlord in Hong Kong, has leased out commercial office space to a local crypto-asset firm named HashKey Group following clarity around

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Fidelity lobbies SEC to approve Bitcoin ETF in private meeting

Multinational financial services firm Fidelity Investments has pressed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (EFT). A private meeting was

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Sen. Warren goes after Ethereum network fees in committee hearing

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, known by many as an outspoken cryptocurrency skeptic in the United States government, criticized outages at exchanges and high transaction fees

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President Biden announces picks to fill CFTC vacancies

President Joe Biden has tapped acting chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rostin Behnam to assume his position on a permanent basis and

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Uzbekistan has no plans to ease crypto payments ban, says official

The Republic of Uzbekistan will never adopt cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method, according to a central bank official. Behzod Khamraev, deputy chairman