Facebook employee Elza Uzmanoff tries out an Oculus device at the company’s corporate headquarters … [+] campus in Menlo Park, California. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDEL...
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Effort to Reverse Bitcoin Fund Rejection Wins Broad Crypto Industry Support
“The Commission’s ‘thumb on the scale’ approach does not withstand scrutiny,” the groups said, calling spot Bitcoin ETPs “ideally suited for investors that desire e...
Cardano: Is the blockchain’s effort to push ADA’s price just another ‘fool’s errand’
After the much-anticipated Vasil hardfork that was pushed earlier in September, Cardano [ADA] struggled to register any promising gains. The episode was quite the opposite of what the community expect...
Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk offered a “joint effort” to get Twitter –
When Elon Musk proposed to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, various tech personalities made attempts to carry over the deal. One of them was Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX CEO, recently-issued text messages...
Sam Bankman-Fried, Elon Musk Weighed ‘Joint Effort’ to Acquire Twitter
Bankman-Fried advisor Will MacAskill tried to set up a meeting between the two billionaires The FTX CEO was ready to commit roughly $5 billion towards the deal, text messages showed When Elon Musk off...
What’s The Problem? UK Economic Policy Mirrors Successful 1980s U.S. Effort
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 14: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi … [+] Kwarteng (R) intridcues Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss (L) as she launch...
Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon says he’s ‘making zero effort to hide’
Do Kwon doesn’t seem too stressed that he’s wanted by authorities. “I’m writing code in my living room hbu,” the Terraform Labs founder replied to a user on Twitter. When asked about his t...
Terra co-founder Do Kwon says he’s ‘making zero effort to hide’ following Interpol notice
Terra co-founder Do Kwon, wanted by South Korean authorities and whose whereabouts are currently unknown, has suggested he’s not changing his routine in response to potential legal action. In a Monday...
Binance Canada partners with MinervaAI to boost compliance effort
Crypto trading platform Binance Canada, an affiliate of leading global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has taken another step towards enhancing its know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering ...
Democrats Eye ‘Hail Mary’ Effort to Revive Their Child Tax Credit
The White House and some Senate Democrats are reportedly eyeing a “Hail Mary” effort to revive their enhanced child tax credit this year. Hans Nichols of Axios reports that the White House has engaged...
Citigroup Joins Industry Effort to Lend to People Without Credit Scores
Citigroup is joining a government-sponsored effort to expand access to credit in underserved communities. The bank is launching two pilot programs early next year under the Office of the Comptroller o...
Judge Denies Lindsey Graham’s Effort To Quash Subpoena In Election Interference Probe, Again
Topline Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)—who allegedly pushed Georgia officials to throw out ballots in an effort to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election—may face questions i...
U.S. Cancer Moonshot Needs Stronger Int’l Effort To Make Substantial Progress – Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society, introduces Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, at … [+] George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2022. Photographer: Eric Lee/B...
China tears down tower blocks in effort to boost stalling economy
China Evergrande Group property construction – Bloomberg China is tearing down tower blocks and pausing construction on buildings that could house 75m people as Xi Jinping’s government seeks to ...
Ford to eliminate 3,000 jobs in an effort to cut costs
Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting about 3,000 jobs from its global workforce, as the automaker attempts to lower costs as part of r...
Iran Dabbles In Crypto For Cross-Border Trade, In Effort To Bypass Sanctions
Crypto-currency coins including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Cardano, getty Iran has begun using crypto-currencies to settle cross-border trade deals, as the country continues to look for ways to a...
‘We expect it to be removed’: Democrats’ push to close ‘carried interest loophole’ in jeopardy as Sinema seeks to block effort
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has signaled her opposition to closing a controversial tax loophole that allows carried interest to be taxed as capital gains instead of income, according to multiple reports. As a...
Are Embryos Dependents? New Georgia Policy Latest Anti-Abortion Effort To Give Tax Credits During Pregnancy
Topline The Georgia Department of Revenue now classifies any embryo or fetus with cardiac activity as a dependent eligible for child tax credits, part of a broader effort among anti-abortion advocates...
Is ADA making an effort to take over XRP’s position amid rising market cap
Cardano’s [ADA] move to improve scalability within its network may have been delayed. However, the Proof-of-Stake (PoS)-based cryptocurrency did not seem to be bothered about the development. As of 2...
Biden speaks about his negative Covid test and the broader pandemic effort
President Joe Biden spoke in the the White House Rose Garden after testing negative for Covid-19 and ending the strict isolation measures he had been following since contracting the coronavirus last w...
Illegal Ukrainian crypto mine could have dented country’s war effort
An illegal crypto mining operation that stole thousands of euros worth of electricity in war-torn eastern Ukraine has been seized by authorities. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), working with th...
G20 Nations Agree on Need for Collaborative Effort on Crypto Regulation
G20 nations have agreed on a common reporting standard that will ensure financial stability in their economies. Between July 15 and 16, a G20 Ministerial Symposium on Tax and Development took place in...
Patrick Byrne Of Overstock Fame Says He Was Involved In Monthslong Effort To Overturn 2020 Election
Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne speaks at a press conference across the street from the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., in February 2022. The Washington Post via Getty Im...
Argo sold 637 bitcoin in June in an effort to strenghen its balance sheet
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain became the latest big mining firm to reveal that it sold bitcoin last month. The firm sold 637 bitcoin in June, at an average price of $24,500, according to a statement o...
Taiwan’s Central Bank Ramps Effort To Launch Interest-free CBDC Soon
13 hours ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News CBDC that pays interest on digital asset deposits would probably replace bank deposits. Taiwan’s CBDC pilot program is presently distributed to five chose...
United Airlines will cut 12% of Newark flights in effort to tame delays
A United Airlines passenger airplane is landing on Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on January 19, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images United Airlines will c...
CryptoPunk Sale Raises $100K in Ethereum to Support Ukraine War Effort
The government of Ukraine announced today that its Aid for Ukraine crypto fundraising campaign sold a donated Cryptopunk NFT and raised over $100,000 to support its war efforts against Russia. Cryptop...
Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining
Environmental regulators should seek “a comprehensive analysis as it relates to understanding the potential environmental effects of digital asset mining,” according to the letter, which was signed by...
Sale of Donated CryptoPunk NFT Brings $100K For Ukraine’s Military Effort
4 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News Donations were made in March to the Ukrainian crypto fund with CryptoPunk #5364. The NFT was sold to an unidentified bidder for 90 ETH on Thursday. Over $100,000 has...
TRON DAO Reserve Buys 10M USDD In An Effort To Stop Its Stablecoin From Depegging
– Advertisement – TRON DAO Reserve acquired 10m of TRON stable coin USDD to protect the blockchain and crypto industry. Justin Sun and the TRON DAO Reserve have just announced that they ...