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SEC’s Gensler Says “No Difference” Between Crypto and Securities Exchanges

The Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has reiterated his belief that crypto exchanges should be treated identically to securities exchanges, and therefore fall under his organization’s regulatory purview....

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Celsius Clients Beg Bankruptcy Court to Release Crypto, One Customer Needs Funds to ‘Put Food on the Table’

After the crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy protection on July 13, the company recently contacted customers and explained that an employee from one of the firm’s vendors accessed a…

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Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings

Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed…

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Digital Identity Startup Unstoppable Domains Secures $65 Million in a Series A Led by Pantera Capital

On Wednesday, the Web3 digital identity platform Unstoppable Domains announced the company has secured $65 million in financing in a Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital. The latest…

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Strawweight Luana Pinheiro Becomes First Female UFC Fighter to Be Paid in Bitcoin

On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency payments service company Bitwage announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Luana Pinheiro will be the first female UFC fighter to be paid in bitcoin.…

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Biggie Smalls NFT Collection Sells Out in 10 Minutes, Owners Get Licensing Rights to Unreleased Freestyle

On Tuesday, the Christopher Wallace Estate, managers of the Notorious B.I.G.’s music, fashion, film, and unreleased archives, dropped a collection of 3,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that sold out in ten…

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