NYC Mayor Adams to receive first paycheck in cryptocurrency Friday

On Thursday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced he would be taking his first paycheck in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), with the funds arriving Friday. The salary will not be directly paid out as crypto; instead, it will be first issued in fiat as U.S. dollars and then converted into the digital currencies on crypCoinbase. Due to United States Department of Labor and various state-level regulations, resident U.S. employees typically cannot receive their remuneration directly in cryptocurrency. This is partly because the Internal Revenue Service classifies dollar wage payments…

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Stresses Crypto Trading Platforms Must Be Regulated to Ensure Investor Protection – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is focusing on bringing cryptocurrency exchanges “inside the investor protection remit,” Chairman Gary Gensler has revealed. “If the trading platforms don’t come into the regulated space, it’d be another year of the public being vulnerable,” he stressed. SEC Focusing on Regulating Crypto Exchanges The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, talked about crypto regulation and the SEC’s priorities in a virtual press conference Wednesday. Gensler said that he’s hopeful cryptocurrency trading platforms will take steps to become more…

USD Coin Overtakes Tether on Ethereum

The stablecoin market has undergone a shakeup as USD Coin (USDC) has overtaken USD Tether (USDT) on the Ethereum blockchain. USD Coin Supply On Ethereum Is Now More Than Tether As per the latest weekly report from Arcane Research, USDC has now become the largest stablecoin on the ETH chain, surpassing USDT. A “stablecoin” is a type of crypto token that has its value tied to a fiat currency. Due to this fact, these coins don’t suffer from much volatility, hence their name. Though it must be mentioned that their…

SEC rejects Skybridge’s application for spot Bitcoin ETF

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has officially disapproved the application for First Trust SkyBridge’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund after several deferments. In a Thursday filing, the SEC rejected a proposed rule change from the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, Arca to list and trade shares of the First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust. The SEC said any rule change in favor of approving the ETF would not be “‘designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices” nor “protect investors and the public interest.” The…

Twitter Launches NFT Profile Picture Verification

Sure, you might “own” that cartoon monkey in your profile picture, in the sense that the token is affixed to your Ethereum address on an immutable, append-only ledger – but what’s stopping me from just right-clicking the image and setting it as my profile picture, too? Source

Raoul Pal Ethereum – DO NOT BE FOOLED! 2022 Ethereum & Bitcoin Price Predictions (NEW)

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Raoul Pal Ethereum – DO NOT BE FOOLED! 2022 Ethereum & Bitcoin Price Predictions (NEW) 🔥 Earn up to $250 in crypto when you signup and start earning passive income with BlockFi! 🔐 What I use to keep my crypto secure! Macro Investor Raoul Pal is NOT Backing down from his massive Ethereum & Cryptocurrency bet & is now looking to 2022 for returns the likes of which mankind has never seen before. In this Video, Raoul gives his latest update on…

Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 20, 2022

This episode is sponsored by Kava. Today’s Stories: Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto European Shares Waver as Traders Contemplate Monetary Policy Direction | Financial Times Stock Futures Inch Up After Nasdaq Enters Correction – WSJ Featured Story: What You Own When You Own an NFT This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust. Source

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Binance US officially launches trading services in Connecticut

United States cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US, which operates separately from the global Binance platform, has officially opened its trading services to residents of Connecticut.  Beginning Jan. 20, Connecticut residents can register to buy, sell and trade digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) on the Binance.US platform, the company announced on Thursday. Residents will also have access to the Binance.US mobile app on Android and Apple devices. Binance.US launched in 2019 to provide regulated crypto trading services to residents of the United States. Currently, the trading platform is approved…

Meta and Instagram Are Exploring an ‘Early Stage’ NFT Feature – Bitcoin News

Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is reportedly experimenting with non-fungible token (NFT) technology, according to unknown sources speaking with the Financial Times (FT). Allegedly, Meta is “readying” an NFT feature but it is “at an early stage and could yet change.” Meta and Instagram Are Reportedly Experimenting With NFT Tech A report stemming from the financial news outlet FT says that Meta and the firm’s subsidiary Instagram are currently exploring NFT technology. FT quotes unnamed sources familiar with the matter, that claim Meta and Instagram are conversing…