The largest cryptocurrency ticked down for a couple of hours after a report that the Bank of Japan was mulling a change to its yield curve control policy before regaining ground. Original
Day: July 27, 2023
Grayscale Urges Equal Treatment for All Spot Bitcoin ETF's in Letter to SEC
If the SEC decides to change course and approve one or more of of the current spot bitcoin ETF applications, “it must do so in a fair and orderly manner,” the statement said. Source
KIN Token Surges Over 20% After Vote to Burn 70% of Supply Passes
The token climbed on news that about 7 trillion KIN tokens worth $156 million will be burned. Source
U.S. House Approves Major Crypto Bill, Pushes For Regulatory Framework
A noteworthy development has occurred in regulating the United States’ crypto space as a House Committee has approved a bill to bring clarity into the industry. On July 26, the U.S House Financial Services Committee approved the Financial Innovation and Technology Act for the 21st Century Act, popularly known as FIT21. #PASSED: In a historic first, the House Financial Services Committee just advanced the BIPARTISAN FIT for the 21st Century Act to protect consumers and provide clear rules of the road for the digital asset ecosystem. Up next: @HouseAgGOP considers…
CBDCs Wrongfully Break Down the Separation Between Money and State
In addition, the accumulation of these funds will allow central banks, with only modest competition, to direct personal loans and mortgages to favored private parties – with all the dangers attendant to state industrial policies. The nightmare scenarios are not hard to fathom, but difficult to prevent. Original Source BreakCBDCsMoneySeparationStateWrongfully CryptoX Portal
Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund From $585M to $200M : WSJ
Sequoia told investors earlier in the year that it would shrink the fund to reflect a changed market, with the crypto fund focusing more on backing newer startups following the crypto downturn that has reduced chances to invest in larger companies, according to the Journal. Source
SEC chief accountant warns accountants about liabilities when auditing crypto firms
Paul Munter, chief accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has released a statement warning accounting firms of their obligations to the agency when working with crypto firms. Allowing their finding to be misrepresented could have serious consequences, he said. Crypto firms may engage accountants to “perform some sort of review of certain parts of their business, often presented as a purported ‘audit’” and falsely present the work as being comparable to a financial statement audit, Munter wrote. Doing so is not only misleading, but it…
New Optimism wallet lets users receive crypto via Twitter login
A new wallet that has launched on Optimism allows users to generate an address without storing seed words, and the account can be saved using an ordinary Twitter login. Called “Beam,” the wallet runs in a browser window and requires no downloads, according to a July 27 announcement from its developer. It also allows users to send transactions on Optimism without owning Ether (ETH). INTRODUCING BEAM The first self-custody payments wallet built for the mainstream — no download or signup required. Beam is the easiest way on the planet to…
Disgraced Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: New York Times
George Santos, a first-term member of the House of Representatives, is under indictment for thirteen felonies, including allegedly embezzling contributions from supporters, fraudulently collecting unemployment checks and lying in disclosures to the House. But one of his more bizarre schemes, which involved cryptocurrency, seemed to be inspired by the classic Nigerian prince email scheme, according to a New York Times report. Source
Mining Bitcoin Is an Act of Freedom
If this sound overly philosophical, Arendt saw things in a practical light. Humans, Arendt said, are at their fullest when they are politically engaged, when they step into the public realm and take part in the community’s decisions. Similarly bitcoin miners are not mere participants but active contributors in a network, and the work they do shapes the ecosystem’s present and future. Original