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Cato Institute CEO says his daughter married the ‘Bitcoin Sign Guy’ from 2017 hearing

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Peter Goettler, the chief executive officer of United States-based think tank Cato institute, has provided an update to the crypto community on the man who photobombed former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen during a 2017 congressional hearing — and he’s in the family. In a Monday online conference hosted by the Cato Institute on the state of U.S. monetary policy, Goettler said to Fed chair Jerome Powell that the ‘Bitcoin Sign Guy’ became his son-in-law in 2022. The man, whose image went viral in 2017 for asking viewers to buy…

Asia’s No. 1 Blockchain Hub Could Be The Philippines, Telco CEO Says

Almost 70 million people around the world use blockchain wallets, and the average daily trade volume for cryptocurrencies has soared to more than $130 billion. Cryptocurrency will have a significant impact in the Philippines, as the country’s stock exchange considers integrating digital assets to its trading platform. Donald Lim, the chief operating officer of  holding and investment firm Dito CME, stated on Wednesday that the Philippines has what it takes to become the “blockchain capital of Asia.” While the global health crisis contributed to the adoption of cryptocurrencies and other financial technology solutions, Filipinos…

Vermont’s financial regulator alleges Celsius and its CEO made ‘false and misleading claims’

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The ​​Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, or DFR, alleged crypto lending platform Celsius Network and CEO Alex Mashinsky misled state regulators about the firm’s financial health and its compliance with securities laws. In a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, Vermont’s financial regulator said Celsius and Mashinsky “made false and misleading claims to investors” which allegedly downplayed concerns about volatility in the crypto market, encouraging retail investors to leave their funds on the platform or make new investments. According to the state…

Circle CEO, Paxos, and Trueusd Speak on Binance’s Stablecoin Auto-Conversion Decision – Bitcoin News

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On September 5, Binance explained that it planned to drop a number of usdc trading pairs and auto-convert specific stablecoin balances into busd by September 29. While the move was controversial among crypto proponents on social media, Circle Financial CEO Jeremy Allaire explained that the change “will likely lead to more usdc flowing to Binance.” Circle’s Jeremy Allaire Thinks Binance’s Forced Stablecoin Conversions Will Likely Lead to More USDC Flowing to the Exchange Circle’s CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke about Binance’s recent move to “enhance liquidity and capital-efficiency for users” by…

Blockchain Australia Lands Former BlackRock Director as New CEO

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Ethereum Merge to ‘swamp’ other coins with miners — Mining CEO

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The Ethereum network’s transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus is likely to flood the crypto industry with out-of-work ETH miners, causing severe disruption to all PoW tokens.  Speaking to Cointelegraph, Andy Long, CEO of Bitcoin miner White Rock believes the upcoming Ethereum Merge will force PoW miners to look for greener pastures, such as other PoW blockchains, and thus “swamp” other coins — increasing mining difficulty and reducing profitability, stating: “As GPU miners point their hardware at other chains their difficulty will increase causing lower returns and splitting the reward amongst…

Runaway Thodex Crypto Exchange CEO Arrested in Albania, Turkey Says

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The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on Tuesday that 28-year-old Faruk Fatih Ozer, Founder and CEO of folded Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has been arrested in Albania. Take Advantage of the Biggest Financial Event in London. This year we have expanded to new verticals in Online Trading, Fintech, Digital Assets, Blockchain, and Payments. The ministry said Fatih was rounded up in Vlorë, a city in Southern Albania, after he was found through his biometric identification. The government ministry further noted that the process to extradite Fatih to Turkey has…

GameSwift CEO Wojciech Gruszka Explains Why Developing a Steam-Like Web3 Platform Is a Gamechanger – Interview Bitcoin News

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GameSwift is a one-stop gaming ecosystem that aims to introduce cross-chain interoperability to web3 gaming. Chain, Web3 Infrastructure, Platform, and Gaming Studio are the four well-designed and integrated pillars of the ecosystem. Its original infrastructure facilitates implementing blockchain technology and sharing in-game resources for game developers and lets the players enjoy their gaming experience to the fullest. Wojciech Gruszka, the Founder and CEO of GameSwift, is commonly known on Twitter as PanParagraf. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the market: Wojciech is a lawyer and blockchain…