Taxman seizes three NFTs amid growing fraud concerns February 14, 2022 The tax authority has seized its first non-fungible tokens (NFTs) amid fears criminals are concealing wealth using digital assets.
Crypto markets unmoved by Super Bowl interest February 14, 2022 The Bitcoin price starts the week above $42k, around the same as this time yesterday and also this time last week.
Coinbase sees outage after Super Bowl ad prompts ‘unprecedented’ traffic February 14, 2022 Coinbase was forced to "throttle" traffic to its website after generating more interest than expected with its unusual Super Bowl ad.
BlockFi to pay $100m in settlement with US financial watchdog February 14, 2022 Crypto lender BlockFi must pay $100m as part of a settlement with the US financial watchdog over its high yield lending product.
Blackrock invests in 200MW Chilean solar power plant February 14, 2022 The world's largest asset manager, Blackrock, has inked a deal with Solek to build and develop a solar power plant in Chile.
UK’s top crypto chief calls out City watchdog for curbing innovation February 13, 2022 The City watchdog has come under fire from the chief of Britain’s biggest cryptocurrency firm after he suggested that the UK is falling behind its EU cousins. Peter Smith, the chief exec of Blockchain.com, told The Telegraph that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had taken a “risk-management first approach” that came “at the expense of [...]
Uber CEO: We are absolutely going to accept cryptocurrency payments February 12, 2022 Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has revealed the global brand is actively looking at cryptocurrency transactions.
Crypto exchanges, gambling, ducks and long lunches. Are they related? February 11, 2022 Monty reflects on a long lunch that resulted in him counting ducks near Buckingham Palace and some broken sleep in Victoria station.
DeFi: Risks, illusions, reality and the future February 11, 2022 In his debut column for Crypto AM, Targ Patience opens his account on market and regulatory evolution.
What a week it’s been for cryptocurrency February 11, 2022 Jason Deane rounds up a remarkably eventful week in the world of global economics and cryptocurrency.