Author: coinmaker

To ban crypto or to tax, that seems to be the question. Russia’s Ministry of Finance is continuing to push regulations for the cryptocurrency industry by proposing new tax requirements. The ministry now reportedly wants to introduce criminal liability for…

The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring digital currencies to modernize the U.S. payments sector. The President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has revealed details of the Fed’s ongoing research into a potential digital dollar.  Speaking…

A blockchain company run by an ex-staffer of former Presidential candidate Ron Paul has received a temporary trading suspension from the SEC. The United State’s securities watchdog has placed a temporary trading suspension on the stock of Vortex Blockchain Technologies…

Prominent DeFi community members faced a backlash after attempting to engineer a token scheme inspired by the success of MEME. Notable figures in the decentralized finance (DeFi) community found themselves in hot water after joining a group to cook up…

Bitcoin’s realized capitalization has soared above its 2017 record high, but Ethereum’s has struggled to reclaim its former highs Crypto market data aggregator Glassnode has published data indicating that Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized capitalization has increased by more than 50% since…

Tech billionaire, Tim Draper, has revealed he owns a myriad of altcoins in addition to his 30,000 BTC. Tim Draper, the prominent venture capitalist and tech billionaire who purchased nearly 30,000 Bitcoins (BTC) that were seized from the Silk Road,…

Leading DeFi protocols are rushing to implement Layer 2 to ease the burden of high gas fees. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are racing to implement Layer 2 scaling solutions as Ethereum gas fees skyrocket and the network struggles under the…

Bears lurk as Bitcoin price is down and $284M in CME BTC options are set to expire on Friday. As of now, the $622 million total open interest for BTC futures expiry on Friday seems quite relevant.  This Friday, a…

A former employee’s actions did not cause ‘damage or loss, in any amount’ to the exchange. A federal judge has ruled that an employee who revealed the location of a major crypto exchange did not violate its trade secrets. According…

The numbers seem to line up, but do the facts? A large portion of Bitcoin’s (BTC) value lies within its limited 21 million coin supply, which means ownership of a small portion could lead to significant wealth — if mass…