2022 Bitcoin Obituaries List Outpaces First 3 Years, Schiff Says Its ‘Highly Likely Bitcoin Will Crash Below $10K’

While bitcoin’s price has dropped to levels not seen since January 2022, a number of detractors think bitcoin is on its death bed.

Digital yuan transactions beat out Visa at Winter Olympics venue: report

Many of the National Stadium retailers allowing purchases with China’s CBDC were outside the Olympics' quarantine bubble for athletes, journalists, and staff. On the day of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, there were reportedly more transactions made in China’s central bank digital currency than those through Visa.In a Wednesday report from the Wall Street Journal, a person familiar with the matter said transactions in digital yuan significantly outnumbered those of Visa on Feb.

COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics: Report

Restricting the number of spectators at the major international sporting event will "likely further delay the mass adoption of the digital currency," according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Craig Singleton. Though athletes and support staff arriving for the Beijing 2022 Olympics still have the option of using digital currency for payments at many venues, the international test run of China’s CBDC is reportedly facing hurdles due to the pandemic.According to a Monday report from CNN, athletes, officials and journalists for the country’s Olympics games are largely separated from the population of China in a quarantine “bubble” to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Crypto analyst and podcast host claims this will be 2022's biggest crypto story

As 2022 dawns, crypto journalists and podcasters are on a hunt for the year's biggest events and scoops. However, according to Thinking Crypto podcast host Tony Edward, one story is set to take over The post Crypto analyst and podcast host claims this will be 2022's biggest crypto story appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Pompliano urges politicians, crypto journalists to disclose holdings, crypto or otherwise

There are plenty of rules and requirements if an individual aspires to enter the world of public service in America.

Why Do You Think It's Called Discord?

In which the Decrypt journalists building a DAO head to where the wild DAOs roam: Discord.

Should Bitcoin Journalists Hold Bitcoin? A Modest Proposal

Is it corrupting for crypto journalists to trade crypto? Or is it educational? Ben Munster offers a very reasonable solution.

Sentenced ‘Bitcoin czar’ named among Pandora Papers

The ICIJ’s report suggests the “Bitcoin czar” may have been a member of the Carbanak hacking group. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has identified a major crypto criminal among those exposed to have funneled funds into shadowy tax havens in its “Pandora Papers.’According to an Oct.

Protesters burn Bitcoin ATM as part of demonstration against El Salvador president

The Chivo machine could be seen defaced with anti-BTC logos and a sign saying “democracy is not for sale.” Bitcoin detractors and those protesting the policies of El Savador President Nayib Bukele have destroyed a crypto kiosk in the nation’s capital city.News outlet Teleprensa and others posted videos on social media showing a Chivo-supported kiosk in San Salvador burning amid a crowd of journalists and protesters on Wednesday.

Korean FSC chair nominee doesn't think crypto is a financial asset

Seung-beom Koh said that fintech experts across the globe “find it difficult to see virtual currencies as a financial asset." Seung-beom Koh, a nominee for chairman of South Korea’s Financial Service Commission (FSC), does not regard cryptocurrencies as a financial asset. In a press meeting with local journalists, Seung-beom said that fintech experts from prominent organizations such as the G20, the International Monetary Fund and others “find it difficult to see virtual currencies as a financial asset, and think they could not function as a currency.”Seung-beom's comments coincide with the ongoing surge in crypto trading among young investors, who primarily invest seeking short-term profits, according to The Korean Times.

CCP Driving Chinese Regions to Make Blockchain Progress – Report

Xi Jinping. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, VICE News China’s blockchain technology ambitions may be even greater than once thought – with a media outlet claiming to have seen evidence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s blockchain planning. In a report from the Epoch Times, a New York-based outlet aligned with the Falun Gong movement, journalists reported they had seen internal

How Big of a Threat to Your Crypto is Scandalous Pegasus Spyware?

A data leak revealed a malware that may have been used for spying on human rights activists, journalists, and lawyers across the world.

Cambridge and IEA data shows bitcoin carbon intensity peaked last year

Worst case projections seem to suggest that bitcoin emissions will be down by more than two-thirds in five years. According to publicly available data from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and the International Energy Agency, or IEA, bitcoin (BTC) carbon emission intensity may have already peaked.The environmental impact of bitcoin's electricity usage is a favorite talking point of its critics and journalists on the crypto beat.

Crypto PR: The good, the bad and the shoddy

Like most crypto journalists, Will Foxley has a horror story about a bad encounter he had with a dodgy PR person.

What Russian journalists can learn from Navalny's Bitcoin wallet

As the Kremlin sequesters funds to the opposition, Bitcoin serves to run blockades. Alexei Navalny is a noted leader of the Russian opposition.

Binance quietly drops ‘multi-million’ Forbes defamation lawsuit

Binance Holdings has dropped its defamation lawsuit against Forbes regarding the publication of an article that alleged the exchange purposely sought to evade US regulators. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has dropped its defamation lawsuit against news publication Forbes and two of its journalists, according to official court documents. Binance Holdings filed a lawsuit against Forbes, along with journalists Michael Del Castillo and Jason Brett in November, following an article that alleged Binance sought to purposely distract and dodge United States financial regulators. A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed in a US district court in New Jersey on Feb.

Binance drops lawsuit against Forbes' journalists over 'TaiChi' story

According to a document dated 4 February, Binance Holdings Limited issued a notice of its “voluntary dismissal” of the suit against Forbes and the journalists, Michael del Castillo and Jason Brett The post Binance drops lawsuit against Forbes' journalists over 'TaiChi' story appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Binance files US lawsuit against Forbes and two cryptocurrency journalists

Cryptocurrency exchange alleges "millions of dollars" in losses as a result of what it describes as a "false and misleading" article. Binance has filed a lawsuit in the state of New Jersey against Forbes Media and two of its journalists, Michael del Castillo and Jason Brett, alleging that an article published under the title Leaked ‘Tai Chi’ Document Reveals Binance’s Elaborate Scheme To Evade Bitcoin Regulators was defamatory.