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[ad_1] Ad Alexey Pertsev, the developer of Tornado Cash, an open-source crypto-mixing protocol, will continue to be detained until his next hearing on April 21, according to a ruling by a Dutch court. The court of East Brabant in Holland has also scheduled a pre-trial review for May 24, as reported by The Block. In…

OpenSea takes down NFTs featuring Rihanna’s music

Feb 16, 2023

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[ad_1] Ad Last week, in advance of Rihanna’s hotly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show, an NFT collection featuring royalty rights from her 2014 song “Bitch Better Have My Money” was taken down and delisted from OpenSea. One of the song’s original producers, Jamil “Deputy” Pierre, offered his rights to the song to an NFT marketplace…

Celsius to repay users; SEC may apply custody rules to crypto

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[ad_1] Ad The biggest news in the cryptoverse for Feb. 15 saw Celsius announce that it plans to begin paying back eligible users. Elsewhere, the SEC has proposed expanding federal custody rules to the crypto sector. Plus, Charles Hoskinson on staking regulation, and finally, someone has uploaded a recording of a fart onto Bitcoin’s Ordinal…

PUSH jumps 41% as Push Protocol (EPNS) launches on BNB chain

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[ad_1] Ad Push Protocol (formerly EPNS,) the blockchain messaging and communications protocol, launched on BNB Chain on Feb. 15, as its PUSH token jumped 41% over the past 24 hours. The goal is to “expand its reach and appeal across an ever-diverse list of ecosystems” following its prior launches on Ethereum and Polygon. “Launching on BNB…

Major crypto-related stocks rise; Silvergate leading with 25%

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[ad_1] Ad The top 12 crypto-related stocks recorded increases in the past 24 hours, and crypto bank Silvergate Capital (SL) recorded the highest spike with over 25% to reach $21.83 at the time of writing. Marathon Digital (MARA) and Coinbase (COIN) followed Silvergate’s lead by recording the second-largest increase, over 13% each. At the time…

Someone uploaded a fart to Bitcoin Ordinal network and apparently sold it for $280k

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[ad_1] Ad A new Ordinal minted on the Bitcoin blockchain network, inscription 2042, consists of a one-second audio clip capturing the sound of a wet fart. What are Bitcoin Ordinals? Launched in January by software engineer Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals are essentially a protocol that allows for data to be stored on Bitcoin’s blockchain network. Think…

US crypto regulation on track, despite recent SEC enforcement actions

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[ad_1] Despite recent SEC enforcement actions against Kraken and Paxos, Jeff Zelkowitz, Executive Vice President at APCO Worldwide, said there is appetite and willingness among U.S. lawmakers to “get something done.” Zelkowitz shared his U.S. regulatory outlook in CoinMarketCap’s 2023 Crypto Playbook. The Playbook covered what may lie ahead for various sectors, including DeFi and…

Bitcoiners direct Jordan Peterson to Lightning Network over GoFundMe

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[ad_1] Ad Canadian Clinical Psychologist Jordan Peterson was advised to use the Bitcoin Lightning Network over GoFundMe to raise funds for a friend who had suffered a string of misfortunes. Peterson tweeted that his friend Charles Joseph, an indigenous person of the Pacific Northwest Coast, had recently lost his wife, leaving him to raise three…

FTX reportedly in talks to recoup $400M investment in Modulo Capital

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