Bank of Jamaica mints and makes $230M of its CBDC available to public
The bank becomes the latest in the Caribbean to unveil its CBDC, with the Bahamas being the most advanced in the CBDC race in the region. [...] Read More... The…
Court rules man who exploited bug to mint $14M in ICX tokens can legally pursue
In August 2020, Mark Shin attempted to transfer staked ICX tokens from his wallet when he discovered he had received 25,000 newly-minted tokens. [...] Read More... The post Court rules…
Open letter to Jordan Peterson
In this piece, CoinGeek’s Chief Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. seeks to give Jordan Peterson a contrarian view about Bitcoin with some often-ignored facts. [...] Read More... The post Open…
BTC trading scam suspects ordered to pay $1.75M in CFTC lawsuit
The three were charged for the scam by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in September 2020 for duping at least 27 investors for close to $1 million. [...] Read More...…
Argo Blockchain profits surge amid share rise in BTC price
The London Stock Exchange-listed company shares rose this week after reporting first-half revenue stronger than many had expected. [...] Read More... The post Argo Blockchain profits surge amid share rise…
Japan FSA: We need more convincing on the merits of digital currencies
FSA chief Junichi Nakajima believes the country needs to investigate further on the merits of digital currencies before making it easier for investors to access them. [...] Read More... The…
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Agrees with Senator Warren’s Plea on Crypto Regulation
SEC Chair Gary Gensler wrote to Senator Elizabeth Warren agreeing that the cryptocurrency ecosystem needs additional regulatory oversight. Warren has agreed to help the SEC boss with his plight of…
