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Policy

US Midterm Elections to Set the Tone for Bitcoin Miners' Future

The midterm elections are key to determining the industry’s future, which is increasingly under attack by environmental advocates.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

Policy

US Judge Removes Legal Firm Roche Freedman From Class Action Against Tether, Bitfinex: Report

The firm was removed even after its controversial founder Kyle Roche filed to withdraw from the case.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Policy

Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances

As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues.

The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds

The complaint alleges the firms' owner lied to investors about where their funds were deposited in a Ponzi-like scheme. 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Finance

New York’s Museum of Modern Art Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report

MoMA has a team monitoring the digital art market and will consider purchasing non-fungible tokens.

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Policy

Crypto Booster Bond Loses Primary Bid for New York Congressional Seat

Michelle Bond relied on crypto industry backing, including from boyfriend Ryan Salame of FTX Digital Markets, but didn’t push the crypto cause in race.

ADAM CEO and Congressional candidate Michelle Bond (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood's Crypto Division Fined $30M by New York Financial Regulator

The online broker said last year it expected the fine following a 2020 investigation.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius Bankruptcy Filings Hint Retail Customers Will Bear Brunt of Its Failure

The New Jersey-based crypto lender has a $1.2 billion hole in its balance sheet and will likely struggle to pay back its customers and creditors.

Consensus 2019 Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Videos

Crypto Miner CleanSpark Continues to Take Advantage of Bear Market as it Scoops Over 1K Rigs

Crypto miner CleanSpark has purchased 1,061 bitcoin mining rigs that are already in operation at hosting firm Coinmint’s facility in New York. In June, the Las Vegas-based miner bought contracts for another 1,800 mining rigs. “The Hash” hosts unpack what this means for the bitcoin mining ecosystem.

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Finance

‘Crypto: The Musical’ Aims for Broadway

The show is being developed by the creative team behind “Ratatouille – The TikTok Musical.”

Crypto the Musical performance from Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)