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Policy

Binance Asks to Be Removed From Crypto Romance Scam Lawsuit

The Cayman Islands company argued it is not subject to the "personal jurisdiction" of U.S. federal courts.

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Policy

New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam

Authorities say 37-year-old Chet Stojanovich promised to take a customer on 31-hour road trip to see the non-existent mining equipment in Canada – and then abandoned him at the Buffalo airport.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)

Finance

A Use Case You Can Eat: California Crabs Tracked by Helium Network

The Helium Network is a crypto-powered network of Internet hotspots, but it has saved one amateur fisherman thousands of dollars on crab pots every year.

Crabs caught using Helium-powered tracking devices. (Jameson Buffmire)

Finance

Binance Taps Former Regulators to Strengthen Global Surveillance Team

The exchange is hiring Seth Levy, who spent 16 years at U.S. regulator FINRA, and Steven McWhirter from the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority.

Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Policy

US House Democrats Call for Scrutiny on Crypto Mining as Environmental Threat

Rep. Huffman and other congressional Democrats wrote the EPA chief on the potential harm to the climate and environment.

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

Tech

Smart Offsets: Algorand Ups Sustainability Pledge With Self-Executing Code

The smart contract–based commitment to sustainability coincides with Earth Day, which is Friday.

A rendering of Algorand's Times Square activation. (Algorand Foundation)

Finance

Binance.US Quits Blockchain Association, Forms In-House Lobbying Shop

A source close to the company says the groups’ goals “were not fully aligned.”

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Policy

Biden Nominates Former Ripple Adviser Barr as Top US Fed Regulator

Obama-era Treasury veteran Michael Barr must still win a difficult Senate confirmation.

Former Treasury Department official and one-time Ripple Labs adviser Michael Barr has been named as President Joe Biden's latest pick as Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Oregon Democrat Pitches Campaign NFTs in Crowded House Primary

DeFi developer Matt West says he's staying true to his roots with the Ethereum-based "Crypto Beavers" collection.

Movie poster illustrator Paul Zeaiter did the artwork for Crypto Beavers. (Matt West)

Policy

Former Trump Aide Mick Mulvaney Tapped as Astra Protocol Adviser

The former congressman brings a wealth of government experience to the Swiss startup

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