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Miami and NYC leaders vie for crypto-mayor title
The bell has rung on the friendly, post-Election Day competition between leaders of two major American cities for who will be the crypto-friendliest mayor of all.
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Jeanhee Kim
Jeanhee has edited marquee features such as the <i>Crain’s New York Business</i> 40 Under 40, Fast 50 and Most Powerful Women. As a contributing editor for <i>Forbes Asia</i> in 2021 she edited the debut of the 100 to Watch. Earlier she worked as a producer at Oxygen Media and Meredith Interactive and as a writer or editor at <i>Money</i> and <i>Working Woman</i> magazines.
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Eric Adams wants New York to have a cryptocurrency
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he wanted to 'look at what's preventing the growth of Bitcoins and cryptocurrency in our city.'
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US$66 billion at stake but only mild interest in Bitcoin trial
The outcome of a Miami civil trial may uncover who Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto really was, and who owns his rumored US$66 billion in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin passes US$65,000 to an all-time high
On the morning after the successful debut of the first U.S.-approved Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund, Bitcoin’s price surpassed $65,000, reaching an all-time high. Fast facts On Wednesday, Bitcoin reached a high of US$67,276.79, according to Coingecko. Bitcoin’s previous peak was US$64,804.72 on April 14, 2021. The first U.S. Bitcoin-futures exchange-traded fund, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, […]
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Hong Kong issues technical white paper on e-HKD
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday released a white paper proposing potential technical architecture and design for the infrastructure of a digital Hong Kong dollar. The paper is one of the deliverables described in Project e-HKD, a feasibility study the HKMA announced in June 2021. Fast facts Hong Kong began its exploration of […]
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SEC chair Gensler doubts crypto longevity: interview
In an interview by the Washington Post on Tuesday, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler questioned the future of cryptocurrency, saying, “I don’t think there’s a long-term viability for five- or six thousand private forms of money. History tells us otherwise.” He added that “in the meantime, it’s worthwhile to have an investor […]
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