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Leading NFT marketplace OpenSea is actively delisting Cuban artists and users to comply with US sanctions, Artnet News reported. While most blockchain technology is decentralized, large centralized platforms comply with international sanctions. The news came after the Twitter account of NFTcuba.ART shared a screenshot of an email explaining that an account had been “disabled due…

The Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, following the US authorities filed criminal charges against him. The Bahamas intends to extradite Bankman-Fried after US officials request it. Meanwhile, the “surprising” arrest comes just a day before a scheduled hearing before the US House Financial Services Committee hearing on the FTX collapse, “disappointing”…

Bentley University in the US state of Massachusetts is one of the first educational institutions in the country to accept tuition fee payments made in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC). The school is also highlighting the increasing importance of digital assets in the global economy. Despite the current bearish decline…

Major Bitcoin miners in the US are looking at the Middle East, Europe, and other regions to expand their energy-intensive industry, Bloomberg reported. They are seeking low local electricity prices and liberal regulations on crypto mining. “We are geographically diversified in the US … but we are also looking outside the US,” Mike Levitt, chief…

US President Joe Biden is ready to sign a long-awaited executive order related to cryptocurrency regulations this week, said Bloomberg citing anonymous sources. The order will allow federal agencies to study the impact of crypto on the economy. According to the Bloomberg report, “The order will direct federal agencies to examine potential regulatory changes, as…

Colorado plans to become the first US state to accept tax payments in cryptocurrency, a move the governor’s office has described as the “next logical step on the path to digital statehood”. Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, who announced the effort last week, explained in a tweet that the state would accept crypto payments converted into…