Friends and FOMO pushed newbie investors to buy crypto in 2022 — Survey

    A survey from the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority indicates that new crypto investors tended to be swayed by suggestions from friends, compared to equities or bond investors. Influence from friends and the fear of missing out (FOMO) were some of the reasons investors bought crypto for the first time in 2022, according to…

    ‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya

    Palihapitiya did concede the crypto sector has “pushed more boundaries” than other startup sectors, which may have attracted the SEC’s attention. Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death, according to Bitcoin bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya. “Crypto is dead in America,” he boldly claimed in an April…

    DAOs can become a disaster more quickly than you think

    Decentralized autonomous organizations suffer from a lack of oversight. Companies and founders should take that into account in their planning. As the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem grows in size and influence, the question of how to best govern DeFi protocols has taken center stage. In crypto-native circles, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are far and away the most popular governance…

    Marathon Digital posts quarterly record of 2,195 Bitcoin mined in Q1

    With a new quarterly production record, Marathon Digital is now on track to meet its mid-year target of 23 exahashes. Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has reported a quarterly record of 2,195 BTC mined over the first quarter of 2023, currently worth around $62 million. Marathon reported in an April 3 update that the 2,195 mined BTC is…

    Binance vs. CFTC: Latest court battle could alter crypto landscape in US

    The CFTC lawsuit against Binance could prove to be the beginning of the end for the crypto exchange in the United States, according to many market pundits. Regulatory trouble is nothing new for Binance, and on many occasions, in the past, it has managed to overcome or bypass such roadblocks and eventually work with regulators….

    Biden’s policy on crypto taxation undermines his environmental goals

    We don’t tax houses while they’re under construction, and we shouldn’t impose taxes on cryptocurrency while it’s staked. Gains accrued by staking cryptocurrency should not be treated as a taxable event. It only makes sense to tax such gains upon their conversion to legal tender currency. To do otherwise undermines a marquee environmental policy from…