U.S. Anti-Piracy Bills See Headline Blocking Claim Squeezed By Democracy
In 2012, America missed a golden opportunity to show the world how site blocking and other internet restrictions could be deployed at scale to protect rightsholders’ revenues. Vast opposition led to the SOPA bill being withdrawn but elsewhere, site blocking was being introduced in one country after another, driven by the same core rightsholders. Claims that the United States needed to catch up led to a new push towards site blocking....
Botswana Explores Potential Launch of Central Bank Digital Currency
The Bank of Botswana is in the early stages of a feasibility study to evaluate whether to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to Ruth Baitshepi, head of the digitalization and innovation hub, the study aims to assess both the necessity of a CBDC and the potential risks digital assets pose to the […] Powered by...
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Nears Public Listing as Gryphon Sets Merger Vote Schedule
American Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), the Trump family-backed Bitcoin mining firm, is nearing completion of its backdoor merger with Gryphon Digital Mining to go public on Nasdaq. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin mining companies. On July 31, Gryphon […] Powered by...
Decoding WhiteFiber’s IPO: Bit Digital’s AI Infrastructure Arm Steps Into the Spotlight
WhiteFiber, Bit Digital’s (BTBT) HPC/AI subsidiary, just launched its IPO under WYFI. I dug into the filings to break down key details and what it means for both companies. A Look at WhiteFiber’s Initial Public Offering The following guest post comes from Bitcoinminingstock.io, the one-stop hub for all things bitcoin mining stocks, educational tools, and […] Powered by...
Crypto Markets Face Rapid Transformation With CFTC’s Aggressive Crypto Sprint
U.S. regulators are igniting a crypto revolution as the CFTC kicks off a sweeping sprint to power the nation into digital asset dominance. CFTC and SEC Align—Is This the Dawn of US Crypto Supremacy? Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham disclosed on Aug. 1 that the agency will begin a “crypto […] Powered by...