Author: American Coins & Gold

Russia Legalizes Crypto Mining and Brings an Experimental Regime
Russia’s lower house of the Federal Assembly, known as the State Duma, has passed two crypto-related laws on Tuesday, a Russia based policy expert told CoinDesk and Ria Novosti, Russia’s state-owned domestic news agency reported.

The U.S. Government May Begin Hoarding Bitcoin, But How and Why?
Proposed legislation regarding a strategic reserve of bitcoin for the U.S. government poses far more questions than answers at the moment.

Women in Crypto Earn More Than Men
Pantera Capital’s compensation survey finds that, based on median base salaries, women earn 15% more than men. One possible explanation: they often have more experience than their male counterparts.

WazirX Co-Founder Nischal Shetty Says All Options Are on the Table for Fund Recovery
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX’s co-founder Nischal Shetty told CoinDesk that outreach efforts to different exchanges “are going to be crucial,” as it remains open to “everything that is possible to help solve this situation.”

Key Interest Rate Decisions Coming This Week From Fed, BOJ, BOE
The Fed is expected to hold policy steady but indicate an imminent rate cut, while the Bank of England is seen easing policy and the Bank of Japan is likely to hike rates.

DraftKings Dumps NFT Business, Citing Legal Developments
The sports gambling company faces a class action lawsuit alleging its NFTs are securities.

BitClout Founder Charged With Wire Fraud, Civil Securities Charge
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice charged the founder of crypto social media platform BitClout with wire fraud and the sale of unregistered securities.

Move Language Developer Movement Labs Joins AggLayer
The collaboration will enable unified liquidity across MoveVM-based layer-2 blockchains.

Move Language Developer Movement Labs Joins Polygon's AggLayer
The collaboration will enable unified liquidity across MoveVM-based layer-2 blockchains.

Circle Said to Be Trading Around B Valuation Ahead of Planned IPO: Sources
The issuer of stablecoin USDC was valued at as much as $9 billion when it first tried to go public in a failed SPAC deal in 2022.