# Swedish call to ban crypto mining ‘completely misinformed,’ says fund manager

# Swedish call to ban crypto mining ‘completely misinformed,’ says fund manager

“# Swedish call to ban crypto mining ‘completely misinformed,’ says fund manager ” A Swedish financial watchdog’s call for a European Union-wide ban on proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining, mainly known as the method of minting new Bitcoin (BTC), has received backlash from crypto-related fund managers.  Melanion Capital, a Paris-based alternative investment firm known for its…

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# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement

# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement

“# EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement ” European central banks ramp up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money settlements. Banca d’Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank, central banks of Italy and Germany, respectively, joined forces to work on settlements in central bank money of…

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#It’s weak by week for old Joe Biden: Goodwin

#It’s weak by week for old Joe Biden: Goodwin

“#It’s weak by week for old Joe Biden: Goodwin” Another week, another series of fumbling, mumbling and disasters. How low can Joe Biden go?  Once again, the common theme was weakness. At home and abroad, he is shrinking the presidency before our eyes.  The diminished commander in chief visited his party members in Congress Thursday and…

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# Bitpanda taps former JP Morgan exec to lead fully-regulated crypto exchange

# Bitpanda taps former JP Morgan exec to lead fully-regulated crypto exchange

“# Bitpanda taps former JP Morgan exec to lead fully-regulated crypto exchange ” The crypto ecosystem picked yet another executive from traditional finance. Two months after raising $263 million, the Europe-based cryptocurrency trading platform Bitpanda announced that Joshua Barraclough, a former exec at JP Morgan, joined its ranks as the CEO of its fully-regulated digital…

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# Valour Uniswap exchange-traded product to increase UNI exposure

# Valour Uniswap exchange-traded product to increase UNI exposure

“# Valour Uniswap exchange-traded product to increase UNI exposure ” Valour, a Zurich-based exchange-traded products (ETP) issuer, announced the launch of a fully-backed investment product to increase exposure to Uniswap decentralized exchange’s native token, UNI. The UNI token serves as the underlying asset within the Valour Uniswap ETP offering available as a fully-backed passive investment…

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#Biden mandates COVID vaccine for foreign visitors, restricts unvaxxed

#Biden mandates COVID vaccine for foreign visitors, restricts unvaxxed

“#Biden mandates COVID vaccine for foreign visitors, restricts unvaxxed” WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will lift long-running COVID-19 travel bans against residents of most European countries on Nov. 8 and implement a new vaccination-and-testing rule — while also making travel tougher for Americans who are unvaccinated. Under the new policies, most travelers to the US…

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#Americans are more generous than Europeans — by a large margin

#Americans are more generous than Europeans — by a large margin

“#Americans are more generous than Europeans — by a large margin” Liberals often love to portray America as a cartoonishly greedy nation driven by a hyperindividualistic and capitalistic nature that exhibits little concern regarding the common good or others around the world.  This idea pervades our culture. When asked to describe themselves, 68 percent of…

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# Melanion Capital Bitcoin ETF to launch on Euronext Paris on Oct. 22

# Melanion Capital Bitcoin ETF to launch on Euronext Paris on Oct. 22

“# Melanion Capital Bitcoin ETF to launch on Euronext Paris on Oct. 22 ” Concurrent to the United States finally launching its first Bitcoin (BTC) futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) Tuesday, France inches closer to a major Bitcoin-related ETF launch. Paris-based alternative investment firm Melanion Capital is preparing to launch its Bitcoin-linked ETF product already this…

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