#Russia, U.S. to work together on space station after 2024: Ifax

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“#Russia, U.S. to work together on space station after 2024: Ifax” MOSCOW, Aug 4 – Russia and the United States will continue working together on the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, the Interfax news agency cited a senior official at Russia’s space agency Roscosmos as saying on Wednesday. Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin in June suggested Moscow, whose newly attached research module briefly threw the space station off course last week,…

# Fed governor says CBDCs remain ‘a solution in search of a problem’

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“# Fed governor says CBDCs remain ‘a solution in search of a problem’ ” Chris Waller, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, seems to think it’s unnecessary for the U.S. government to develop a central bank digital currency. Speaking with Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute today, Waller…

# Invesco files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF without direct BTC exposure

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“# Invesco files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF without direct BTC exposure ” Atlanta-based investment company Invesco is planning to launch a new Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, that will not invest in BTC directly. On Wednesday, Invesco filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to list a…

# Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says proposed crypto tax rule makes no sense

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“# Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says proposed crypto tax rule makes no sense ” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is the latest crypto figure to come out against the wording of the proposed changes to cryptocurrency taxation in America. Tweeting on Wednesday, Armstrong stated that the provisions included in the crypto taxation proposal could have a…

# Civic engagement and crypto: Miami unveils its own digital coin

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“# Civic engagement and crypto: Miami unveils its own digital coin ” On June 2, 2021, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tweeted that “MiamiCoin” will be the first “CityCoin” ever to be launched, representing Miami’s very own cryptocurrency. Fast forward about two months later and the anticipation surrounding the release of MiamiCoin has been on the…

# Copper.co expands to US market following Alan Howard investment

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“# Copper.co expands to US market following Alan Howard investment ” United Kingdom-based digital asset and trading platform provider Copper.co is stepping into the United States market after appointing Glenn Barber as head of sales and development. Barber’s appointment to lead the new U.S. office comes as “the next step in the company’s expansion” strategy….

# Coinbase acquires crypto exchange data aggregator Zabo

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“# Coinbase acquires crypto exchange data aggregator Zabo ” Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase continues its buying spree by acquiring cryptocurrency aggregator service Zabo. According to a Wednesday announcement, Coinbase has started the process of acquiring Zabo, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency startup providing data integration services with major crypto exchanges and wallets, including Coinbase’s rival Kraken. The…

# SEC has no authority over crypto, CFTC commissioner argues

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“# SEC has no authority over crypto, CFTC commissioner argues ” Amid the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanding the scope of oversight of the cryptocurrency industry, a commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission argued that crypto regulation doesn’t fall under the SEC’s jurisdiction. CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz took to Twitter on Wednesday…

#The Biden-Trudeau talk: build back whatever

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“#The Biden-Trudeau talk: build back whatever” I’m going to cheerfully assume it’s not at all a bad sign that the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada don’t even agree on why they spoke by phone on Monday. The readout from the Prime Minister’s Office landed first in Ottawa reporters’ inboxes….

# ‘Nakamoto’s innovation is real,’ says SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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“# ‘Nakamoto’s innovation is real,’ says SEC Chair Gary Gensler ” Gary Gensler, the Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, believes that the blockchain revolution started by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 is more than just a fad, but a real value proposition for the future of the internet. In an…