Blockchain Bites: Scaramucci on GameStop and Bitcoin; Why Flamingo DAO Dropped $762K on an NFT

Anthony Scaramucci sees recent GameStop price action as proving Bitcoin's larger thesis of decentralizing and democratizing finance.

Silver Lake Co-Founder Tells Davos Cash Is Used Far More in Crime Than Bitcoin

Glenn Hutchins said up to 90% of $100 bills are "used for organized crime and tax evasion."

South African Regulator Seeks More Crypto Powers After Alleged Ponzi Schemer’s Collapse

“At the point something becomes a Ponzi scheme, we have lost our jurisdiction,” a regulator told Bloomberg.

First Mover: Risks Nobody’s Ever Seen, From the Fed to Tether (and GameStop)

Risks surrounding tether have been known for years, but they're commanding fresh attention as the amount outstanding swells to $25B.

Crypto Exchange 2gether Says It Can’t Fully Reimburse 9% of Users After 2020 Hack

After a successful fundraising effort, the company said it can now reimburse most, but not all users.

Lawsuit Against Israeli Crypto Entrepreneur Moshe Hegog Fails in US Court

A Washington state-based judge threw out the lawsuit after the plaintiff failed to make a case.

American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund

The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund.

US Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $20M of ICO Investors’ Funds

Jerry Guo represented himself to clients as an ICO consultant, then embezzled funds now worth over $20 million.

Cathie Wood: Bitcoin ETF Approval Unlikely Until Market Cap Rises to About $2T

"The flood of demand has to be satisfied" for the SEC to feel comfortable with a bitcoin ETF, said Wood.

How Bitcoiners Should Watch the US Federal Reserve Meeting on Wednesday

Comments from the Fed could tell bitcoiners how committed the central bank is to staying the course on low interest rates through the rest of the year.

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $30.8K While Investors Plow BTC Back Into DeFi

Its price fell Tuesday but the amount of BTC in DeFi is at its highest in over a month.

Bitcoin Falls as Miners Sell, Institutions Watch Yellen

Some institutions have paused their buying, at least for the moment.

Ex-Goldman CEO Blankfein Says Governments Would Likely Try to Shut Down Bitcoin if It Becomes Too Successful

Blankfein misrepresented bitcoin's traceability and falsely claimed users are blind to their counter-parties.

4 Ways Blockchain Could Catapult Into the Mainstream

Blockchain technology adoption has largely been a top-down story. Here are some ideas that could get more bottom-up traction.

Union Square Ventures to Allocate 30% of New $250M Fund to Crypto-Related Investments

Planned investments "will include holding tokens directly as well as equity in early-stage blockchain-related projects."

Colombia, Estonia Upload the Bitcoin White Paper to Their Governmental Websites

More sites are hosting Bitcoin's founding white paper since Craig Wright's threatened copyright infringement lawsuit.

‘Coin Signals’ Trader Arrested on $5M Crypto Fund Fraud Charges

Jeremy Spence bilked his investors out of $5 million, according to a criminal complaint.

Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows

Meanwhile, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said crypto qua crypto fails as currency qua currency, though dissidents like Alexey Navalny might disagree.