Ukraine has launched a new donation website, Aid For Ukraine, to support its military and humanitarian efforts as the fight against Russia continues to evolve.   The website is now live and is currently reporting close to $60 million in received donations at the time of writing. These numbers continue to

On March 16th, 2022, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) and seven other Congress Members sent a formal letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Gary Gensler (SEC chair) regarding their investigations on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency companies.  Emmer tweeted a thread stating that his office received word from a number of

Samson Mow is a Bitcoin expert who previously worked for BTCC (China’s first Bitcoin exchange) and was the Chief Strategy Officer for Blockstream. Mow is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Pixelmatic, a game development studio he founded, and he now focuses the majority of his time on nation-state

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's latest war-time efforts have extended in crypto regulations. This morning, Zelenskyy signed into law a sweeping framework for Ukraine to operate a regulated crypto market. The law greenlights Ukraine’s National Securities and Stock Market Commission to determine the country’s policies on digital

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced its plans to regulate “crypto mixers” to decrease criminals’ money laundering activities. The agency is concerned that criminals looking to launder funds are using this practice to allow themselves greater protection and anonymity.   Coin mixing is essentially the practice of

Wasabi announced that it will bar certain Bitcoin transactions from its service using CoinJoins. Wasabi’s Bitcoin Wallet is known for its mechanism that helps users coordinate CoinJoins. CoinJoining is a method of mixing coins to protect users’ privacy on the public ledger by essentially conducting multiple transactions into a

On March 15th, 2022 the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) of the Republic of Kazakhstan released a report that shows their progress on enforcing a ban for unregistered Bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners. Kazakhstan has been experiencing rolling blackouts since the beginning of the year and government agencies have taken steps to

When Bitcoin was announced as legal tender in El Salvador, thousands of Salvadorians eagerly downloaded the Chivo wallet furnished by the countries government. However, many users experienced challenges and the hyperbitcoinization dream was slowed. After several user complaints about the Chivo wallet, El Salvador reached out to Alpha Point, which