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Cato Institute slams Sen. Warren’s sanctions evasion bill: “collateral damage”

Cato Institute denounces Senator Warren’s bill to address cryptocurrencies as a tool for evading economic sanctions. The institute compares the bill as having Gucci liable for someone carrying stolen cash in their pocketbook.

Ukrainian refugees escape with life savings in Bitcoin on pen drive

Read why some young Ukrainians have been able to escape the Russian invasion simply by carrying a pen drive and a piece of paper.

Winklevoss’ Gemini Payments obtains e-money operator license in Ireland

Gemini has become the 18th company in Ireland that was authorized by the Central bank to issue electronic money.

A critical week as proof of work coins may still be banned in Europe

The battle to save proof of work coins like Bitcoin from being banned is not over in Europe. This week is a critical moment for the legislation that looked to ban proof of work mining.

Popular crypto podcaster Peter McCormack quits Twitter

Peter McCormack, founder of the popular What Bitcoin Did podcast is quitting Twitter saying the social media platform is a “miserable failure”. The departure comes after one follower said “everyone’s glad” McCormack’s mother is dead.

Here’s why war in Ukraine is bound to transform the nature of donations