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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Buys Fellow Flared-Gas Operator GAM

Acquisition opportunities are arising amid a crypto bear market that is squeezing miners.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

Policy

Independent Examiner Ordered to Produce Interim Report About Crypto Lender Celsius

The report’s findings may affect the court’s decisions about custodial accounts and preference claims.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Will Comatose Bitcoin Market Come Alive After NFP Data?

Bitcoin has returned exactly 0.0%, on average, on NFP days in 2022, but picture changes during the week after the data release, past data show.

Bitcoin's performance on NFP days (October 2021 to September 2022)/(CoinDesk, Datawrapper)

Policy

US Risk Watchdog Asks Congress to Name Crypto Spot Market Regulator

The Treasury-led Financial Stability Oversight Council has responded to President Joe Biden’s executive order with calls for greater regulatory reach into markets, crypto firms’ affiliates and outside service providers.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies XRP, MKR Shine as BTC, ETH Hold Steady Ahead of US Inflation Data

XRP climbed above its 200-day moving average while MKR hit a three-week high. A higher-than-expected figure for core PCE, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, may inject volatility into markets.

XRP continues to outperform the broader market. (ColiN00B/Pixabay)

Policy

California Moves Forward to Allow Vital Records to be Issued on Blockchain

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law this week that establishes a blockchain option for delivering individuals’ records, such as birth and marriage certificates

California state Sen. Robert Hertzberg (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum

Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.

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Opinion

O problema que o Tornado Cash levanta sobre a censura da camada base no Ethereum

Exigir que validadores e outros censurem os blocos seria uma expansão injustificada da lei de sanções.

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Opinion

Il problema Tornado Cash solleva la censura del livello base su Ethereum

Richiedere ai validatori e ad altri di censurare i blocchi rappresenterebbe un’espansione ingiustificata della legge sulle sanzioni.

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Opinion

El problema que plantea Tornado Cash sobre la censura de la capa base en Ethereum

Exigir que los validadores y otras personas censuren los bloques sería una ampliación injustificada de la ley de sanciones.

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