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Resisting the EIA: One Possible Playbook

[Feb 13 11:10 AM] The Biden Administration has intensified oversight on the U.S. bitcoin mining sector through an Energy Information Agency (EIA) emergency survey, portraying electricity usage by miners as a significant threat to national grid stability. This move…

NBA Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Voyager Digital Promotion

[Feb 9 9:00 AM] A class action lawsuit has been filed against the National Basketball Association (NBA), accusing the league of gross negligence through its marketing agreements with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange Voyager Digital Holdings, leading to investor…

The EIA Emergency Information Collection Is Alarming

[Feb 8 10:33 AM] In mid-January, a massive winter storm swept across the United States, dropping temperatures in Central Texas into the low 20s and causing Texans to huddle indoors with their heaters running full blast. The Texas power grid creaks and groans when…

Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC

[Feb 8 12:30 AM] Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets…

Hong Kong Worldcoin Offices Visited Amid Privacy Investigation

[Feb 1 1:30 PM] The offices of the Worldcoin project, a biometric scanning and wallet initiative, have been visited by authorities in Hong Kong amidst a broad privacy investigation. The authorities, complying with a court warrant, advised the general audience to…

Game Theory Of Financial Crime: Policy Takeaways From Bitcoin

[Jan 29 8:32 AM] Significant shifts are underway in the ecosystem of illicit actors using cryptocurrency. According to a 2023 report by TRM Labs, Bitcoin is no longer the asset of choice for criminals.The report states, “The multi-chain era has had a sweeping…