Conspiracy

Don’t Fear the FUD

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Time Stamp: March 11, 2023 5:36 AM - Modified On: March 11, 2023 - Published By:
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Over the past week, the crypto market has taken a hit due to the usual Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) surrounding the potential for interest rate hikes and future regulations. It’s easy to get sucked into the panic and feel that crypto is being unfairly targeted. FUD is part and parcel of the crypto space and there are always plenty of narratives that accompany its volatility. In 2021 the favorite topic was China’s negative approach to crypto. Fast forward to today and Bitcoin miners are back operating in China and

Regulators at the Ready

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Time Stamp: December 16, 2022 2:38 PM - Modified On: December 16, 2022 - Published By:
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Just as bull markets have narratives, so do bear markets, and the overriding narrative of this year has been regulation. Time and again the media has conflated a lack of regulation in crypto with the failures we’ve seen. It’s easy for people to conclude that as soon as regulation comes to crypto, investors will have confidence and flood back into the market. If that was true you would expect to see the stock market flooded with liquidity, but tech stocks are experiencing similar conditions to crypto. Not only is there

SEC can collect unpaid ICO promotion fines from Steven Seagal, says judge

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 11:04 AM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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advertisement Actor Steven Seagal owes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unpaid fines stemming from a settlement related to the promotion of an initial coin offering -- and a U.S. judge has empowered the agency to seek collection. According to Bloomberg, Seagal owes more than $200,000. As previously reported, Seagal settled with the agency after being accused of not disclosing payments related to his endorsement of the Bitcoiin ICO. As part of the deal, he was ordered to pay more than $300,000. Per the report, Seagal has paid the SEC

Silk Road Founder Shares Health Update from Jail 

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Time Stamp: April 8, 2020 6:58 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the once-popular Dark Web marketplace Silk Road, has shared his health update with members of the tech and crypto communities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Ulbricht was identified as the marketplace’s creator in 2013, and he’s been in jail for about seven years. However, with the coronavirus pandemic causing special attention to prisons, he’s come out to put everyone at ease on his health. Prisons: Petri Dishes for VirusesIn a tweet posted earlier this week, he explained that he’s completely fine and doesn’t know anyone in