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Spot vs. Futures: Analyzing the SEC’s Dilemma in Bitcoin ETF Approvals

By: Paul Coste The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been denying applications for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since the Winklevoss twins’ first application in 2017, consistently reasoning that the products are not “designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,” which is required by the Exchange Act. However, the agency does not… Read More Spot vs. Futures: Analyzing the SEC’s Dilemma in Bitcoin ETF Approvals

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Will Profit Compromise the Ability to Go Green? Proposals for Industry and Government to Create Standards in Crypto-assets

By: Hayden McGuire A single transaction with bitcoin has a power cost that is equivalent to the average U.S. household’s 50-day consumption.  Since the cryptocurrency’s popularization in 2016, the high-electricity-consuming coin has had detrimental effects to the environment.  If the power consumption that bitcoin uses was measured as its own country, it would be in… Read More Will Profit Compromise the Ability to Go Green? Proposals for Industry and Government to Create Standards in Crypto-assets

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Crypto Crime: The Treasury Department Takes a Stand Against Illicit Activity Involving Digital Currency

Brief Description: Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that allows it’s users to purchase items online ranging from hotels on Expedia to videogames. Instead of having money in a bank, individuals are able to keep their currency in a digital wallet. Bitcoins are pseudonymous. However, there are methods for identifying bitcoin users. Bitcoin mixers were created in an attempt to thwart the identification of bitcoin users and help to ensure that their personal data stays private.… Read More Crypto Crime: The Treasury Department Takes a Stand Against Illicit Activity Involving Digital Currency

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Inexperienced Investors and Unregulated Markets: The Truth Behind Bitcoin Market Scams

As more and more people find themselves falling for the hype of Bitcoin, Internet chatroom users are taking advantage of inexperienced investors by spreading false news in order to make quick money through a pump-and-dump scheme. Scammers are able to engage in conduct that would typically be considered illegal, but can get away with the fraud because there are no active regulations regarding virtual currency. … Read More Inexperienced Investors and Unregulated Markets: The Truth Behind Bitcoin Market Scams

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The Bitcoin: Regulating the Decentralized Digital Currency

POSTED BY Allison Kearns As investors swoon over the digital currency Bitcoin, regulators deal with questions of whether or how it should be regulated.   The Bitcoin is a decentralized virtual currency that is designed to mimic the mining of a commodity.  Except mining in the online arena consists of clients competing to solve cryptographic puzzles. … Read More The Bitcoin: Regulating the Decentralized Digital Currency

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