Brandon Keys

A Slovakian Bitcoin miner named Dušan Matuska strives to become a Bitcoin educator on a small island of Roatán, Honduras. Matuska plans to use a previous Montessori school building to create an education center in a special economic zone called Próspera. Currently, Próspera accepts Bitcoin as legal tender.  Matuska was inspired by Bitcoin Beach in neighboring El Salvador and planned on trying something similar in Honduras. Matuska has a personal mission to educate 100 million people about Bitco

The Cosmos Asset Management’s Bitcoin ETF will be listed next week on the Cboe trading platform in Australia and is the first Bitcoin ETF available in Australia. The Bitcoin ETF will invest in Canada’s Purpose Bitcoin ETF that went live last year. In order for the ETF to be launched, four market participants will need to cover initial margin requirements of 42% and according to ASX Clear, the clearing house at the center of Australian capital markets, has confirmed it. Despite other ETF products

The European Parliament voted in favor of an anti-money laundering legislation which requires every crypto transfer be reported to authorities. The legislation cites the use of “unhosted wallets” as potential avenues for money laundering.  The report states that the EU’s Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) is looking to regulate unhosted wallets like Metamask and other digital wallets that aren't licensed as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in the European Union. The provision also looks

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state is working on a plan to allow businesses to pay corporate taxes in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Florida and DeSantis have gained a reputation for embracing the adoption of Bitcoin and blockchain technology and have welcomed innovation. DeSantis along with the city of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez have made the state a hotbed for Bitcoin and crypto related companies. DeSantis has publicly noted the difference between the decentralization of Bi

On March 17th, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a hearing titled “Understanding the Role of Digital Assets in Illicit Finance,” which covered a broad range of topics. Issues such as how Russia could use digital assets to avoid sanctions and whether or not they should be allowed to, how Ukraine is using cryptocurrency to support their fight against Russia, and preventing criminal activity through the use of digital assets. In opening statements, Chairman Sherrod Brown expressed his concerns

Wasabi announced that it will bar certain Bitcoin transactions from its service using CoinJoins. Wasabi’s Bitcoin Wallet is known for its mechanism that helps users coordinate CoinJoins. CoinJoining is a method of mixing coins to protect users’ privacy on the public ledger by essentially conducting multiple transactions into a pool where their coins are mixed with other users’ coins. The user then receives an equal value of Bitcoin at the other end of the transaction. A CoinJoin makes it more di

The country of El Salvador planned to launch Bitcoin backed bonds in just six months after making Bitcoin legal tender. The tentative timing for the launch of the bond was between March 15th and 20th, but according to the financial minister Alejandro Zelaya the launch may be delayed due to the conflict in the Ukraine.  El Salvador currently has half a billion dollars and is planning to raise $1 billion by issuing Bitcoin volcano bonds. The government plans to use the money raised by the Bitcoin

In January of 2022, Dubai’s Chamber of Digital Economy organized the city’s first one of a kind summit to attract venture capitalists for financing start-ups. This summit was created to expand and double the amount of digital companies run out of Dubai. Soon after, Dubai is now adopting its first law that regulates virtual assets.  The purpose of the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulation Law is to create a legal framework to protect investors and provide international standards for virtual asset indus