Policymakers’ response to fraud allegations at centralized crypto exchange FTX has included amusing crackdowns on Americans’ voluntary use of the software. Following last week’s FTX hearing, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (DOH) proposed “possibly banning” cryptocurrency. Earlier this month, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam discussed how the federal government could assist offshore cryptocurrency exchanges that block US users in “protecting those firewalls.” Banning open-source software and shutting down the global Internet is not the way to lead the free world. It undermines new ways of organizing civil…
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B Capital leads $50 Mn round in neobank Fi
Neobanking startup Fi has secured roughly $50 million in what looks to be a Series B round lead by B Capital. This is the Bengaluru-based startup’s second round in 2021. It raised a $12 million Series A round in June. According to regulatory filings with RoC, Fi has approved the allotment of 1 equity and 3,90,531 Series B CCPS with a face value of Rs 10 and a premium of Rs 9,485.25 per share to raise Rs 370.81 crore, or close to $50 million. B Capital led the round with…
Read MoreElon Musk says Tesla will Stop Accepting Bitcoin for Car Purchases, Citing Environmental Concerns
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on Twitter that Tesla has “suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin,” out of concern over “rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining.” The price of bitcoin dropped about 5% in the first minutes after Musk’s announcement. In an SEC filing in February, Tesla revealed that it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin and it may invest in more of bitcoin or other crypto currencies in the future. At that time, the company said it would start accepting bitcoin as a payment method for…
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