Weekly Crypto Recap: AT&T accepts Crypto, The end of Free Speech, & more!

The weekly crypto recap: Where we go over all the latest news in crypto from the week. With @Zaphoid, aka Chris Karabats from SmartCashThis week in the news:Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act. Freedom of the Press is in dire straits, a disastrous precedent for the First amendment. Charges: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/1037-julian-assange-espionage-act-indictment/426b4e534ab60553ba6c/optimized/full.pdf#page=1Japan seeks global response to Crypto, scrutinizes exchanges and hands out "crypto guidance" prior to G20Russian central bank considers gold-backed cryptoMontana passes bill to exempt utility tokens from securities lawsIRS says it will soon issue new crypto guidance re taxesLocalBitcoins bans buying in IranEU cracks down of coin mixers, while the EU central bank says "Crypto poses no threat to financial stability"Israel rules crypto is not money, but an asset subject to capital gainsAustralian employee faces jail for mining crypto at workVenezuela avoids sanctions by using Ruble and CryptoCSW files copyright for Bitcoin Whitepaper, while US Copyright Office Says It Does Not ‘Recognize’ Craig Wright as SatoshiVitalik proposes mixer smart contract on Ethereum to anonymize TransactionsDecentralized domain registry gets funding, claims to offer websites that can’t be taken down by government authorities or traditional domain providers. AT&T partners with BitPay: customers can now pay bills in cryptoThe creator of “Fortnite” teams up with a gaming platform built on crypto Firefox browser now includes an option to block cryptocurrency mining scripts on websitesPewDiePie's switch to dLive leads to 67 percent growth on the platformUsing Blockchain to track Vegan products & verify they are vegan: Game of Thrones star "Bronn" is onboard as an advisorFounder of liquidated exchange, Cryptopia, launches new exchange: “New Zealand's most advanced crypto trading platform”SEC goes after crypto ponzi schemeBitfinex has no customers in NYC, and questions why NYAG has the jurisdiction to go after themBinance's CZ sues Sequoia Capital Galaxy Digital rebalances portfolio, sells its shares in Block.oneTo ask any questions on the show, please visit https://bitbacker.io/powerchat/naomibrockwell/Thanks for watching!!To watch video version of this episodes, visit: https://youtu.be/ZlPEZ4WgeTA

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