Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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The token, which has gotten a lot of attention for its interesting way of placating U.S. regulators, is now live for IMVU users in over 140 countries.

IMVU's new blockchain-backed stablecoin goes live

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2021-01-12T10:00:00+00:00

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MicroStrategy's massive push into Bitcoin is paying off, with shares skyrocketing and huge new investment from Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley now holds 10% stake in Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy

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2021-01-08T22:48:56+00:00

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Newsletter

After watching protestors scale the walls of the Capitol Building, the U.S. will likely not be in the mood for financial regulation in the next couple of weeks....

Law Decoded: Insurrections, transitions, monitoring transactions and 2021, Jan. 1–8

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2021-01-08T20:18:54+00:00

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In addition to trying to define stablecoins, the U.K. is looking to establish how close it wants its crypto laws to be to other countries.

Following Brexit, the UK asks crypto industry about rules for cross-border stablecoins

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2021-01-07T20:42:54+00:00

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Following yesterday's chaos on Capitol Hill, the social media giant has blocked President Trump on the grounds that the likely intent and result of his posts is...

Zuckerberg blocks Trump from Facebook until at least end of term

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2021-01-07T18:02:13+00:00

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Interview

After getting some boundaries in which to operate from the SEC, IMVU's new blockchain-based token will be a major test case for crypto.

Social networks and the digital economy: A preview of IMVU’s VCOIN

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2021-01-07T16:41:10+00:00

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The trade war with China homes in on the country's thriving digital payments industry.

Trump bans Chinese payment apps, including AliPay and WeChat Pay

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2021-01-06T14:57:02+00:00

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More state regulators are gunning for the OCC and Brian Brooks, this time over usury laws and predatory lending.

States sue the OCC and Brian Brooks for overriding their controls on predatory lending

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2021-01-05T20:33:00+00:00

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