Jacob Lyon

Protos • 15/03/2023

US gov’t creates moral minefield after SVB and Silvergate bailout

Protos • 09/03/2023

Buying guns with crypto a constitutional right, argue lobbyists

"A gun lobbying association has urged people to protest a proposal to exclude crypto from the definition of ‘money,’ which they claim effectively criminalizes buying guns with digital currency."

Protos • 08/03/2023

UK announces second crypto ATM crackdown this month

"The UK’s financial watchdog today announced its second crackdown on crypto ATMs in less than a month. The joint operation with the Metropolitan Police will see regulators seize and confiscate unregistered crypto ATMs in East London. It follows an...

Protos • 02/03/2023

Nationwide joins banks in hampering UK crypto payments

"Building society Nationwide is the latest banking entity to restrict customers’ ability to buy cryptocurrency in the UK, as it bans the use of a credit card to buy crypto and sets a $6,000 limit to any daily crypto purchases."

Protos • 24/02/2023

Crypto firm tied to UK politics disappeared with investor cash

"A UK crypto firm that disappeared, leaving 8,000 investors, including a Premier League footballer, locked out of their investments, has ignited fierce debate around the issue of corporate lobbying in UK politics."

Protos • 23/01/2023

BBC chair linked to Russian crypto firm faces inquiry over BoJo loan

BBC chair and crypto investor Richard Sharp has asked the BBC board to review any possible conflicts of interest in his current role, stemming from claims that he helped to secure former prime minister Boris Johnson an £800,000 loan guarantor right...

Protos • 30/11/2022

Honey, where’s the bitcoin? Divorce lawyers hunt for hidden crypto

"Crypto has long been popular with criminals looking to hide, launder, or move their ill-gotten gains. But now disgruntled spouses facing divorce are adopting the same tactics as ganglords and cartels and using assets like bitcoin to keep their money...

Protos • 01/06/2022

Weed & Bitcoin: Dad and son caught running $13M empire from Starbucks

A father and son in Washington have been sentenced to five years in prison for running an illegal $13 million marijuana business alongside a lucrative Bitcoin-for-cash money laundering scheme. The 28-year-old Kenneth Warren Rule was first discovered...

Protos • 28/01/2022

PODCAST: Quantum Bitcoin ‘threat,’ Myanmar negs crypto, US does too

As part of this podcast series, I write the script, create the webpage and contribute headlines.

Protos • 14/01/2022

PODCAST: NFTs not art, Kardashian and crypto, Kleiman vs. Wright

This is one of the latest podcasts I've hosted as a stand-in.

Protos • 24/02/2021

‘Motherload’ grows, Square stacks more Bitcoin, Tesla shares slide

The daily podcast series I helped write, voice and edit together.

Protos • 21/07/2021

Coal and taxes: Bitcoin miners have a new home in Kazakhstan

"Swathes of crypto miners have packed up and moved to Kazakhstan as the local industry in China endures sweeping crackdowns. Kazakhstan — located in Central Asia bordering China and Russia — became the third-largest contributor to global Bitcoin...

Protos • 15/07/2021

Crypto mining plug pulled in 3 more Chinese provinces

"Three more Chinese provinces have announced plans to crack down on crypto mining amid fears that power-hungry plants could scupper the country’s ambitious carbon neutrality goals. As reported by State-owned website Heifi Online, Anhui in the east of...