Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 17, 2021
17.2.2021
With BTC surpassing $51K and analysts remaining bullish on the price, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup
Blockchain.com raises $120M funding round to grow institutional business
17.2.2021
Blockchain.com is continuing its institutional pivot with the new cash injection
Bitcoin price eyes $63K next as rising BTC dominance puts altcoins at risk
17.2.2021
The price of Bitcoin keeps climbing higher but one key support level must hold for the rally to continue
Russia’s Crypto Tax Bill Passes First Reading at State Duma
17.2.2021
The bill proposes to recognise cryptocurrency as property for purposes of taxation
CFOs and Financial Advisors Have Different Concerns About Bitcoin
17.2.2021
Recently surveyed finance executives are more worried about bitcoin (BTC)'s volatility, while US financial advisors are becoming less concerned about the wild swings in the market and now seem to be more preoccupied with regulations, when it comes to investing in this booming asset class.
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What are privacy coins and how do they differ from Bitcoin?
17.2.2021
Bitcoin is not as private as people might think, but multiple other assets that come with anonymity-boosting features do exist
DJ 3LAU to Auction Full Album Tokenized on Ethereum Blockchain
17.2.2021
3LAU is partnering with blockchain platform Origin to launch an auction for the Ultraviolet Vinyl NFT Collection
Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card for World’s First CBDC in Bahamas
17.2.2021
The Bahamian Sand Dollar can now be used for payments anywhere Mastercard is accepted
Privacy Coin Verge Suffers Third 51% Attack, Analysis Shows 200 Days of XVG Transactions Erased
17.2.2021
According to various reports, the cryptocurrency network Verge has suffered a 51% attack that led to a massive 560,000+ block reorganization. Analysts believe the Verge network attack could be the deepest blockchain reorganization (reorg) in history with roughly 200 days worth of verge transactions...
Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer
17.2.2021
Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing
Why the US Needs Bitcoin
17.2.2021
Elon Musk and other VIPs have endorsed it. Here's why the Federal Reserve should seriously consider BTC for its balance sheet
Chinese bank tests biometric hardware wallet for digital yuan payments
17.2.2021
Another Chinese banking institution has created a hardware wallet for the country’s central bank digital currency