India Plans Twin Taxes on Exchanges and Traders Before Passing Crypto Bill: Report
17.2.2021
A senior Finance Ministry official told a newspaper that taxation does not necessarily imply legality
Polkadot indicator? Data shows Bitcoin has been following DOT price for months
17.2.2021
Data shows Polkadot's price action has been a bellwether for Bitcoin in the past few months
Another Chinese Giant Enters Bitcoin and Ethereum Mining
17.2.2021
Bitcoin mining rigs. Another Chinese non-crypto firm has moved into bitcoin (BTC) mining – with the shipping behemoth Sino Global set to snap up a controlling stake in computing company Nine-Chain Intelligent in a deal worth around USD 8.5m.
Per a press release, Sino Global announced that it...
World’s Oldest Central Bank Extends Digital Currency Test Till 2022
17.2.2021
Sweden's Riksbank said it would continue work with Accenture on a potential e-krona digital currency until next year
Bitcoin selling at 36% premium in Nigeria
17.2.2021
In the wake of the recent ban on Nigerian banks' servicing of crypto exchanges, Bitcoin's price in the country has seemingly spun out of control
Diginex Connects Crypto Exchanges and Electronic Trading Firms With New Platform
17.2.2021
The crypto services firm is connecting high-frequency traders who use electronic trading platforms to crypto exchanges
Dubai Government Licensing Entity Now Accepts Bitcoin for Payments
17.2.2021
A government-owned entity in Dubai has started accepting bitcoin, ether and tether as payment for its services, according to local media reports. Kiklabb is a free trade zone that helps companies set up shop in Dubai, a wealthy city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kiklabb issues...
German cannabis company hedges with Bitcoin in case euro crashes
17.2.2021
SynBiotic SE cites "legitimate concern" about a "massive devaluation of fiat money."
Listed German Cannabis Firm to Buy Bitcoin, Slates Euro and USD
17.2.2021
Companies outside the United States look set to follow Tesla and others into bitcoin (BTC) buying, after the German listed cannabis company SynBiotic announced that it has “started to shift some of its free liquidity into bitcoin.”
Although the German company did not disclose the size of...
Head of St Louis Fed Says Bitcoin Not a Challenge to US Dollar’s Global Dominance
17.2.2021
James Bullard also likened bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset
GPU hardware firm riles gaming community by flirting with crypto miners
17.2.2021
Hungry for coin? A computing hardware firm has angered gamers after apparently marketing the already scarce Nvidia RTX 30 series to cryptocurrency miners
Microsoft has no plans to make Tesla-like move into Bitcoin, says president
17.2.2021
Microsoft president Brad Smith did not exclude the possibility of the company putting Bitcoin on its balance sheet one day