Iceland’s Prime Minister Vows to Prioritize Food Security Over Bitcoin
26.3.2024
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has vowed to focus more power on producing food internally while reducing the energy expenditure in data centers and bitcoin mining. Jakobsdóttir stated that while the country was working to achieve carbon neutrality, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies...
Russian Crypto Industry Sends Government Draft Mining Bill
26.3.2024
Russian crypto industry chiefs have teamed up with business leaders to create a draft bill that could legalize the nation’s booming mining sector.
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Philippines Blocks Binance, Citing Threat to Security of Investor Funds
26.3.2024
The Philippines has proceeded to block crypto exchange Binance. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded that the public’s continued access to Binance’s websites and apps “poses a threat to the security of the funds of investing Filipinos.”...
Detained Binance Executive Escapes Custody in Nigeria, Government to Request Interpol Assistance
26.3.2024
A senior executive at Binance, who was detained by Nigerian authorities in late February, has since escaped from custody. The executive Nadeem Anjarwalla is believed to have left the country using a Kenyan passport. The Nigerian government confirmed Anjarwalla’s escape and said it would...
Roger Ver Rejects Blockstream CEO’s Invitation, Remains Loyal to Bitcoin Cash Over BTC
26.3.2024
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has decided to continue supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over Bitcoin (BTC) despite an invitation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back to rejoin the Bitcoin community. Ver criticizes layer two blockchain solutions, like Back’s Liquid Network, as centralized...
Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Bitcoin Hitting $100K by September — Plans to Buy BTC This Week as Halving Nears
26.3.2024
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has updated his bitcoin price prediction. He now anticipates the cryptocurrency reaching $100K by September. The famous author also announced his intention to purchase more bitcoin this week, citing the approaching halving event. He encouraged investors...
South Korean ‘Crypto Fraudsters’ ‘Duped Financier Out of $4.1m’
26.3.2024
Suspected South Korean crypto fraudsters allegedly fooled a wealthy financier into parting with over $4.1 million, the nation’s police force said on March 25.
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UAE Introduces CBDC Implementation Strategy – Here’s What’s Inside
26.3.2024
The UAE's central bank has announced a comprehensive strategy to implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for retail and wholesale use. In partnership with technology providers R3 and G42 Cloud, the UAE envisions that digital dirham will streamline cross-border transactions, enhance...
GAIMIN’s GMRX Listed on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
26.3.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 25th March 2024 – GAIMIN, the world’s leader in delivering GPU-based decentralised data processing services through gaimin.cloud, today announces its GMRX utility token will be listed on cryptocurrency exchanges. GMRX is a utility token designed to support GAIMIN’s...
EU Launches Probe into Tech Giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon Over Digital Markets Act Violations
25.3.2024
The European Commission has begun an extensive investigation targeted at Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta over non-compliance practices under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The notice of the inquiry was disclosed by the commission on March 25, and it represents the EU’s first major attempt...
Telegram Banned in Spain for Not Cooperating in Unauthorized Content Probe
25.3.2024
Telegram, the messaging powerhouse, has been banned in Spain on a case investigating the hosting of unauthorized content owned by media companies in Spain. The Audiencia Nacional (National Court), one of the highest courts in Spain, has authorized this ban until Telegram cooperates by sending...
Senator Elizabeth Warren Criticizes Crypto, Claims It Threatens U.S. Security and “Helps Terrorists
25.3.2024
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) criticized North Korea’s crypto usage and the rise of crypto “pig butchering” scams at a Thursday hearing of the Senate of Armed Services, claiming that cryptocurrency as a whole poses “a threat to our national security.” Warren has long been openly anti-crypto...