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US Senator Lummis Thanks God for Bitcoin as Congress Discusses Raising Debt Ceiling
17.10.2021
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said, “Thank God for bitcoin,” during her speech to the Senate about raising the U.S. debt limit. “Bitcoin is not issued by a government, so it is not beholding to the debts that are run up by governments,” she explained. US Senator...
Mark Cuban Won’t Invest in Bitcoin ETF, Prefers to Buy BTC Directly
17.10.2021
The owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has said “no” to investing in bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which could start trading next week in the U.S. The Shark Tank star does not see a reason for him to invest in a bitcoin ETF, emphasizing that...
Impossible to Run Away From Cryptocurrencies Says Zimbabwe Finance Minister
16.10.2021
Zimbabwe’s increasingly pro-crypto finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, recently told his colleagues in government that it is now impossible to run away from cryptocurrencies. Ncube said this after revealing that some 30% of the country’s youth are now invested in cryptocurrencies....
Morgan Stanley CEO Says Bitcoin Is Not a Fad, Crypto Is Not Going Away
15.10.2021
The chief executive officer of global investment bank Morgan Stanley says that cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is not a fad. Noting that they are not going to go away, he said: “We’re watchful of it, we’re respectful, and we’ll wait and see how the regulators handle...
Crypto Firm Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion, Face up to 5 Years in Prison
14.10.2021
The owners of a cryptocurrency firm that raised approximately $24 million from more than 13,000 investors have pleaded guilty to tax evasion. “These crypto-savvy defendants exploited an emerging technology, lying to their investors, pocketing the proceeds, and concealing the income from...
Crypto Is a ‘Major Priority’ for Miami Mayor Building City Into Crypto Capital of the World
14.10.2021
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says that cryptocurrency is a “major priority” for him as he attempts to build his city into the crypto capital of the world. “I want us to differentiate ourselves as a crypto capital of the United States or of the world,” he said....
Major Turkish Crypto Exchange Coinzo Shuts Down
12.10.2021
Coinzo, one of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is terminating its digital asset trading services. The platform said its website will remain online in the next six months to allow users to withdraw their holdings in cryptocurrency and Turkish fiat money. Another of Turkey’s...
IMF Warns of Higher Inflation, But Central Banks Shouldn’t Tighten Yet
12.10.2021
said today. According to their new report, central banks around the world should “generally look through” the currently elevated inflation numbers, and not tighten monetary policy “until there is more clarity on the underlying price dynamics.”The recommendation from the organ
Pantera CEO Wants a Reminder the Day Before a US Bitcoin ETF Launches — ‘I Might Want to Take Some Chips off the Table’
11.10.2021
On October 6, Pantera Capital published an investor’s note written by Dan Morehead, the company’s CEO. Unlike the myriad of crypto investors who believe that a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will send the crypto asset’s value to the moon, Morehead explains it could be...
Q4 Forecasts For Bitcoin Miners; Executive Order on Crypto + More News
11.10.2021
ndex.com/blog/hashrate-index-q3-report-bitcoin-china-ban">said in its report today. The company did not specify if it's in USD or BTC terms. 7-day average revenue from fees was almost USD 900,000 on October 10, per Blockchain.com
Bitfury Is Said To Be Valued 'In Billions' as IPO Rumors Reemerge
11.10.2021
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5 Countries Will Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender by End of Next Year, Says Bitmex CEO
11.10.2021
By the end of next year, at least five countries will have accepted bitcoin as legal tender, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex has predicted. He cited three key reasons why he arrived at this conclusion. “Developing countries will jump into crypto in 2022,” he said. More...
SEC Commissioner: True Decentralized Projects Pose a Challenge to Crypto Regulation
11.10.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that true decentralized projects pose a challenge to crypto regulation. Noting that “decentralized finance carries within itself inherently some ability to self regulate,” the commissioner said, “we need...
Jekyll doesn’t do components? Liar!
8.10.2021
I like the pushback from Katie Kodes here. I’ve said in the past that I don’t think server-side languages haven’t quite nailed “building in components” as well as JavaScript has, but hey, this is a good point:
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Bakkt Users Will be Able to Spend Bitcoin via Google Pay
8.10.2021
with-Google-to-Introduce-Digital-Assets-to-Millions-of-Consumers">said the company.Bakkt also said that they’ve chosen Google Cloud as a preferred cloud provider. That said, they plan to market their solutions that will be powered by Google Cloud to “leading retailers and merchants in the
‘Public’ Adds Cryptocurrency Trading Citing Millions of Investors See Crypto as ‘Compelling Asset Class’
8.10.2021
Investing platform Public, with over 1 million users, is rolling out cryptocurrency trading. “Crypto is gaining momentum as a compelling asset class for millions of investors,” the company said. Public Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Investing platform Public describes itself...
The Financial System Is In 'An Age of Disruption,' BIS Official Admits
7.10.2021
tion Hub.Speaking at the Geneva Conference on the World Economy in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, Cœuré said that “cryptocurrencies, the rapid rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), and
Countries Should Prevent 'Regulatory Arbitrage' for Stablecoins – FSB
7.10.2021
ecoin space.The emergence of global stablecoins (GSCs) would pose greater risks to financial stability than existing stablecoins, said the report, and it may also "challenge the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of existing regulatory, supervisory and oversight approaches."The FSB re
Coinshares Invests In Swiss Bank As Customers Increasingly Turn To Crypto
7.10.2021
rther said that FlowBank’s association with CoinShares, "further solidifies" the bank's mission to "create a seamless and innovative banking and investment journey for its customers." She added that today, "FlowBank’s clients can invest in CoinShares’ crypto [exchange traded products]."
US Launches National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to Prosecute ‘Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’
7.10.2021
The U.S. has launched the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, an initiative of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to tackle and prosecute “criminal misuses of cryptocurrency, particularly crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and money...