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Bitcoin Briefly Revisits $40,000 as Bulls Pare Week’s Losses
14.1.2021
Bitcoin has rallied nearly 15% in the past 24 hours. Ether hits $1,200
DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet ‘Horror Story’ a ‘Fiction’
14.1.2021
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case
First Mover: Forget Facebook’s Stablecoin. Now It’s $700B Bitcoin In the Crosshairs
14.1.2021
Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple months to a market value of more than $700 billion is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators.
FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Wallet Rule by 15 Days
14.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is providing an additional 15 days for comments on the proposed reporting requirements regarding unhosted crypto wallets
Fireblocks Rolls Out Staking Rewards for Eth 2.0, Polkadot and Tezos
14.1.2021
The institution-focused crypto custodian is bringing staking services to its 165-plus customers
Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy
14.1.2021
Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be
Winklevoss Twins Considering Taking Gemini Public: Report
14.1.2021
"We are certainly open to it,” Cameron Winklevoss said in the interview
OKEx Adds More Coin-Margined Perpetual Swaps for Real-Time Settlement
14.1.2021
OKEx adding more swaps to its real-time settlement function that went live on Dec. 29, 2020
UK Man Offers Council $72M If He’s Allowed to Search Dump and Finds Discarded Bitcoin Trove
14.1.2021
A UK IT engineer who mistakenly threw away a hard drive with around £210 million ($288 million) of bitcoin on it is applying to the local government to search wasteland for the device. Read more: UK Treasury Calls for Feedback on Approach to Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulation
Bitcoin Bounces as Options Market Sees 20% Chance of $50K at Month’s End
14.1.2021
While a 31% rally to $50,000 in two weeks may be challenging to envision, it is far from impossible, given bitcoin's prior rallies
Winklevoss-Founded Gemini to Offer Credit Card With Crypto Rewards
14.1.2021
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by the Winklevoss brothers, has launched the Gemini Credit Card offering cryptocurrency rewards. Read more: Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
Deribit Exchange Raises Maximum Bitcoin Options Strike Price to $400K
14.1.2021
The eye-watering strike option supplants the company's previous $300,000 maximum offering listed on Jan. 9
Crypto Buyers Face ‘Possible Limitations’ on eToro This Weekend
14.1.2021
The company cited issues relating to poor liquidity in the face of heightened demand
Bitfarms Closes Its Second $15M Private Placement in a Week
14.1.2021
Bitfarms was able to sell far few shares for the same amount of proceeds thanks to a 45% rise in its stock price in the last week
‘Was This Correct?’ Twitter’s Dorsey Asks About Banning Trump and Then Says ‘Yes’
14.1.2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to (where else?) Twitter to ask the question “was this correct?” regarding his company’s decision to ban U.S. President Donald Trump from the platform following last week’s attack on the Capitol. After that opening expression of doubt,...
IHS Markit Likely to Join Race for Crypto Indexes on Wall Street: Exec
14.1.2021
"We have every millennial that works for us thinks we should have a major pricing, data services, software and participation," said CEO Lance Uggla
OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday
14.1.2021
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday
Riot Blockchain Adds Blockware CEO to Advisory Board
13.1.2021
Jappa is the latest addition to Riot's changing boards of directors and advisors
Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie
13.1.2021
With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce
Japan’s FSA Says XRP Not a Security: Report
13.1.2021
The regulator's stance contrasts with that of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission