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Co-Founder of South Africa’s Crypto Index Fund Reveals the Plan to Launch Country’s First Bitcoin ETF
16.4.2021
Earle Loxton, the cofounder of EC10 (formerly DCX Capital) the institution behind the South African crypto index fund, says plans are afoot to launch the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF is expected to offer South African institutional investors an indirect way of getting...
Moscow Stock Exchange, Russian Banks Co-Found Blockchain Operator
13.4.2021
Source: Adobe/Dmitri Kalvān
Russia is edging ever closer to realizing its dream of breaking through the barriers of international trade-limiting EU and American sanctions by developing new payments system infrastructure – with the aid of blockchain technology.
Per RBC, the Moscow Stock Exchange...
NYSE celebrates historic 'first trades' with NFT series
13.4.2021
The NYSE’s NFTs will celebrate the first trades made in the shares of Spotify, Unity, DoorDash, Snowflake, Roblox, and Coupang
German digital stock exchange will list physical Litecoin ETP
12.4.2021
The group already has Bitcoin and Ether ETPs listed on the Deutsche Börse Xetra
Central Bank of Nigeria Blocks Fintech Startups From Accessing KYC Service— Decision Described as an ‘Attack on All Fintechs’
12.4.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently suspended the provision of the bank validation number (BVN) service to all fintech and third-party partners. The decision means non-banks entities include crypto startups “have lost one of the most comprehensive means of identity verification...
South African Companies Convert Cash Holdings Into BTC— Crypto Asset Is Hedge Against Devaluation
30.3.2021
New reports emerging from South Africa suggest privately held firms are converting a portion of their cash holdings into bitcoin as they seek to hedge against currency devaluation. According to one report, an open-source software specialist firm, LSD Open, could well be the first South African...
Brazilian Stock Exchange approves two new crypto ETFs in Latin America
19.3.2021
The Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) approved the first crypto ETFs in Latin America and leading to a new milestone for the market
Chinese Public Company Meitu Buys More Bitcoin — Treasury Now Holds $90 Million in Cryptocurrencies
19.3.2021
One of China’s top internet app makers, Meitu Inc., has purchased more bitcoin for its treasury. The company now holds about $90 million in cryptocurrencies. Meitu is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange and its flagship app has more than 1 billion users worldwide. Chinese Publicly Traded...
Stock Exchange SIX Aims to List Bitcoin on SDX, Crypto Trading Platform to Launch This Summer
18.3.2021
On March 17, a report detailed that the digital exchange being developed by Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX is preparing to launch by the summer of 2021. The exchange called SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) reportedly will also offer bitcoin, alongside the possibility of non-fungible...
Norway’s Fourth-Richest Man Invests in a Crypto Mining ASIC Manufacturer
13.3.2021
According to regional reports, the Norwegian billionaire and hedge fund manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, is investing funds into an energy-reducing cryptocurrency mining chip hardware company. The company Norway’s fourth richest man is investing in claims to build application-specific...
Roblox Goes Public, Wall Street Decides It's Worth Six Bethesdas
11.3.2021
The Roblox Corporation, maker of the online game creation platform Roblox, went public yesterday, selling shares in the company on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it was founded back in 2004. It ended the day trading at just under $70, giving it a valuation of $45 billion,...
3 Bitcoin ETFs Have Been Approved in North America
10.3.2021
There are now three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in North America, all approved within the past month by Canada’s securities regulators. They are currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The latest approved bitcoin ETF, backed by Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, began...
Nvidia Limits the Efficiency of Mining Ether Using Its GPUs by 50%
22.2.2021
Nvidia announced that it will start limiting the efficiency of mining ethereum or any other crypto using its new range of upcoming graphics processing units (GPUs). In a blog post published Feb. 19, the U.S. hardware maker said this limitation will feature first on its new Geforce RTX 3060 card...
North American Bitcoin ETF’s First Trading Day Captures $165M in Volume
19.2.2021
The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF launch on Thursday saw massive demand, as more than $165 million in trade volume was recorded. In fact, the exchange-traded fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) saw it’s first $80 million swapped during the first hour of trading sessions....
Second Canadian Bitcoin ETF Begins Trading on TSX Today
19.2.2021
This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada
German Cannabis Firm Hedges Bitcoin to Protect from Massive Currency Devaluation
18.2.2021
On Tuesday, the cannabis firm Synbiotic SE, a publicly-traded company in Germany that’s listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Xetra, has announced it is leveraging bitcoin to hedge against the euro. Synbiotic’s chief executive officer, Lars Müller explained that the company...
Bitcoin ETF Approved: First North American Bitcoin ETF Set to Trade on Toronto Stock Exchange
12.2.2021
The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America has been approved to launch in Canada. Purpose Bitcoin ETF, an alternative mutual fund, is expected to list and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. With this approval, the U.S. has fallen behind Canada in approving a bitcoin ETF. First...
Argo Blockchain Buys 172.5 Bitcoins as Reserve Asset, Monthly Revenue Soars 52%
4.2.2021
Argo Blockchain said Wednesday that it bought 172.5 bitcoins in the second half of January as part of its asset management strategy. ● In a trading update, the London Stock Exchange-listed bitcoin miner also reported strong revenue growth during the review month, climbing 52% to £2.48...
Canadian Firm Files for Bitcoin ETF on Toronto Stock Exchange
3.2.2021
The Accelerate Bitcoin ETF would list on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker “ABTC.”
Japan to Have Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange in 2022
29.1.2021
The exchange reportedly planned by SBI and SMFG is expected to be the first of its kind in Japan