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Bill Gates Neutral on Bitcoin but Says Cryptocurrency Is an Innovation the World Can Do Without
20.2.2021
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is no longer a bitcoin bear. He has now taken a neutral stance on bitcoin as an investment. However, as an innovation, he says that cryptocurrency is one that the world would be better off without because it allows for certain criminal activities. Bill Gates Changes...
Troubled NZ Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Suffers Another Hack in the Midst of Liquidation Process
20.2.2021
Controversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million stolen in 2019, Cryptopia reports that it was the target of a another theft incident on February 1, 2021. Hackers Accessed a Dormant Wallet Which Holds...
Study: Top-Tier Cryptocurrency Exchanges Increased Their Market Share by 13% Since October 2020
20.2.2021
A recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of lower-risk exchanges. The bitcoin bull market fueled that both retail and professional traders utilized such risk, data shows. Stricter Regulations Boosted Transparency...
REN price rallies 60%, hitting a new high after recent DeFi integration
20.2.2021
REN price spiked to a new all-time high shortly after its recent integration with Binance Smart Chain
IMF Representative of Nigeria Calls for Caution Over the Use of Cryptocurrencies
20.2.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen recently discussed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that targets crypto entities. In remarks made during a special virtual press briefing, Aisen repeats some of the CBN’s claims that...
Janet Yellen Stresses Importance of Crypto Regulation, Making Sure Bitcoin Is Not Used in Illicit Transactions
19.2.2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reaffirmed that it is important to ensure that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not used for illicit financing. In addition, she stresses the importance of regulating institutions that deal with bitcoin. Janet Yellen Claims It’s Important to Make...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Enters Bitcoin Space — Discusses What’s Driving Up BTC Price
19.2.2021
The world’s largest asset manager with almost $9 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has started investing in bitcoin. Sharing his view on what’s driving up the price of the cryptocurrency, the firm’s chief investment officer says the technology and the regulation have...
Binance’s brief pause of Ethereum withdrawals leaves community perplexed
19.2.2021
Binance paused ERC-20 withdrawals without offering a credible explanation, letting speculation about its true motives run wild
Bitcoin’s Watershed Moment- Crypto Asset Commands a $1 Trillion Market Capitalization
19.2.2021
Bitcoin’s market capitalization has crossed the $1 trillion zone after the price per coin surpassed $53,650 per unit. The valuation comes 145 months after the launch of the Bitcoin network on January 3, 2009. ‘The First Trillion Is the Hardest’ The price of bitcoin (BTC)...
Even Skeptics May Need to Consider Crypto Exposure: WSJ’s Heard on the Street
19.2.2021
Cryptocurrency's viability as an investment may not be in its value as an asset but in the way the financial world is evolving because of it
How PIVX Is Bootstrapping the Revival of Privacy Coins
19.2.2021
Throughout its history, PIVX has marked many firsts on the crypto market. These include being the first PoS project to use zk-SNARKs, masternodes, blockchain governance, deflationary mechanisms, and private staking. With a solid value proposition and numerous achievements under its belt, PIVX makes...
Binance Coin becomes the third-largest crypto following parabolic rally
19.2.2021
Binance Coin overtakes Tether to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Bitcoin and Ether
Akoin rolled out in $2B medical metropolis in Kenya
19.2.2021
Akon’s Akoin cryptocurrency is set to become the exclusive cryptocurrency of the Mwale Medical and Technology City in Kenya
Thailand tourism board targets wealthy Japanese crypto holders
19.2.2021
Well-heeled Japanese crypto holders are being targeted by Thailand’s tourism industry
US Authorities Take Action to Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Allegedly Defrauding Thousands of Investors
19.2.2021
The New York attorney general and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have filed charges against a cryptocurrency trading platform that allegedly defrauded thousands of investors out of over a million dollars. US Regulators Allege Coinseed Operates Illegal Crypto Trading Platform...
Venus (XVS) rallies 900%, TVL hits $3.54B after Binance Smart Chain launch
19.2.2021
Venus protocol becomes the top-ranked DeFi platform on the Binance Smart Chain as XVS price and the total value locked in the platform reach new highs
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Bitcoin Sells for $76K as Deposits on Centralized Exchanges Plummet
18.2.2021
According to a website that tracks the price of bitcoin across the globe, the crypto asset’s selling price in Nigeria as of February 18 stood at $ 76,000. At this price, the crypto asset is selling for $20,000 more than the approximately $52,000 that most cryptocurrency exchanges...
As Millions Drown in Today’s Poverty Trap, Macro Strategist Raoul Pal Says ‘Bitcoin Is a Life Raft’
18.2.2021
Global Macro Investor CEO, Raoul Pal, discussed the current economy this week and asked his 394,000 followers if people are using the wrong denominator when it comes to certain economic factors. One thing’s for certain, wages have not increased, no matter the common denominator people use...
Swiss canton of Zug starts accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency
18.2.2021
The Swiss canton of Zug is now accepting Bitcoin and Ether for tax payment from local companies and individuals
Ether Looks Overleveraged as Cryptocurrency Hits New High Over $1,900
18.2.2021
Ether's derivative market looks overheating amid the cryptocurrency's rally to new record highs