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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says ‘the Misuse of Cryptocurrencies Is a Growing Problem’
12.2.2021
Janet Yellen, the new U.S. Treasury Secretary, has warned about “a growing problem” from “the misuse of cryptocurrencies.” She emphasized that “cryptocurrencies have been used to launder the profits of online drug traffickers; they’ve been a tool to finance...
Oldest US Bank BNY Mellon Sets Up Crypto Unit to Offer Bitcoin Services
12.2.2021
The Bank of New York Mellon, BNY Mellon, has set up a digital asset unit. The oldest bank in the U.S. plans to “hold, transfer, and issue” bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on behalf of its clients. The bank aims to eventually treat cryptocurrencies like any other assets. BNY Mellon...
Kyrgyzstan central bank plans to introduce licenses for crypto exchanges
12.2.2021
The central bank of the Kyrgyz Republic wants to provide crypto investors with the same level of protection that is already in place in traditional finance
Wall Street Embrace of Crypto Grows Closer as Employees Argue on Its Behalf: CNBC
12.2.2021
On a Zoom call with traders in January, co-President Daniel Pinto suggested he was open-minded about bitcoin
Anonymous DeFi Project Core Announces New Token Project
12.2.2021
Core, an anonymous and hyped DeFi project, has announced Delta, a new product and token. Core says this will “close the gap” between options trading and spot markets by “using a combination of liquidity standards to deploy an on-chain options layer with scalability in mind.”...
Miami Commissioners Reject Mayor’s Push to OK Crypto Use, Vote to Study It First: Report
12.2.2021
The city will seek a vendor to help City Hall pay all or part of its employees' salaries in bitcoin.
Residents would also have the option of using cryptocurrency to pay for city services
Mysterious Address With $3 Billion in Dogecoin Sends Cryptic Binary Messages to Elon Musk
12.2.2021
Ever since the infatuation between Elon Musk and the meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin, a number of people have looked at the asset critically. News.Bitcoin.com recently reported on the mysterious dogecoin wallet that absorbed more than 27% of the coin’s supply since February 6, 2019. This...
Apple Well Positioned to Offer Crypto Trading — Analyst Says Company Should Hold Bitcoin in Treasury
11.2.2021
Apple Inc. is well position to offer cryptocurrency trading, according to an analyst with global investment bank RBC Capital Markets. Not only will Apple gain instant market share in the crypto space, but the move could also generate the Iphone maker well over $40 billion in annual revenue....
Mastercard Will Start Supporting Cryptocurrencies Directly on its Network
11.2.2021
Payments giant Mastercard has announced that it is preparing to allow a number of cryptocurrencies to move through its network directly. Customers, merchants, and businesses will no longer need to convert cryptocurrencies into fiat currencies to transfer through the Mastercard network. Mastercard...
ECB President Christine Lagarde Says ‘It’s out of the Question’ That Central Banks Would Hold Bitcoin
11.2.2021
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has clarified whether central banks will start holding bitcoin now that a growing number of companies, like Tesla, are embracing the cryptocurrency. Lagarde remains skeptical about bitcoin, having recently said it “has...
Crypto Mining Farm Spotted Using High-End Gaming Laptops: Report
11.2.2021
Images have surfaced on Twitter reportedly showing a crypto-mining operation using laptops fitted with high-end Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics cards
MasterCard announces support for crypto on its network
11.2.2021
MasterCard will allow its almost one billion users to spend cryptocurrencies at more 30 million merchants, although it hasn’t specified which coins will be supported
Lindsay Lohan Tweets ‘Bitcoin to the Moon’- Celebrities Are Flocking to Crypto in Great Number
10.2.2021
Ever since bitcoin and a number of other digital assets started seeing price gains 11 months ago, a great number of celebrities started jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. More recently famous people like Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, the retired American rapper Logic, hit record producer Murda...
3 reasons why Binance Coin (BNB) hit a new all-time high at $148
10.2.2021
Record high trading volume and new offerings from Binance are a few of the factors behind Binance Coin hitting a new all-time high at $148
Anti-Privacy Regulations Pose Risks for Crypto Investors, Bank of America Says
10.2.2021
Cryptocurrencies "challenge the ability of governments to levy taxes and to control capital flows more broadly," the report says
Haunted by Past Elon Musk Predictions, Gold Bug Peter Schiff Tears Into Tesla’s BTC Acquisition
10.2.2021
After previously claiming that Elon Musk was too smart to buy bitcoin, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff is reacting angrily to reports that Tesla has acquired the cryptocurrency. In a series of tweets on February 8, Schiff now claims that Musk has no interest in bitcoin’s store of value...
What Is Cryptocurrency?
10.2.2021
Cryptocurrency also termed as Digital or Virtual currency is considered as a form of asset and the currency is designed to work as an exchange medium. Crytpocurrency uses strong cryptography to secure the financial transactions. All these cryptocurrencies work on the … Continued
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What Is Bitcoin?
10.2.2021
First of its kind Bitcoin – the cryptocurrency, is a digital currency which can be passed on between users on a bitcoin network without any centralized bank or administrative system. What many people do not know is that there are … Continued
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Indian Finance Minister Answers Questions on Cryptocurrency Plans and Ban Proposal
10.2.2021
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has answered some questions regarding cryptocurrency in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament. The questions include measures the government plans to impose on the crypto industry. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Answers...
Cryptocurrency market cap hits $1.4T and surpasses Google stock
10.2.2021
Total crypto market cap overtook Google stock days after Tesla announced a $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment