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Bitcoin Debuts in BlackRock & Coinbase Partnership, Meta Rolls Out NFTs to More Countries, Risky Crypto Bridges + More News
4.8.2022
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Coinbase partners with BlackRock to create new access points for institutional crypto investing
4.8.2022
The world's largest financial asset management firm is making a major push into digital assets, beginning with Bitcoin
UK parliamentary group calls for submissions in new crypto asset inquiry
4.8.2022
The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) announced it will launch an inquiry into the crypto and digital asset industry
Portuguese banks shutting crypto accounts citing risk management concerns
4.8.2022
The Bank of Portugal has licensed all of the exchanges that have had their accounts closed, including Criptoloja, Mind The Coin and Luso Digital Assets
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Crypto Markets Down Ahead of Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls Report
4.8.2022
Bitcoin was trading lower on Thursday, ahead of tomorrow’s monthly nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report. The U.S. labor market has recently shown signs of slowing, following data this week reporting that nationwide job openings had fallen. Ethereum also dropped on the prospect of the NFP report...
Crypto Exchange ZB Exchange Loses Nearly $5M in Suspected Hack, Pauses Withdrawals
4.8.2022
The self-titled “world’s most secure” exchange may be the third crypto company to suffer a multi-million dollar exploit this week
BlackRock to Offer Crypto for Institutional Investors Through Coinbase Prime
4.8.2022
The crypto exchange and asset management giant have partnered to offer crypto trading services to mutual clients
USD 6.8B Pension Fund to Invest in Crypto Lending Market
4.8.2022
Indicating that some major financial players have not been scared away from cryptoassets by the ongoing market downturn, the Fairfax County Retirement Systems, a US pension fund with assets totaling USD 6.8bn, has unveiled it is looking to invest in crypto lending markets to ramp up...
Speculators and Crypto Traders Blamed for Naira’s Plunge, Kenyan Institutions Told to End Dealings With Nigerian Fintechs, CAR Token Sale off to Slow Start
4.8.2022
In this week’s Africa news highlights, the Nigerian central bank blames speculators for causing the local currency’s plunge to a new all-time low on the parallel market. In Kenya, the central bank has told financial institutions to cease having dealings with two Nigerian fintechs...
Japan may see a reduced 20% tax on crypto earnings with new proposal
4.8.2022
The proposal calls for a separate 20% tax on crypto earnings and exemptions of any tax on crypto gains, with losses carried forward for up to three years
Miner Tomorrow Crypto Looks to Go Public Through SPAC Merger
4.8.2022
Tomorrow Crypto, a bitcoin and ether mining company, has proposed a merger with Nasdaq-listed blank cheque firm Globalink Investment (GLII)
Senator Warren proposes reducing Wall Street's involvement in crypto
4.8.2022
Warren's letter urges OCC to collaborate with Fed and FDIC to develop an alternative cryptocurrency approach “that adequately protects consumers and the safety and soundness of the banking system.”
UK Parliamentary Group Starts Crypto Inquiry to Form Policy Recommendations
4.8.2022
The cross-party group is asking industry experts, regulators and the government to weigh in on a range of topics including consumer protection and CBDCs
Portuguese Banks Stop Offering Services to Crypto Exchanges, Citing ‘Risk’ as Rationale
4.8.2022
Multiple Portuguese banks have begun closing accounts belonging to crypto exchanges due to “risk management”-related reasons – and the country’s central bank appears to have given the financial institutions its blessing....
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PwC Crypto Head Departs to Set Up $75M Digital Asset Fund in Dubai: Report
4.8.2022
Big Four accounting firm PwC's crypto head has left his to set up a $75 million digital asset fund in Dubai, the Financial Times reported Thursday
Fairfax County Pension Fund Invests $70M in Crypto Yield Farming Funds: Report
4.8.2022
Virginia-based pension fund, The Fairfax County Retirement Systems, has invested $70 million evenly across two yield farming funds
Study: Nigeria Most Crypto-Obsessed English Speaking Country Globally
4.8.2022
A new study has ranked Nigeria as the country most curious about cryptocurrency post the April crypto market crash. The same study findings show Kenya as the second-highest ranked African country. According to Bobby Ong, co-founder of Coingecko, the countries topping the list seem more interested...
Virtual Land Sales Take a Plunge Amid Broader Crypto Downturn
4.8.2022
Virtual real estate is seeing a crash of its own as prices of land in various metaverses, as well as sales volumes, have plunged to the lowest levels in months - amid a broader crypto downturn that has seen around USD 2trn wiped from the crypto market capitalization.
According to a dashboard...
Major hacks in play-to-earn crypto games a ‘matter of time’ — Report
4.8.2022
According to a cybersecurity auditing firm, GameFi projects are putting "profits above security" and pose a great risk to the projects and its users
After four years, Japan brings back its first crypto ATM
4.8.2022
Local exchange Gaia Co. is set to roll out crypto ATMs in Tokyo and Osaka and has outlined plans for 130 of them over the next three years