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Goldman Sachs Confirms It Granted a Lender a Bitcoin-backed Loan
29.4.2022
The American investment banking heavyweight Goldman Sachs has granted a customer a cash loan backed by bitcoin (BTC).
Bloomberg reported that Goldman Sachs had confirmed that it had lent cash in a deal that was “collateralized by bitcoin owned by the borrower,” per “a spokeswoman for...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Remain Supported, BNB Moves Higher
29.4.2022
Bitcoin price started a fresh upside correction from the USD 38,500 zone and was able to surpass the USD 39,500 resistance level. It is currently (04:00 UTC) consolidating and eyeing an upside break above the USD 40,000 resistance. BTC is almost unchanged in a day and down almost 3% in...
New Generation of Crypto Investors Takes Responsibility Back, Tech Investor Says
28.4.2022
Crypto has brought in a new generation of investors who identify at a personal level with what they invest in, and they’re not necessarily calling for the regulator as soon as they face problems, according to a European blockchain and technology investor....
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Crypto Trading Volume Falls for Sixth Month, US GDP Disappoints + More News
28.4.2022
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UK Regulator Seeks International Crypto Regulation Coordination, Not Over-regulation - Official
28.4.2022
International regulators should cooperate to develop a regulatory framework for cryptoassets – but not over-regulate the industry and kill innovation, according to a senior representative of the UK regulatory body Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
David Raw, Co-Director of Consumer and Retail...
EU Decision-Makers Kick Off Negotiations On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
28.4.2022
As the members of the European Parliament have launched the final round of negotiations on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) today, the crypto industry hopes to impact the legislative proposal’s wording through a lobbying campaign aimed at the European Union’s...
Fed Tightening ‘More of an Opportunity Than a Threat’ – Grayscale CEO
28.4.2022
Monetary tightening and potentially aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) do not threaten crypto as an asset class, and could instead serve as “a shining advertisement” and “an opportunity,” according to Michael Sonnenshein, the CEO of major crypto investment manager...
Finland Set to Donate Bitcoin Seized from Criminals to Ukraine – Report
28.4.2022
Finland’s government will reportedly donate bitcoin (BTC) seized in criminal operations to Ukraine, to support the latter’s war efforts against the Russian invasion.
Per the Finnish media outlet Helsingin Sanomat, the Finnish government has amassed BTC 1,981 (USD 78m). The coins have been...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Consolidate, GRT and APE Jump
28.4.2022
Bitcoin price started an upside correction from the USD 38,000 zone and was able to surpass the USD 39,200 resistance level. It is currently (04:57 UTC) struggling to clear the USD 39,500 level and is up almost 3% in a day, trimming its weekly losses to less than 5%....
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South Korean Crypto Exchanges Resume Service as Usual after Travel Rule Breakthrough
28.4.2022
South Korea’s biggest crypto exchanges have finally linked their rival Travel Rule solutions – over a month after a new law that requires trading platforms to abide by the protocol came into force.
As previously reported, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s measure, which requires...
More Confidence By Banks Could Trigger 'Second Wave' Of Crypto Adoption - Expert Panel
27.4.2022
Asia-focused banks and financial institutions consider there is a need for more regulatory clarity across the region, but also more confidence by financial institutions to trigger what could become the “second wave” of crypto adoption across the region, according to the participants of a debate...
Bitcoin & Gold ETP, Decentralized Autonomous Billions, Bybit's Options + More News
27.4.2022
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Central African Republic Has Adopted Bitcoin as Legal Tender - Reports
27.4.2022
The Central African Republic (CAR) has seemingly confirmed reports that it has adopted bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender – becoming only the second country in the world and the first African nation to do so.
Per reports from the French media outlets AFP and RFI, as well as Le Figaro, the CAR’s...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears Another All-Time High while BTC Trends Lower
27.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is set to hit yet another all-time high (ATH) today, less than a month after the previous one, cutting into the decreasing profit margins of miners. ...
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‘Nobody Big Enough’ to Manipulate Bitcoin, but Altcoins Offer Superior Returns, Pantera’s Morehead Says
27.4.2022
Around USD 70bn is traded in the bitcoin (BTC) market every day, meaning that the market is too large for any single actor to manipulate, crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital’s CEO Dan Morehead said, explaining his firm’s strategy of focusing on altcoin investing....
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As Bitcoin Keeps Tanking, Arthur Hayes Joins Chorus of USD 1m BTC Predictors and Warns of 'The Doom Loop'
27.4.2022
With the price of bitcoin (BTC) falling lower, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is joining the ranks of the most bullish bitcoin proponents, with a USD 1m price prediction as part of what he calls “the doom loop” that started with sanctioning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
“The shock...
Another Bitcoin Solo Miner Wins the Block Race
27.4.2022
A solo Bitcoin (BTC) miner with a hashrate capacity of 60 terahashes per second (TH/s) has added a new block to the Bitcoin blockchain, registering the block reward of BTC 6.25 (USD 244,074).
This marks the sixth solo miner to win a Bitcoin block race so far in 2022, according to pseudonymous...
Bitcoin (BTC) Tanks After News of Musk’s Twitter Acquisition!
27.4.2022
Despite maintaining its position as the top blockchain contender for 2022, Bitcoin has a lot of upcoming challenges on its way. Elon Musk is a popular name that can disrupt or create a shortage of tokens based on his perception of cryptocurrencies and their technologies. The day news broke out...
American Borrowers Can Now Use Crypto Mortgages to Buy Home
27.4.2022
USDC.homes, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) project, is offering US homebuyers DeFi mortgages, enabling users to purchase homes using crypto without having to first liquidate it.
The project currently allows Texas residents to secure crypto mortgages but plans to expand its offering...
2 in 10 People in El Salvador Still Using Government’s Chivo Bitcoin App – Survey
27.4.2022
A survey has found that Salvadorans are using the state-run Chivo bitcoin (BTC) app and wallet sparingly if at all, with most simply downloading it to receive a USD 30 worth of bitcoin as a golden hello before returning to using the dollar....
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