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Bill Miller’s Hedge Fund Sees Bitcoin Having ‘Significant Upside Potential’ as Digital Gold
9.9.2021
In a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund managers for the Miller Opportunity Trust, Bill Miller’s hedge fund, state that “bitcoin has significant upside potential as a form of digital gold.” The report details that despite...
Bitcoin’s Legal in El Salvador – But Still Has a Mountain to Climb
7.9.2021
ntroversy is already blighting the move, masterminded by the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Some claim that a clause in the new law that forces businesses to accept BTC as a form of payment if requested is an example of “strong-arm tactics.”In a bid to drive up the pace of adoption – and
PUBG's Creator Leaves Company To Form New Studio
1.9.2021
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the man whose modding and design efforts helped create the Battle Royale genre as we know it, has left PUBG’s parent company Krafton to form his own development studio.Read more
Nigerian Central Bank Freezes Bank Accounts of Fintech Firms, Accuses Them of Violating Forex Regulations
19.8.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reportedly frozen bank accounts belonging to four fintech firms for up to 180 days after a Federal High Court in Abuja acceded to an “ex parte motion.” The ex parte motion, which is a form of temporary suspension, was granted after a Nigerian chief...
US lawmakers urge CFTC and SEC to form joint working group on digital assets
17.8.2021
The letter seems to be applying political pressure for the two government agencies to act on their own rather than waiting for a bill requiring the creation of such a group to become law
Multi-Billion Dollar Wealth Manager Neuberger Berman Adds Exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum
11.8.2021
The private investment management firm with $402 billion in assets under management (AUM), Neuberger Berman Group LLC, has revealed the company now has active exposure to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. The multi-billion-dollar asset manager disclosed this information in a Form 497 in order...
Save the Children Senior Advisor: We Chose ADA Because Its Backed by the Cardano Foundation
10.8.2021
In July 2021, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Save the Children in Rwanda announced it partnered with the Cardano Foundation on a project that allows well-wishers to make donations in the form of cryptocurrencies. Save the Children Meets ADA At the time, it was revealed that Save...
What form of digital assets will be the future of payments?
7.8.2021
Not all digital assets would be treated as sternly as cryptocurrencies and not all of them will become the future of money
Pokémon Go Creators Reconsidering Rule Changes After Players Threaten Boycott
5.8.2021
Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, has responded to player criticism and threats of a boycott after proposed changes to some of the game’s rules in the USA and New Zealand did not go down very well.Read more
onInput Event
3.8.2021
Coding HTML forms has been painful my entire career. Form controls look different between operating systems and browsers, coding client side and server side validation is a nightmare, and inevitably you forget something somewhere along the line. Some behaviors don’t act the way you’d...
Crypto Payment Option Makes Services More Affordable: Zimbabwe Music Studio Director
29.7.2021
A Zimbabwean music production company, Mutscon Music, recently announced that its clients can now pay for services using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. According to the company, this decision has partly been necessitated by ongoing pandemic-related movement restrictions. Music Studio...
South Korea Proposes Law Allowing Direct Seizure and Sale of Crypto Assets to Pay Overdue Taxes
28.7.2021
The South Korean government has proposed an amendment to the tax code to allow the country’s tax authority to seize and sell cryptocurrencies belonging to delinquent taxpayers. “The revision will allow direct seizing without court-approved change in ownership records. Assets held by...
Crudeoil Finance & the Collective Form a Strategic Alliance
26.7.2021
In a partnership of strategic interest, Crudeoil finance has decided to come together with Collective to explore opportunities in the space of global marketing and customer growth. Crudeoil Finance has carved a place for itself in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space, thanks to its unique...
IRS Modifies Crypto Question on Tax Form — Now Focusing on Taxable Cryptocurrency Transactions
24.7.2021
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has modified the crypto question asked on the main U.S. tax form. Reducing the scope of the question, the IRS now focuses on taxable cryptocurrency transactions. New Crypto Question on Tax Form 1040 The IRS published a draft Form 1040 for the tax year 2021...
Steve Job’s Physical Job Application and Mirror Copy in NFT Form to Faceoff on the Auction Block
22.7.2021
In another world-first for the non-fungible token (NFT) space, Steve Job’s handwritten job application letter in its physical form and an accompanying digital NFT of the same item will go head to head in respective auctions. Auction to Expose How Collectors Value Different Formats As NFTs...
Ethereum, Solana, Polygon & Co Form A New Hot Market Of Blockchains
18.7.2021
Blockchains are proliferating almost at the rate of cryptoassets. There are now blockchains for decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized exchanges, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), video content, for cloud computing, gaming, marketplaces, and who knows for whatever else.
The market...
Digital Euro Project Gets Going as ECB Launches Investigation Phase
15.7.2021
After months of deliberation, the European Central Bank has decided to proceed with a digital euro project. Officials insist the new version of Europe’s common currency should “ensure privacy” and provide access to “the safest form of money” at...
Bitcoinization of El Salvador: JPMorgan Sees No ‘Tangible Economic Benefits’ of Bitcoin as Legal Tender
13.7.2021
JPMorgan has offered its view on the bitcoinization of El Salvador, the country which recently made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. JPMorgan says, “It is difficult to see any tangible economic benefits associated with adopting bitcoin as a second form of legal tender.”...
Grayscale Investments’ Diversified Cryptocurrency Fund Now an SEC Reporting Company
13.7.2021
Grayscale Investments now has three SEC reporting funds, with the newest addition being the Digital Large Cap Fund. The company has also filed to make three other funds SEC reporting companies. Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, made two announcements Monday....
Crypto ‘Undo Button’ Creator Kirobo Gives You Control Over Your Money
29.6.2021
Have you ever dreaded pressing ‘send’ on a crypto transaction, fearing you might have entered a wrong address by mistake? Kirobo is the innovative company that developed a solution for that, in the form of an ‘undo button’ that helps protect your funds. Learn how you can...