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Elon Musk impersonators make bank as crypto scammers' profits surge
18.5.2021
Scammers are impersonating Elon Musk and other prominent crypto figures to dupe naive investors out of their coins at an accelerated rate
Spanish Regulator Issues Guidelines for Fund Managers Planning to Invest in Cryptocurrencies
18.5.2021
The Spanish financial regulator is easing the entity’s tough stance towards cryptocurrencies by announcing an unprecedented measure that green lights institutional investors to enter into such business decisions. The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) unveiled guidelines that...
Xinjiang Police Vow to Fight Crypto Fraud, Launch Public Awareness Drive
18.5.2021
The police in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, have launched a campaign that they hope will help wipe out crypto scams.
Per the Legal Daily, the police are concerned that “illegal fund-raising, online pyramid schemes and other cases of economic fraud” are on the rise in the region....
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 20
17.5.2021
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Musk Learns the Hard Way: Crypto Doesn’t Need a Savior
17.5.2021
Crypto doesn't want kings. Elon Musk is finding that out the hard way
Myspace Tom Anderson is ‘Buying The Dip,’ Posts Laser Eyes Meme on Twitter
17.5.2021
Myspace founder Tom Anderson has joined the heated chatter surrounding the recent crypto market drop. The now-retired entrepreneur expressed his feelings about the situation, posting a laser eyes photo of himself accompanied with a short caption, “Buying The Dip.” Myspace Tom Tweets...
Global Payments and GoCrypto Shape the New Era of Payments
17.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. 17 May 2021 – The adoption of crypto payments by one of the world’s biggest payment solution providers can mean only one thing. Cryptocurrency payments are now on the verge of going mainstream. GoCrypto, a payment solution that enables merchants to accept...
Bitcoin Dominance Dips to 40%, Top Ten Cryptos Siphon BTC’s Market Supremacy
17.5.2021
The crypto economy has dropped significantly in value during the last few days tapping a low of $2.06 trillion on Monday. Additionally, the leading crypto asset bitcoin has seen its market dominance drop to 40% of the crypto economy’s overall valuation. Bitcoin’s dominance index...
COVID Forces Chinese Internet Cafes to Turn into Crypto Mining Hubs
17.5.2021
Chinese internet cafe owners are turning their businesses into crypto mining centers as social distancing measures continue to bite in the Middle Kingdom.
According to The Time Weekly, via Sina, a huge number of the 24-hour internet cafes, created primarily for PC gamers, closed down in 2020 – when...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Burns $6.6 Billion Worth of Shiba Inu Tokens
17.5.2021
After the dogecoin hype invoked a new ERC20 token project called Shiba Inu, the crypto asset has been making waves throughout the crypto industry. On Wednesday, the cofounder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin donated $1 billion worth of Shiba Inu to India’s Crypto Covid Relief Fund. Then a...
Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Still ‘Intact’ Says Creator, Crypto Fear Index Taps 12-Month Low
17.5.2021
The leading cryptocurrency bitcoin has dropped 20% in value after Tesla announced on May 12, the electric car firm would not be accepting bitcoin for purchases. Two days later, the creator of the notorious stock-to-flow cross-asset (S2FX) price model, Plan B, shared his model and said the S2FX...
Crypto Market Sentiment Slips, Tether Wins, Bitcoin Loses Week
17.5.2021
Following a string of rises, albeit a short one, the crypto market sentiment saw a drop over the past week, but one that was not large enough to push it out of the positive zone. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins fell to 6.21 compared to last...
Mobile crypto ‘mining’ app possibly connected to personal data leak
17.5.2021
A 17 GB personal data leak reportedly sprung from the Pi Network mobile app
Iranian crypto miners using household energy to face large fines
17.5.2021
Iran is fighting against unauthorized crypto mining amid ongoing energy supply shortages
Brazilians Can Now Bet on President Bolsonaro’s Reelection Bid on FTX
17.5.2021
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has launched a futures contract that allows Brazilian voters and traders in jurisdictions where the platform is available to bet on the outcome of Brazil’s next presidential election. With health and financial crises looming in the country, Jair...
‘Crypto Crisis Summit’ in South Korea – as No Ministry Wants to Take Charge
17.5.2021
Crypto policy has been placed at the top of the government’s agenda in South Korea – where ministries are eager to pass the buck on crypto-related matters, a "crisis" meeting involving the nation’s most powerful lawmakers has been held and new legislation is set to be put before...
Crypto Miners Using Household Electricity Face Fines as Consumption Spikes in Iran
17.5.2021
Those who mine cryptocurrencies with power intended for domestic use will pay hefty fines, the Iranian government warned. The country is experiencing shortages due to reduced hydropower generation as authorities register a surge in electricity consumption for cryptocurrency mining. Crypto Miners...
Elon Musk hints Tesla may offload BTC, goes to war with crypto Twitter
17.5.2021
Tesla’s CEO is duking it out with the crypto community on Twitter after Musk appeared to suggest the electric vehicle manufacturer will dump its BTC holdings this quarter
Shiba Inu Crypto Investors Turn Multimillionaires After Almost Jobless, Relying on Stimulus Checks
17.5.2021
Two brothers have shared the story of how they became millionaires after investing in Shiba Inu, the cryptocurrency nicknamed “dogecoin killer,” for just under two months. Before the investment, the covid-19 pandemic almost killed their business, and the government’s stimulus...
Crypto Markets Take Deep Losses, Global Trade Volumes Skyrocket, Elon Battles Crypto Twitter
16.5.2021
Bitcoin and a slew of digital currency markets are seeing significant losses on Sunday as a majority of coins are down between 2-15% during the last 24 hours. The entire crypto-economy has dropped more than 6% and bitcoin dominance is down to 40% the lowest the metric has been in two years. Crypto...