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Bluff of the Month: Get Your Crypto Poker On
11.5.2021
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Richard Branson Found to Be Crypto Scammers’ Favorite Brit Celebrity
11.5.2021
Famed entrepreneur Richard Branson is often featured in fake articles sent out by various investment schemes, many of which are related to cryptocurrency, U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed in a report. The agency, which has blocked over 285,000 such campaigns in only nine...
South Koreans flock to crypto amid a heavy-handed regulation approach
11.5.2021
With crypto demand skyrocketing in South Korea, the government is looking to regulate digital assets and the local market is feeling the pressure
Kazakhstan’s government to create roadmap for developing crypto market
11.5.2021
Kazakhstani authorities plan to improve their regulatory approach in order to strengthen the country’s position in the global crypto market
Elon Musk asks Twitter whether Tesla should accept Dogecoin for cars
11.5.2021
The “Dogefather” may greenlight Dogecoin as an acceptable payment method for Tesla vehicles
PS5 stock is hard to find — but sites that accept crypto are coming to the rescue
11.5.2021
PS5 shortages have been going on for months, but paying with crypto could enable you to access an untapped supply that other shoppers may not know about
Nebraska bill to allow banks to offer crypto services moves forward
11.5.2021
Nebraska senators have favored a measure that would allow state banks to facilitate crypto transactions like those in Wyoming
El Corte Ingles Files for a Crypto-Related Trademark to Provide ‘Financial Services’
11.5.2021
El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store group in Spain, seems to be entering into the cryptocurrency sphere. After filing for a related trademark with the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union, they have registered “Bitcor”. Trademark Is a ‘Preventive...
Axie Infinity player buys two houses in the Philippines from in-game profits
11.5.2021
An Axie Infinity player from the Philippines claims to have purchased two houses with profits earned through playing the crypto-powered play-to-earn game
Crypto Twitter decodes why Zuck really named his goats 'Max' and 'Bitcoin'
11.5.2021
Mark Zuckerberg sent Bitcoin hodlers into a frenzy after naming his new pet goats “Bitcoin” and "Max."
Japanese Assembly Members Seek to Make Tokyo a ‘Cryptocurrency Trading Center’
11.5.2021
Japan is steadily becoming an area of interest for the cryptocurrency industry, and a politician in the capital city is looking to strengthen the trend. A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly wants to transform the Japanese capital into a “trading center” for cryptos. Blockchain...
NFL Star Quarterback Tom Brady Hops on the Bitcoin Bandwagon, Turns on Laser Eyes
11.5.2021
Tom Brady, who is widely known as the greatest quarterback of all time, has hopped on the bitcoin bandwagon. The seven-time Super Bowl champion has added laser eyes to his Twitter profile. Tom Brady Rumored to Be Loading up on Bitcoin Football star Tom Brady has hopped on the bitcoin train....
‘Elderly’ South Korean Crypto Fans Brave 30-min Waits at Customer Centers
11.5.2021
South Korean Crypto Fever 2.0 shows no sign of abating – with customers weathering waiting time of 30 minutes or more as queues of wannabe investors wait to get face-to-face service from the crypto exchange Bithumb’s reopened offline center in Seoul’s affluent Gangnam District.
As previously...
Switzerland’s Largest Bank UBS Mulls Over Cryptocurrency Services
11.5.2021
Swiss investment bank UBS Group is reportedly exploring offering cryptocurrency services to its wealthy clients. UBS joins a growing list of major investment banks that are either already offering or planning to offer crypto investments to their clients, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,...
Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko Predicts Bitcoin Can Reach $250K in 5 Years
11.5.2021
Mark Yusko, Morgan Creek Capital Management’s CEO and cofounder, is extremely bullish on bitcoin. Despite a period of consolidation, Yusko expects the leading crypto asset to tap $250,000 in five years. In a recent interview, he said that the network continues to swell in...
Ethereum Skyrockets Past $4K Tapping a New ATH, Ether Dominance Jumps to 20%
10.5.2021
The price of ethereum, the second-largest crypto asset in terms of market valuation, touched an all-time high (ATH) on Monday, capturing $4,246 per unit. Ethereum has been on a tear during the last year against the U.S. dollar, gaining a whopping 2,129% in 12 months. Ethereum Captures Fresh Price...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 19
10.5.2021
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...
African crypto exchange registers $3.2B in transactions ahead of global expansion
10.5.2021
After a successful run in Nigeria, Quidax announces global expansion plans and the launch of its native token, QDX
Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit: Billionaire Mike Novogratz Wants Crypto Exchanges to Quote Satoshis
10.5.2021
Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital, wants exchanges to start listing in the smallest unit of bitcoin otherwise known as “satoshis”. On May 8, Novogratz tweeted out to a number of crypto exchange executives and asked “which exchange will be first to quote in SATS?”...
UBS Has A Crypto Plan, Ethereum ETF + More News
10.5.2021
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Swiss banking giant UBS Group AG is in the early stages of planning to offer wealthy...