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This is How Institutional Players Help Bitcoin Mining Industry Grow
31.10.2020
BitRiver's crypto mining farm. Institutional players are entering the cryptoasset mining industry, prompting the creation of enterprise-grade solutions, but also offering new solutions for existing challenges, according to Igor Runets, founder and CEO of BitRiver, a Russia-based mining services...
The evolution of crypto exchanges — What’s next for the industry
31.10.2020
We are now starting to see the crossover of regulation in the digital asset market and digitalization of the traditional market
Game review: Axie Infinity currently rules the Pay-to-Win-to-Earn roost
30.10.2020
While it may seem like an expensive game, it is actually a relatively cheap way to get involved in NFT investing
Election 2020: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Industry
26.10.2020
While neither major Presidential candidate is campaigning on a crypto platform, who they appoint to head up federal agencies will shape policy for years to come
Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried
26.10.2020
On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made...
Paypal’s Crypto Embrace: Morgan Stanley Says Move Boon for Mass Adoption, Critics Say Payment Giant Violates Crypto Principles
24.10.2020
The entry of Paypal into the cryptocurrency industry continues to expose the divide between traditional crypto space players who are less enthusiastic and non-crypto players who endorse the move. Non-crypto players like the analysts at Morgan Stanely are agreement with the notion that the payments...
Bitcoin Businesses on the Mend: Report Shows 57% of Crypto Execs Expect the Industry to Accelerate, Companies Are Hiring
23.10.2020
Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently published the firm’s “State of Crypto 2020” report which polls more than 150 portfolio crypto companies. According to the study, 75% of the respondents believe the value of their business has grown this year, while 50% of the startups have...
Not everyone in the crypto industry is thrilled about PayPal's recent news
22.10.2020
PayPal’s Bitcoin integration is “probably not because they want to spur healthy adoption,” explained SatoshiLabs
Chainlink brings Verifiable Randomness to Ethereum mainnet, keeps other chains in sight
22.10.2020
Sergey Nazarov: there is a demand for Chainlink VRF from other chains like Matic
World Gold Council Survey Shows Cryptocurrency Investment the 5th Most Popular in Russia
22.10.2020
According to a recent research survey, cryptocurrency investment is a touch more popular than gold in Russia. An organization called the World Gold Council surveyed 2,023 investors and cryptocurrency turned out to be the fifth-largest investment next to gold. The World Gold Council (WGC)...
European Commission Opposes Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund: Victims Say Commission Cozying up to the Industry
21.10.2020
The European Commission (EC) is opposing the creation of the crypto crime victim superfund to be financed with $0.0001 per dollar on all cryptocurrency transactions occurring within the EU. The Commission says that it does not have the competence to set up and administer such a fund. It also argues...
RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
16.10.2020
Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power
S Korean Industry Group Asks Seoul to Suspend Crypto Taxes until 2023
15.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Андрей Яланский
The Korea Blockchain Association (KBA) has urged the South Korean government to postpone plans to start imposing tax on crypto trading profits from October 2021 – stating that it seems unlikely that the required infrastructure will be in place in time.
Per ZDNet Korea...
Spanish lawmakers get cryptocurrency in a bid to promote industry
11.10.2020
All 350 members of Spain’s lower house got 1 euro equivalent in cryptocurrency, and it’s not a donation
A Regulatory Reckoning for the Crypto Industry?
10.10.2020
Between BitMEX action, the U.K.’s derivative ban and the new U.S. Department of Justice enforcement framework, regulations are coming for crypto
European Police Forces Want Tougher KYC Measures for Crypto Industry
6.10.2020
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement cooperation agency, has called on EU member states to press crypto businesses to enforce tighter know-your-customer (KYC) policies. The organization also wants exchanges to communicate more with regulators to combat what it believes is a rising crime wave powered...
With the rise of NFTs, 'pay to win' games have got mightily expensive
6.10.2020
It's one thing to "win at all costs," but what if that cost is half a million dollars?
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Cryptowisser: 75 Crypto Exchanges Dead in 2020 – More Will Follow
5.10.2020
5th October 2020, leading Crypto service comparison site – Cryptowisser, announces its Crypto exchange graveyard. The detailed page lists and explains the many crypto exchanges (largely centralized exchanges) that have disappeared, expired or collapsed this year, giving an insight into...
Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector
3.10.2020
Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining. The ban came into effect in December 2018 after a surge in mining activity left the region facing an energy crisis. Now,...