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Dogecoin's Surge a Result of a Elon Musk-DogeDay-Crypto Popularity Mix
20.4.2021
Source: Twitter, @haydentiff
The world's most popular meme coin, dogecoin (DOGE), continues to baffle the Cryptosphere and the spheres beyond it, with many seeing its recent massive surge as a result of a combination of elements, including: Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, DogeDay, Coinbase, increased crypto...
Obsessed Amateur Crypto Traders Are 'Disproportionately Liquidated'
20.4.2021
Inexperienced and small crypto derivatives traders are outperformed by more savvy players and their positions are "disproportionately liquidated," according to a recent study by researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University CyLab.
They analyzed publicly available trading data from...
Crypto payments banned in Turkey — Is this just the beginning?
20.4.2021
Turkey’s vibrant ecosystem took a hit from the new crypto payments ban, and industry participants speak out on potential implications
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Bill That Criminalizes People Who Don’t Reveal Crypto Holdings
20.4.2021
The Ukrainian parliament is enforcing its tough stance against people who don’t disclose their cryptocurrency holdings on the tax fillings. The measure comes in the wake of a recent publication that showed alleged mistakes in declarations from public servants. Offenders Could Spend up to...
Seoul to Target Kimchi Premium Crypto Sellers by Policing Int’l Remittances
20.4.2021
The South Korean government is consulting on plans to regulate overseas remittances and banks with ties to crypto exchanges over concerns money is flowing abroad from the country in crypto purchases.
Per Maeil Kyungjae, it appears that some South Korea-based investors are attempting to exploit...
China Calls Bitcoin and Stablecoins ‘Investment Alternatives’ for the First Time Since Crypto Crackdown
20.4.2021
After the well-known crypto crackdown launched by the Chinese government four years ago, it seems there is now a change in the tone from the country’s central bank. At least that’s what has been suggested recently by the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC)....
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 16
19.4.2021
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...
Bank of England and HM Treasury Launch a Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce
19.4.2021
Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of England have revealed the establishment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) taskforce. According to the announcement, the group’s purpose aims to explore a potential UK CBDC. UK Entities Invoke a CBDC Taskforce to Explore a Central...
TeraBlock exchange raises $2.4M to develop crypto newbie-friendly interface
19.4.2021
The platform can reportedly execute trades automatically based on up to four risk-reward profiles that crypto users choose themselves
Whales Move Over $4 Billion in BTC During Sunday’s Market Carnage, 150 Bitcoin from 2010 Spent
19.4.2021
After bitcoin and a myriad of other crypto-assets tumbled in value on Sunday a number of significant whale movements took place. During the morning trading sessions on Sunday (EST), an old school miner transferred three decade-old coinbase rewards with 150 bitcoin worth more than $8.5 million....
Crypto Exchange Luno Says South Africa’s Crypto Trading Dominated by Young People
19.4.2021
Luno, one of Africa’s pioneering crypto exchanges, has revealed that South Africa’s cryptocurrency trading is largely dominated by young people with those under the age of 29 accounting for 40% of transactions. The exchange, which claims to have added nearly a million new South African...
Crypto Market Sentiment Up; Tether Wins Week, Bitcoin Loses Day
19.4.2021
The market sentiment has continued to make small steps upwards since last Monday, potentially breaking a record in the number of individual coins in the positive zone. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins is currently 6.36, compared to 6.27 we...
Blockchain Association executive debunks rumored crypto crackdown by Treasury
19.4.2021
A United States blockchain lobbying group executive says there is not any danger of a crypto crackdown in the country
Société Générale Launches Blockchain-Based Structured Product
19.4.2021
French financial services giant Société Générale has issued security tokens on Tezos’ public blockchain as part of its ongoing experimentation with cutting-edge fintech applications. Latest Move Reflects Bank’s Efforts to Fold Cryptocurrency Operations Into...
‘Alarm’ Rings as Crypto Trading Outpaces Stock Market in South Korea
19.4.2021
Source: Adobe/Сергей Шиманович
South Korean crypto trading volumes have outperformed stock market activity for the first time in the nation’s history, with crypto trading gathering pace at a rate some find “alarming.”
Media outlets such as Yonhap and Segye Ilbo, as well as Kyunghyang Shinmun...
Time Magazine to accept crypto payments for digital subscriptions
19.4.2021
Crypto.com users can buy 18-month subscriptions of Time Magazine using CRO and other cryptocurrencies
China ‘endorses’ BTC investment: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
19.4.2021
A rare seal of approval from the People's Bank of China comes as Bitcoin recovers from a price crash which sent it to $52,000
South Korea plans interagency crackdown on illegal crypto transactions
19.4.2021
South Korea’s top financial regulator established dedicated crypto investigation teams across the country last week
ASIC calls for closer engagement, but crypto industry says rules are unclear
19.4.2021
Australia’s securities regulator wants crypto firms to work closely with it, but industry executives are unsure of their obligations
US SEC Expected to Impose ‘Fair Amount’ of Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Says Former Chairman
19.4.2021
Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt says that he expects a “fair amount” of crypto regulation coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the confirmation of the new chairman. Former SEC Chair Expects ‘Fair Amount’ of New Crypto Regulation Harvey Pitt...