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Soros CIO: Central Bank Digital Currencies a Real Threat to Crypto but Won’t Permanently Destabilize Bitcoin
29.3.2021
Soros Fund Management’s chief investment officer (CIO) says that central bank digital currencies are a potential threat to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but it will only be temporary. She also says that bitcoin is taking some of gold’s buyer base away. Crypto’s...
Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton joins crypto advisory board
29.3.2021
Clayton, who stepped down from the SEC in 2020, joins the regulatory advisory council at One River Asset Management
Indian crypto exchange execs intensify lobbying efforts to prevent ban
29.3.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange operators in India are attempting to dissuade the government from banning digital currencies
Growth hacker uses crypto to help the unhoused
29.3.2021
Giacomo Arcaro distributed more than $20,000 worth of Ether to some of New York City's homeless population last weekend
Pro Baseball Team the Oakland A’s Plans to Hold Bitcoin Obtained from Ticket Sales
29.3.2021
The president of the American pro baseball team the Oakland Athletics (A’s) recently discussed the ballclub accepting bitcoin for full season suites on Bloomberg TV. A’s president Dave Kaval explained that the team will be holding the crypto asset it obtains from sales, rather than...
Institutional inflows into crypto hit lowest levels since October
29.3.2021
Managers bought $21 million worth of digital asset investment products last week, according to Coinshares. On a market-cap adjusted basis, Ethereum remains the most popular investment
Ex-SEC Chair Enters Crypto River, USD 225m Crypto Fund + More News
29.3.2021
Jay Clayton. Source: Twitter, SEC
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One River Asset Management, a USD 2.5bn firm whose crypto funds are backed by hedge fund titan Alan...
The promise of smart contract adoption is held back by crypto silos
29.3.2021
Smart contracts present one the most promising tech solutions for business, but there are still barriers that have to be addressed
Travel Giant Webjet (WEB:ASX) Enters Crypto through an Unprecedented $4.1M Deal with LockTrip.com
29.3.2021
Australia-based superbrand Webjet recognizes the value potential of the blockchain startup LockTrip and joins its mission by securing the rights for up to a 51% stake in what is a unique deal for the blockchain space. Summary of Article Travel Industry Leader Webjet Limited to invest up to $8.3M...
Crypto Market Sentiment Slips; XRP Wins Week
29.3.2021
Following two weeks of unchanged market sentiment, there's finally been a move - and for the worse. The average 7-day moving crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for ten major coins dropped from 5.91 seen a week ago to 5.69 recorded today, according to crypto market sentiment analysis site...
Payment Giant Visa Integrates USDC Stablecoin Support for Settlement
29.3.2021
On Monday, the American multinational financial services corporation Visa announced that digital currency payments have arrived on Visa’s settlement platform. The payment giant revealed that the company will leverage USD coin (USDC), the regulated token built on top of the Ethereum network....
Stablecoin reserves on crypto exchanges hit new historic high of $10B
29.3.2021
Cryptocurrency exchanges continue accumulating massive amounts of stablecoins like Tether and USDC Coin
Ukrainian Finance Minister Says Crypto Is ‘Promising’
29.3.2021
The new Ukrainian finance minister has spoken about the state’s plans to regulate the domestic crypto market, and claimed that although he has doubts about what is “backing” crypto, he feels it is “promising.”
In an interview with 24 Novosty, the recently appointed minister, Serhiy Marchenko...
South African Regulator Zeroes in on Scams and Unregulated Firms in Its Second Crypto ‘Health Warning’
29.3.2021
South African regulator the Financial Sector Conduct Authority recently issued its second crypto “health warning” after it noticed increased reports of crypto-related losses suffered “in the past three months.” In the warning, the regulator reminds investors that since...
Crypto mergers and acquisitions doubled to $1.1B in 2020, PwC reports
29.3.2021
The average deal size in the crypto industry surged from $19 million last year to nearly $53 million in 2020, according to a new PwC report
Dubai regulators call for public feedback on proposed crypto laws
29.3.2021
Financial regulators in Dubai have enacted a 30-day window for public comments on security token regulations
Norwegian billionaire ditches skepticism, invests in local crypto exchange
29.3.2021
Norwegian billionaire investor Øystein Stray Spetalen made a 180° reversal in his opinions about cryptocurrency this month and now part-owns domestic crypto exchange MiraiEx
Visa plans to allow partners to settle fiat transactions with crypto
29.3.2021
Visa’s partners will be able to exchange USDC over the payment network to clear transactions made in fiat currency
New Zealand Fund Invests 5% in Bitcoin— CIO Says You ‘Can’t Really Discount Bitcoin’
29.3.2021
A New Zealand hedge fund, NZ Funds Management, which had $350 million worth of assets under management at the end of December 2020, says five percent of its money is invested in bitcoin. According to the firm’s CIO James Grigor, ​bitcoin is also set to be featured in more of...
Indian Government Now Requires Companies to Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings
29.3.2021
The Indian government has introduced new cryptocurrency disclosure rules. Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies will have to disclose their crypto holdings, among other disclosures, as part of their financial statements beginning April 1. New Crypto Disclosure Requirements The Indian Ministry...