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Crypto criminals got away with $5B less in 2020 as scam revenue falls
17.2.2021
The proceeds of crypto crime fell by more than $5 billion in 2020, due to increasing regulatory compliance by crypto exchanges and declining scams
Japan’s SBI Investing ‘Eight-Figure’ Sum in Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum
17.2.2021
SBI's digital assets subsidiary will lead a round that will have raised around $30 million for the Swiss firm over six months
Market share of top crypto exchanges passes $1T: CryptoCompare report
16.2.2021
The report states that KYC and AML standards for exchanges have significantly improved over the last four months
Taking Stock of How Far Crypto Has Come
16.2.2021
Crypto has financial, technological and human capital. But, for now, it lacks a compelling mainstream narrative, says a European VC
Tesla Board Member’s Crypto ‘Conflict of Interest’ May Blight Bitcoin Buy
16.2.2021
The Tesla-bitcoin (BTC) plot continues to thicken after it was revealed that one of the decision-making board members who may have approved the auto giant’s game-changing crypto move is an investor with board seats at two major crypto players.
Per The Telegraph, Tesla independent board member...
Litecoin Attempts to Redeem Charlie Lee’s ‘Original Sin’ as LTC Markets Gain Momentum
16.2.2021
Gradual warming to cryptocurrencies by financial companies combined with both retail investments and institutional interest has carved the way for litecoin’s renewed momentum in 2021. Litecoin is Riding the Bull Market to its Next Resistance Level Litecoin had a challenging start. In late...
Popular Crypto App Found to Have Ties to Data Tracking Company: Report
16.2.2021
Bitcoin Ticker Widget and a clone of Steemit were found to contain data trackers
Report urges US government to focus on blockchain, crypto and a ‘digital dollar’
16.2.2021
Will the new Biden–Harris administration be able to enforce a technology strategy focused on blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital assets?
State of Crypto: Will 2021 Finally Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?
16.2.2021
The market has matured since 2018, when bitcoin ETF applications last hit a peak. It's unclear whether that's enough to see one approved
Cloudflare Teams With Unstoppable Domains to Bring .Crypto Addresses to Web Browsers
16.2.2021
The new integration means web users can directly access decentralized websites form any browser
First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto’s Nouveau Riche Move In
16.2.2021
Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T
Chinese Lottery Firm 500.com Acquires Crypto Mining Pool BTC.com
16.2.2021
BTC.com is currently owned by Bitdeer Technologies and former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu
Bitcoin Hits $50K, Crypto Asset Jumps 200% in 3 Months, USD Shorts Touch a Decade High
16.2.2021
The price of bitcoin touched an all-time high surpassing the $50k handle on February 16, 2021. Cryptocurrency advocates celebrated the milestone as bitcoin has spiked more than 200% during the last 90 days and 400% against the U.S. dollar for the entire year. Bitcoin (BTC) has crossed...
ING Bank-Backed Crypto Trade Platform Pyctor Is Raising Money
16.2.2021
The digital assets post-trade collaboration also involves Citi, State Street, UBS and others
Russian Parliamentary Committee OKs Crypto Tax Bill, but Flaws Remain
16.2.2021
Russia has moved a step closer to imposing a system of crypto tax, after the country’s parliament, the State Duma, approved a much-maligned crypto tax bill in the first reading at the committee stage – although the story is unlikely to end there.
As previously reported, the country’s first...
Russia’s Lower House to Consider Bill on Crypto Taxation This Week
16.2.2021
If passed the bill would amend tax laws to recognize digital currencies as a form of property
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16.2.2021
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Argentinean Prosecutor Investigates an Alleged Bitcoin Scam Ganancias Deportivas
16.2.2021
In Mendoza, Argentina, law enforcement launched an investigation against a sports-related investment site for presumably being a bitcoin scam. Among the inquiries, authorities are investigating if they’re involved in money laundering and tax evasion. Platform Claims to Invest Customer’s...
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Stakeholder Body, Politicians Assail Central Bank’s Directive to Financial Institutions
16.2.2021
A body representing cryptocurrency and blockchain stakeholders in Nigeria has joined other crypto industry players in assailing the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive to banks. The CBN order, which seeks snuff out crypto entities from the banking system, took effect on February 5, 2020....
Bitcoin Payments for Private Flights Soar, 20% of Privatefly’s Revenue Stems from Crypto
16.2.2021
Cryptocurrency users are leveraging their new-found wealth to fly more often with private jets. This week the directional aviation company Privatefly revealed that close to 20% of the firm’s sales were paid in cryptocurrencies last month, and 13% out of that aggregate used bitcoin. On-Demand...