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These Two Firms Want to Upgrade Crypto Infrastructure for Banks and Exchanges
2.2.2021
Custody tech provider METACO and forex trading platform Cobalt have teamed up in a bid to rewire the financial system to handle cryptocurrency
Indian Government Clarifies Position on Cryptocurrency and Digital Rupee
2.2.2021
The Indian government has clarified its position on cryptocurrency and the country’s digital currency in answers provided by the Ministry of Finance in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament. The Indian crypto industry sees this clarification as positive news and that...
Brave New Coin partnership will help Nevada crypto users reach new 'high'
2.2.2021
Cannabis users in the state may soon be able to pay for their green without cash
Gemini Partners With Crypto Lender Genesis to Offer 7.4% Yield on Customer Deposits
2.2.2021
The product is part of Gemini’s attempt to bring in new crypto investors with bank-like products
Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange launches ‘Earn’ offering
2.2.2021
Gemini’s new interest-earning program allows customers to earn interest on more than 30 crypto assets supported by the platform
US Resident Operated Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Business – Faces 25 Years in Jail
2.2.2021
An Ontario man based in San Bernardino County of the U.S. has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally operating a bitcoin to cash exchange business. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the man, Hugo Sergio Mejia, 49, operated the unregistered exchange business between...
Colombian Banks to Work with Exchanges on Year-long Crypto Pilot
2.2.2021
Colombian banks are set to form an unlikely alliance, with some of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges set to work together on a cryptoasset transactions pilot.
Per Semana, the pilot will, in most cases see crypto exchanges join forces with a bank to test how financial institutions can use crypto...
Unlicensed crypto exchange operator faces 25 years for laundering $13m
2.2.2021
A California resident is expected to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlicensed exchange and laundering more than $13 million
Soaring Sell Orders Contrast Sharply with Bitcoin’s Renewed Bull Run
2.2.2021
Alongside the cryptocurrency’s meteoric climb over the back half of 2020 and early 2021, a curious phenomenon has unfolded; heightened profit-taking and conversion to fiat currencies. Data collected by Simplex, a fiat-crypto gateway, underscores this seemingly paradoxical development....
J-pop Deepens Crypto Links as Nogizaka46 Star Talks Investment on TV Show
2.2.2021
Not only American music stars are playing in the crypto market, as a Japanese pop music star has spoken out about crypto on a major TV show also, while a hit music band continues its non-fungible token (NFT) drive.
Nakada Kana, a former founding member of the Oricon chart-topping girl group...
Senator to launch Financial Innovation Caucus to educate lawmakers on crypto
2.2.2021
Cynthia Lummis, the first U.S. senator to own Bitcoin, will launch a Financial Innovation Caucus to educate her fellow-senators about Bitcoin and crypto assets
Exchange Tokens Hit New All-time Highs as Stock Traders Rush to Crypto
1.2.2021
GameStop caught the stock-buying public's imagination. That excitement has spilled over to crypto
Dogecoin Cofounder Faces Harassment While ‘Meme Coin’ Hype Trends Among Investors
1.2.2021
As dogecoin’s frenzy keeps making the headlines in the crypto sphere, some people are not happy with it. Billy Markus, Dogecoin’s cofounder, has been a target of long-lasting online harassment, which still doesn’t end, he claims. Markus Sold All His Doge in 2015 The so-called meme...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 5
1.2.2021
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...
Halving & Burns on BitGesell – the Optimal Combination for Scarcity and Value in the Crypto Age
1.2.2021
BitGesell represents a deflationary cryptocurrency that closely resembles bitcoin, but comes along with a few design changes. Its value proposition stems from Silvio Gesell’s financial market philosophy, who imagined monetary units that lose their value over time through demurrage. To keep...
FinCEN’s Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says
1.2.2021
FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule
AuDeFi Is Introducing Cryptium, a High-Yield, Low Volatility Crypto-Annuity
1.2.2021
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Economic meltdowns are bound to occur in the future, and currency devaluation is one of the repercussions as governments tend to print more money. Depreciation has its effect on businesses that depend...
Rockstar and Kiss Bassist Gene Simmons Tells Fans He Bought Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
1.2.2021
In September of 2020, the frontman for the rock band Kiss, Gene Simmons, tweeted a cryptic message about bitcoin with one of the cofounders of the Gemini crypto exchange. Then on Sunday, the Kiss singer tweeted to his 900k Twitter followers that he bought “bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin,...
A Reddit Army Blurs The Line Between Crypto and Traditional Finance
1.2.2021
Philip Gradwell is Chief Economist at Chainalysis. He provides data and insight on the uses of cryptocurrencies and the direction of the market at markets.chainalysis.com.
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What does the phenomenon of retail traders coordinating on the internet to turn finance on its head have to do with...
Ukraine Wants to Bolster its Budget with Nuclear-powered Crypto Mining
1.2.2021
The Ukrainian energy ministry is in advanced talks with a domestic crypto mining firm named Hotmine over a proposed deal to allow the company to build mining centers at more of the nation’s nuclear power plants.
As reported late last month, the ministry, in conjunction with NAEC Energoatom –...