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Ukraine to Set up a Large-Scale Crypto Mining Data Center in a Nuclear Power Plant
30.1.2021
Ukraine’s government-owned nuclear power plant picked a firm to build a massive data center in Rivne for cryptocurrency mining operations. After a bidding process, Energoatom chose Kyiv Energy Construction Company to handle the nuclear plant crypto mining project. Nuclear Power Plant Operator...
Coinbase Opts out of IPO Routine, Chooses Popular Direct Listing Route
30.1.2021
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the company plans to do a direct listing, as opposed to following the initial public offering (IPO) route. The decision means that Coinbase can float its shares on an exchange without hiring a financial institution...
Crypto Exchange Operator Affiliate to Launch Blockchain Genome Platform
30.1.2021
An affiliate of the Japanese crypto player and securities giant Monex Group is set to make use of a new blockchain technology-based platform as part of an ambitious genome research project.
Per a press release, Genex, a Tokyo-based startup founded last year that is 40% owned by Monex, is looking...
Robinhood ordeal shows broken system and importance of regulation, crypto industry execs say
29.1.2021
Richard Byworth of EQUOS and Aleks Svetski of Amber share their thoughts on Robinhood's suspension of GameStop stock buys
Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s ‘Populist’ Revolution
29.1.2021
A renewed the pitch to create open access and decentralized standards is much bigger than what's happening to a few stocks
Dogecoin Price Skyrockets 325%, Crypto Fueled by Elon Tweets and Redditors
29.1.2021
The infamous meme token dogecoin has been skyrocketing in value rising more than 325.21% during the last 24 hours. After remaining below a U.S. cent for years, the humorous crypto asset is now exchanging hands for $0.05 per unit. The reason behind the big dogecoin price spike is similar to...
Crypto Lender BlockFi Registers Bitcoin Trust With SEC
29.1.2021
BlockFi is the latest firm to go up against Grayscale's behemoth bitcoin trust
Crypto Exchanges Break Under Heavy Traffic Showing Need For 'Wider On-Ramps'
29.1.2021
Major crypto exchanges once again experienced multiple technical issues today as bitcoin (BTC) trading volume almost doubled today, surpassing USD 95bn, and dogecoin (DOGE) rallied in triple digits.
According to the most recent announcements:
Coinbase and Coinbase Pro said (17:09 UTC) that...
MicroStrategy to Buy More Bitcoin, Crypto Adoption Signs, Zero-Fee Trading + More News
29.1.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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US-based business intelligence company MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said the company will keep buying bitcoin (BTC), telling...
Strange Bedfellows: The World Economic Forum and Crypto
29.1.2021
A look at the challenging task of integrating the radical crypto world into the establishment with Adrian Monck of the World Economic Forum
Ripple and CEO Brad Garlinghouse Face Another Lawsuit Over XRP Crypto Being a Security
29.1.2021
Another class-action lawsuit has been filed against Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse. This lawsuit follows the one filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the defendants sold XRP, which it considers unregistered security, for over $1.38 billion. The lawsuit...
$180 Million Bitcoin Investment Fund IPOs on Canadian Stock Exchange
29.1.2021
Canadian investment management firm Ninepoint has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its bitcoin fund on the Toronto stock exchange. The company says the offering is the largest IPO of a bitcoin investment fund in Canada to date. Ninepoint Partners announced Wednesday that its Bitcoin...
Robinhood Now Limits Crypto Trading Too
29.1.2021
Popular trading app Robinhood confirmed that it is now limiting crypto trading due to "extraordinary market conditions."
"Due to extraordinary market conditions, we’ve temporarily turned off Instant buying power for crypto. Customers can still use settled funds to buy crypto,"...
Portfolio App Blockfolio Adds Crypto, Stock Trading to Capitalize on GameStop Drama
29.1.2021
The app offers trading of crypto assets as well as tokenized stocks listed on derivatives exchange FTX
Robinhood suspends instant deposits for crypto purchases over DOGE spike
29.1.2021
Market mayhem continues as WallStreetBets takes on crypto
Irish central bank governor says crypto investors could lose all their money
29.1.2021
Despite being worried about consumer protection, the central banker is confident that Bitcoin is no threat to financial stability
Gemini Survey Finds Over 40% of UK Crypto Investors Are Women
29.1.2021
The survey data shows that cryptocurrency investing is becoming more diverse, said Gemini in its new trends report
Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars
29.1.2021
Tweet volume for the shiba inu-themed cryptocurrency surpassed previous records for bitcoin, according to TheTIE
Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Files Preliminary Injunction to Suspend Wallet Verification Rule Enacted by the Netherlands
29.1.2021
A Dutch bitcoin (BTC) exchange has filed a preliminary injunction at a court in Rotterdam to suspend the central bank’s additional wallet-verification requirements. Bitonic seeks to challenge the new rules enacted by the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) on Sept. 21, 2020. Dutch Exchange Argues...
Bitcoin Surges to $37K After Elon Musk Adds Crypto to Twitter Bio
29.1.2021
Is Musk just teasing the crypto community again?