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Why DeFi plus asset tokenization will take crypto to new heights
17.1.2021
Blending real-world assets and DeFi is going to shake this whole market to its core
Polkadot Flips XRP to Become the Fourth-Ranked Crypto After Price Spikes 100% in Less Than a Week
17.1.2021
Dot, the native token of the Polkadot network, has flipped XRP to become the fourth-ranked token after its price rallied by more than 40% in just 24 hours. Since January 11, the token has now gone up by more than 100% to set a new all-time high (ATH) of $18.06 on January 16. With its […]
Synthetic dreams: Wrapped crypto assets gain traction amid surging market
17.1.2021
Synthetic crypto assets offer vast potential to shake up the crypto and traditional financial markets, but what’s behind the current growth?
India Seizes Bitcoins Worth $1.2 Million From Hacker of Government Website and Crypto Exchanges
17.1.2021
Indian police have seized $1.2 million in bitcoin from a hacker who allegedly hacked a government website, online game portals, and cryptocurrency exchanges. He was previously arrested for stealing $1.5 million from an Indian state government. Indian Police Seize Bitcoins From Hacker The Bengaluru...
$500M in crypto futures liquidated as Bitcoin dips below $34K: What happens next?
17.1.2021
The cryptocurrency market saw over $500 million worth of positions liquidated in the last 24 hours as Bitcoin slid below $34,000
Swiss Stock Exchange’s Crypto Trading Volume Soars — Hits Record $1.2 Billion
17.1.2021
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange has revealed that its crypto trading volume hit a record high of CHF 1.1 billion ($1.23 billion) in 2020. The exchange now offers 34 exchange-traded products, allowing investors “access to 100 different crypto products trading on...
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
16.1.2021
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late 2020. According to the company’s...
JPMorgan Chase execs weigh in on stablecoin regulation, crypto competition
16.1.2021
While the OCC's new stablecoin guidance doesn't have an impact on JPM Coin, it could lead to crypto payments if there's demand
Another court applies the Howey investment contract analysis to crypto
16.1.2021
The ruling on the motion to dismiss in the SEC v. NAC case indicates that the SEC still has crypto sales in its crosshairs in 2021
Risk management in crypto: Aka 'the art of not losing all your money'
16.1.2021
To attract and retain the interest of institutional traders, we need advanced risk management tools that can maximize gains for investors
Crypto and Tax in 2021: Be Ready to Pay More
16.1.2021
As some may be aware, there are only two things certain in life, death and taxes, and while crypto was initially able to avoid tax (to varying degrees), it would seem that the taxman is finally catching up with the industry. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced a new tax form at the...
Partial Blame, Promised Revocation, Presidential Attacks and 20 Crypto Jokes
16.1.2021
This week in the world of crypto, analysts said USD and Coinbase might be partially blamed for the Monday BTC crash, EOS prices were in a tailspin after Daniel Larimer stepped down from his role as Block.One CTO, and XRP dropped following several mixed news. Meanwhile, lawyers planed to file motion...
French Programmer Sent Bitcoin Donations to Far-Right Activists Who Participated in the US Capitol Riots
16.1.2021
A crypto forensic analysis reveals that a French donor sent over $500,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) to far-right activists in the United States. The half-million dollars went to the groups that took part in the pro-Trump riots in the U.S. Capitol. Alt-Right Personalities and Websites Are Included...
Lack of Crypto Regulations a Turnoff for Japanese Investors – Coincheck
16.1.2021
The head of the Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck said there are relatively “few” crypto-keen institutional investors in Japan – and has complained of the lack of a framework to help foster professional crypto investors.
In an interview with IT Media, Satoshi Hasuo, the Representative Director...
Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market ‘Soon’ With Custody Play: Source
15.1.2021
Goldman, JPMorgan and Citi are all said to be looking at crypto custody
Argentine Billionaire Marcos Galperin Says Bitcoin a ‘Better Store of Value Than Gold’ as Officials Plan to Print More Pesos
15.1.2021
Argentine billionaire and CEO of the e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin says bitcoin is a better store of value than gold. However, the billionaire thinks the crypto will not replace fiat currency due to what he terms the high “energy cost required to process...
Fixing Crypto’s Silos
15.1.2021
Our fragmented status quo - thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps - will not work indefinitely without interoperability
Crypto Exchange Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Americans
15.1.2021
The U.S. has sentenced a cryptocurrency exchange owner to 10 years in prison. He “knowingly and intentionally engaged in business practices designed to both assist fraudsters in laundering the proceeds of their fraud and to shield himself from criminal liability,” the Department...
Why Celsius Thinks CEL Won’t Receive the Same SEC Treatment as XRP
15.1.2021
In an interview with CoinDesk TV, CEO Alex Mashinsky explained why CEL has drawn recent interest from altcoin investors
Coinbase users can now report their crypto taxes using CoinTracker
15.1.2021
Filing 2020 taxes may be slightly less complicated for Coinbase users than it was before