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Australian Police Makes Record Crypto Seizure With Dark Web Drug Bust
20.8.2021
Australia’s Victoria Police have collected close to AUD 8.5m (USD 6m) worth of cryptocurrency in its recent clampdown on dark web drug trafficking. The bust, which targeted a number of properties in the country’s south-eastern state of Victoria, is said to be Australia’s biggest crypto seizure...
Bitcoin price returns above $47K as crypto market shrugs off Binance KYC news
20.8.2021
Neither Bitcoin nor altcoins are in any mood for cold feet on Friday, with gains in some of the top 10 cryptocurrencies topping 10%
Cardano defies Peter Brandt's 90% crash warning, ADA price doubles to new high
20.8.2021
Bitcoin and Ethereum's upside exhaustion, Cardano's smart contract FOMO, and an overall boom in the altcoin market catalyzed ADA's gains
Wells Fargo files for Bitcoin fund
20.8.2021
Wells Fargo is offering its wealthy clients indirect exposure to Bitcoin through a new fund issued in partnership with NYDIG and FS Investments
Coinbase Plans to Spend More of its Cash on Crypto After USD 500M Buy
20.8.2021
Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzo
The crypto exchange giant Coinbase has stated that it wants to spend even more of its profits on buying cryptoassets – but has admitted that its plans will hinge on the sector’s growth prospects.
The company and its CEO Brian Armstrong were speaking after Coinbase...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Recover Losses, Cardano Rallies 15%
20.8.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline, but the bulls were active near the USD 44,000 level. As a result, BTC started a fresh increase above the USD 45,500 and USD 46,500 resistance levels. It is currently (04:00 UTC) trading above USD 47,000 and it could even test USD 48,000.
Similarly, most major...
BlackRock ETFs hold $384 million of shares in Bitcoin mining firms
20.8.2021
SEC filings reveal that BlackRock has invested almost $400 million into Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings stock
Coinbase announces $500M crypto buying spree, pledges to invest 10% of future profits into digital assets
20.8.2021
CEO Brian Armstrong expects the percentage of profits spent on cryptos to grow over time
Bitcoin's Battles: Volatility to 'Drive Investors to Gold', Ethereum to 'Dethrone' It
20.8.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) volatility could drive investors back to gold, predicts Jake Klein, Executive Chairman of Australian gold mining company Evolution Mining. In the meantime, the price of ethereum (ETH) could skyrocket and potentially exceed the value of the top cryptocurrency within the next five...
Altcoins soar after Bitcoin price bounces off a key moving average
19.8.2021
Bitcoin price reliably bounced off the 20-day moving average, which catalyzed an explosive rally from VGX, CHSB and EWT
Bitcoin gains strength as Friday’s $600M BTC options expiry approaches
19.8.2021
The Fed’s plan to taper a massive monthly economic stimulus pulled stocks down, but BTC ignored critical comments and looks strong heading into Friday’s options expiry
US May Regulate DeFi, El Salvador's Bitcoin Draft Regulations + More News
19.8.2021
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) projects may still fall under the jurisdiction of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...
Crypto-friendly CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz reportedly plans to step down
19.8.2021
Quintenz's 5-year term at the agency was originally scheduled to end in April 2020, but he has twice extended his departure
Weekly Defi Swaps Tap $17 Billion While Dex Aggregators Now Share 22% of the Trade Volume
19.8.2021
Over the last seven days, decentralized exchange (dex) trade volume has tapped $17 billion across the 21 Ethereum dex platforms. Pancakeswap has seen between $400K to $860K every 24 hours during the last week as well. Meanwhile, dex aggregators are eating away at dex trade volumes, becoming more...
BTC price holds $44K support in 'great sign' for Bitcoin bulls
19.8.2021
Bitcoin refuses to dip to even its $42,000 February all-time highs, but familiar resistance higher up looms large
Approval for Non-futures-based Bitcoin ETF ‘Still a Year off’ – Expert
19.8.2021
A senior analyst in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space thinks that a bitcoin (BTC) offering is on its way this year – but has suggested that it will be of the kind not favored by the crypto space. And as for the elusive “right kind” of bitcoin ETF? Well, we may have to wait another 12 months...
Putin Tells Russian Gov’t to Create a Crypto Holdings Reporting System
19.8.2021
Vladimir Putin. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, TASS
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government and the Central Bank to prepare a system that will force individuals to declare their crypto holdings.
Per INC-News, Putin has told the bank chiefs, as well as the Ministry...
Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Jumps 881% Led by Asian Countries, Index Shows
19.8.2021
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has published its 2021 Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, which ranks 154 countries by crypto adoption. According to the firm, global crypto adoption has grown by over 2,300% since Q3 2019 and over 881% in the last year. New Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index...
Fireblocks Onboards Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as Advisor
19.8.2021
Source: Screenshot, Jay Clayton, CNBC Television / YouTube
Digital asset security and asset transfer platform Fireblocks has announced that Jay Clayton, Former Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the company’s advisory board, stating that Clayton's previous...
Molecule Partner With VitaDAO to Create Biopharma IP-to-NFT Transfer Using Nevermined Solution
19.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Molecule, a decentralised biopharma marketplace, has developed a novel IP-to-NFT framework with Web3 technology innovator Nevermined. In a historic transaction, the first biopharma IPNFT was successfully transferred to research collective VitaDAO to fund novel longevity therapeutics...