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Bitcoining, Doubling, Confirming, Transforming and 20 Crypto Jokes
12.12.2020
In the world’s No 1 crypto news, in what might be an uneventful December price-wise, as more macro investors are buying into the bitcoin story, and bitcoin's current cycle seems to be "right on track" with "striking similarities" to the previous one, one of the most anticipated...
Vitalik Buterin Warns Current Crypto Wallets Are Not Ready for Mainstream Adoption
12.12.2020
The cofounder of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, ethereum, warned about crypto wallet vulnerabilities, claiming the tools are not ready for widespread adoption and encouraged to open more discussions on security matters. Buterin Calls for More User-Friendly Crypto Wallets...
Top crypto adoption predictions that came true in 2020
12.12.2020
With so many opinions regarding crypto, here is a look at some of the most impactful quotes that symbolized 2020
Korean Exchange Operator to Oversee Crypto-Linked Stocks in the Midst of Suspicions on Unfair Trading
12.12.2020
South Korean securities exchange operator is now expanding its overseeing capacity by monitoring all crypto-related stock activities after volatile movements seen in the last few weeks on listed companies tied to the industry. KRX’s Market Oversights Committee to Supervise Crypto-Linked...
Fox News Report Highlights Bitcoin Cash Proponent’s Modern Day Scavenger Hunt
12.12.2020
The anonymous Bitcoin Cash proponent called, ‘Bitcoin Man,’ has made the news once again, this time in Fresno California. Bitcoin Man was featured on a local Fox News report on December 11 for creating a “modern-day scavenger hunt” with bitcoin cash-loaded stickers hidden...
Mastercard Severs Ties With Pornhub — Is Mainstream Crypto Adoption Coming for the Porn Industry?
11.12.2020
Global payment companies Mastercard announced on December 10, 2020, its official decision to ban their customers from using credit and debit cards to arrange purchases on one of the biggest adult websites. Visa has taken the same measure on a temporary basis. Mastercard Cuts Ties With Pornhub...
Restaurant Chain That Converted Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin Says Gold’s Safe Haven Days Are Numbered
11.12.2020
A great number of companies have been converting cash reserves into bitcoin during the last few months. At the end of August, the Mediterranean restaurant chain Tahini’s announced the Canadian company converted all of their cash reserves into bitcoin. On Friday, Tahini’s tweeted about...
Privacy Coin Advocates Persevere Amid Multiple Crypto Exchange Delistings
11.12.2020
As delisting for privacy coins spreads, advocates argue that not only should regulators want them on exchanges but they should tell exchanges what they need to do to be compliant
Architect of DoJ's crypto framework will no longer be leading their policy-making
11.12.2020
Major figure in Justice Department's cyber work is out from the policy office, but no word on where she's heading next
Blockchain Capital Unveils New 10 ‘Bold’ Crypto Predictions for 2021
11.12.2020
With the year winding to a close, analysts are dusting off their crystal balls – in an attempt to peek into the future and discover what 2021 has in store for the world of crypto.
This time, it was the turn of major investment firm Blockchain Capital, which appears to be turning its year-end...
SDX Chief Gets Philosophical About Crypto’s Swiss-Singapore Connection
11.12.2020
The crypto corridor connecting Switzerland and Singapore is firming up, involving many of the usual suspects in banking, custody and trading
Venezuelan Government Signs Agreement to Establish Guidelines for Granting Licenses to Crypto Miners
11.12.2020
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets (Sunacrip) and the National Electricity Corporation of Venezuela (Corpoelec) signed an agreement to establish guidelines to “improve the development” of bitcoin and other crypto mining activities across the country. Venezuelan Government...
Major Insurer Massmutual Invests $100 Million in Bitcoin for Long-Term Value
11.12.2020
Leading life insurance company Massmutual has become the latest big company to invest a huge sum of money in bitcoin. Massmutual believes that having a bitcoin position in its investment account will help the company deliver long-term value to its insurance policyholders. Massmutual Buys Bitcoin...
Russian officials must disclose their crypto holdings by June 2021
11.12.2020
Russian officials finally prepare to disclose their crypto
India’s Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges
11.12.2020
Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed
Putin Orders Russia’s Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings
11.12.2020
Russian civil servants must start reporting their crypto assets as the country's first crypto law comes into force in January
Twitch Director Shaan Puri Moves 25% of Net Worth Into Bitcoin to ‘Front Run Wave of Institutional Capital’
11.12.2020
Twitch director and former CEO of Bebo Shaan Puri announced that he has put 25% of his net worth into bitcoin. He believes that bitcoin presents “a rare opportunity to front run a wave of institutional capital.” Shaan Puri Puts 25% in Bitcoin Shaan Puri, director of Twitch,...
Newly Appointed Ukrainian Politician Declares Owning Over $24 Million in Monero
11.12.2020
A 19-year old Ukrainian politician disclosed all the property he owns during an anti-corruption procedure, mandatory for all public officials in Ukraine, who revealed that he holds millions of dollars worth of monero (XMR). 19-Year-Old Ukrainian Politician Discloses Its Monero Holdings Rostislav...
Bitcoin Is Going Through the Roof in Argentina While the Government Imposes New Taxes
11.12.2020
Argentina’s Senate approved an extraordinary one-time wealth tax to fight the coronavirus pandemic by seeking to boost government revenue and targeting millionaires with assets of more than 200 million pesos ($2.5 million). At the same time, the country still faces a 35% inflation....
Founder of World’s Largest Hedge Fund Ray Dalio Sees Bitcoin as Gold Alternative in Portfolios
11.12.2020
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, a long-time bitcoin skeptic, is warming up to the cryptocurrency. The founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, now says that bitcoin “could serve as a diversifier to gold and other such storehold of wealth...