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Crypto Fest 2021: Rumble in the Crypto Jungle Returns for Its 3rd Edition and Announces First Wave of Speakers

7.10.2021
Bitcoin Events is excited to be hosting its 3rd annual crypto fest – Crypto Fest 2021: Rumble in the Crypto Jungle taking place online on October 29, 2021. The last couple of months have been rocky for crypto and the markets in general, but expectations are that bitcoin and altcoins are soon going...

Youth Fashion Retail Chain Pacsun Now Accepts 11 Cryptocurrencies

7.10.2021
On October 5, the youth fashion and retail brand Pacsun announced the company is now accepting cryptocurrencies via Bitpay’s payment services. Pacsun says the company has a youthful audience that is “very tech-oriented” and the firm has seen an “increasing desire towards...

MoneyGram launches USDC settlement using the Stellar blockchain

7.10.2021
The partnership will enable MoneyGram customers to fund and withdraw from their accounts using the USDC stablecoin at physical branches

New Zealand's Easy Crypto raises $11.75M, eyes stock market float

7.10.2021
According to Easy Crypto, the $11.75 million in series A funding round may be the largest sum of investment raised in New Zealand for a local start-up

US Launches National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team to Prosecute ‘Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’

7.10.2021
The U.S. has launched the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, an initiative of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to tackle and prosecute “criminal misuses of cryptocurrency, particularly crimes committed by virtual currency exchanges, mixing and tumbling services, and money...

AMC CEO Says ‘Huge News’ for Dogecoin Fans as the Movie Theater Chain Begins Accepting Crypto Payments for Gift Cards

7.10.2021
The CEO of the world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has announced “huge news” for dogecoin fans. While his company works on accepting cryptocurrencies, he said that customers can now “buy AMC Theatres digital gift cards … with dogecoin...

North Korea Is Targeting Crypto Users with Spear-Phishing Attacks, Says UN

6.10.2021
nce that Pyongyang-linked hackers and state-sponsored crypto thieves are “primarily using social media platforms to identify targets and attempt initial contact” with crypto holders.Rather than spamming a broad range of targets with generic emails that invariably end up in junk folders, the U

US Justice Dept announces launch of national crypto enforcement team

6.10.2021
“We need to make sure that folks can have confidence when they’re using these systems and we need to make sure we’re poised to root out abuse that can take hold on them," said Lisa Monaco

Bank of America identifies 20 high profile US companies with crypto exposure

6.10.2021
These companies with crypto and digital assets exposure have stocks rated as “Buy” or “Neutral” by Bank of America

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler: No Plan to Ban Crypto, It’s up to Congress

6.10.2021
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that the SEC has no plan to ban cryptocurrencies as China has done. He noted that it would be up to Congress to make such a decision. Recently, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell similarly said that the Fed had no intention to ban or limit the use...

Afghan Bitcoin Exchanges Go Undercover as Taliban Yet to Announce Its Crypto Policy

6.10.2021
mplement a new government, fears of censorship and restraints come back to life.During the first period of Taliban governance, which extended from 1996 to 2001, the Islamic movement forbade some forms of consumer technology — which, at the time, was largely limited to music, television, and f

FBI Works With Europol to Arrest Ransomware Gang, $1.3 Million in Cryptocurrencies Seized

6.10.2021
A coordinated strike involving Europol, Interpol, and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has led to the arrest of two “prolific” ransomware operators allegedly responsible for ransom demands of up to 70 million euros. In addition, $1.3 million in cryptocurrencies were...

Crypto Enforcement Team, Pepsi CFO on Bitcoin, Institutional Metamask + More News

6.10.2021
r noreferrer" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-launches-new-initiatives-cryptocurrencies-contractor-hacks-2021-10-06/">reported. The group will include a mix of anti-money laundering and cybersecurity experts, per the report.The IOSCO group of securities regulators and the

IMF Head Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Reliable, Hard to Think of Bitcoin as Money

6.10.2021
Digital currencies backed by central banks are the most reliable form of digital money, according to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. At the same time, to think of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as money is difficult, believes the chief executive of the international financial...

Bitcoin Breaks USD 55K Resistance, Returns to USD 1 Trillion Market Cap

6.10.2021
aded at 54,239, slightly down from its high above USD 55,000 reached earlier today. The price is up 9% over the past 24 hours, making it one of today’s best performers in the crypto market.BTC price chart:Source: Coingecko.comThe sharp price rise in the bitcoin price also led to a mark

Emirati crypto exchange BitOasis raises $30M to expand in MENA

6.10.2021
“Our aim is to build the largest and most trusted cryptocurrency platform in the region,” BitOasis CEO Ola Doudin said

Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain Criticized Over Long Outage — Block Signing Issue Related to Upgrade

6.10.2021
On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing had been down for over 20 hours. While Blockstream had noted the sidechain was undergoing a hard fork upgrade planned for October 5, a number of crypto...