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In Argentina, a Politician Wants to Build a State-backed Crypto Exchange
21.11.2020
A local government politician in Argentina has tabled a measure that – if passed – could see a province in the country launch a crypto trading platform.
The measure is the brainchild of Roque Gervasoni, a provincial deputy (council member) of the northern Misiones province, who has created a bill...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $18.8K as Total Crypto Locked in DeFi Passes $14B
20.11.2020
Bitcoin is testing $19,000 as DeFi hits another milestone in total crypto locked
Grammy Nominated Hip-Hop Star Logic Dropped $6 Million Into Bitcoin Last Month
20.11.2020
During the last few months, a slew of celebrity luminaries, millionaires, and even a number of billionaires have announced taking the plunge into the crypto asset economy. On Thursday evening, the former rapper Robert Bryson Hall II, known professionally as “Logic,” revealed...
US regulator wants to stop banks from blacklisting legal businesses, crypto included
20.11.2020
New rule-making aims to stop "creeping politicization of the banking industry," says OCC head
US in Crypto Tax Balancing Act, ETH Miners Safe Until Nov. 2021 + More News
20.11.2020
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The US Treasury Department has told attendees at the OECD-arranged 2020 Global Blockchain Policy Forum that it is still undecided...
Bitcoin Derivatives See Record Highs, Year-End BTC Options Show 29% Chance Price Crosses $20K
20.11.2020
As the crypto economy sets its sights on half of a trillion in USD value, digital currency derivatives markets are swelling significantly. Bitcoin futures have surpassed a six-month high at $52 billion, while the crypto asset’s options markets have jumped massively too. Additionally, bitcoin...
SoftBank Boss Glad to Be out of Bitcoin, But His Firm Is Still in the Game
20.11.2020
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/David Rubenstein
The CEO of SoftBank – one of Japan’s biggest conglomerates, and a firm with multiple crypto interests – said he took a multi-million USD loss by selling his bitcoin (BTC) holdings in 2018 because he “didn’t understand”...
Y Combinator, Pantera Back $3M Investment in New Crypto Derivatives Exchange
20.11.2020
Globe goes live Friday with the announcement of $3 million in funding from the likes of Pantera Capital, Y Combinator, Tim Draper and others
Tim Draper, Pantera Capital back new crypto derivatives exchange
20.11.2020
The surge in crypto derivatives trading is likely to continue amid the bull market
Crypto cross-border payments, explained
20.11.2020
What are the main advantages that crypto can offer when making cross-border payments, and what are the main challenges for consumers?
Bitcoin Hits $18,400, We Are Getting Back to the ‘Old Times’: Weekly Market Review by TokenInsight
20.11.2020
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Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies
20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...
Logic Enters Crypto Game With USD 6M Bitcoin Investment
20.11.2020
Logic. Source: Twitter/@Logic301
American retired rapper, record producer and streamer Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, aka Logic, said he bought USD 6m worth of bitcoin (BTC) last month. The artist subsequently changed his Twitter account name to Bobby Bitcoin in a reference to his crypto investment...
Crypto will be useful but Bitcoin is hard to understand, says SoftBank CEO
20.11.2020
Masayoshi Son found Bitcoin to be “distracting his own focus on his own business.”
Crypto-keen South Korean Travel Unicorn Sets Sights on 2021 IPO
20.11.2020
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/yanolja.official
Yanolja, one of South Korea’s biggest travel firms and fastest-growing, most crypto-keen unicorns, is heading for an initial public offering (IPO) next year.
Per Newsway, Yanolja, which operates its own digital token-powered rewards program,...
Rapper Logic invests $6M in Bitcoin as latest celebrity to catch crypto bug
20.11.2020
Depending when exactly he bought in, Logic could have already made $2 million
Venezuelan Authorities Clamp Down on Off-The-Books Crypto Pay Vendors
20.11.2020
Venezuelan tax agents on the prowl. Source: Twitter/@jdavidcabello
Customers spending foreign currency and cryptoassets in Venezuelan stores have been warned to demand invoices and receipts in fiat bolivars, with the nation’s tax authorities worried that crypto pay and payment in overseas fiats...
Thailand’s New Rules Help Securities Companies Launch Crypto Exchanges
20.11.2020
Thailand has reportedly revised its net capital rules which help securities firms launch cryptocurrency exchanges. The country now has 15 licensed crypto service providers. New Thai Rules and Crypto Exchanges The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised its net capital (NC) rules...
Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams
19.11.2020
Many of the alleged crypto scams had a common tactic: savvy social media posts to draw victims in
MyEtherWallet founder weighs in on the most crypto-friendly country
19.11.2020
Crypto-friendly regulation may be in the eye of the beholder