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Elon Musk Should Listen to Cathie Wood on Bitcoin
24.7.2021
Elon Musk. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg.
Part of what many observers expected to see during Wednesday's Bitcoin (BTC) discussion featuring Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was a debate regarding the merits...
New York Town Bemoans Roadside ‘Littered’ With Bitcoin Miners — Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium
24.7.2021
A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin...
Abkhazia Holds Talks With Russia to Ensure Electricity Supply for Crypto Miners
24.7.2021
The government of Abkhazia is negotiating with Russia to solve a problem that led to a ban on cryptocurrency mining. The partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus is now planning to legalize the industry and source sufficient power supplies from its energy-rich northern neighbor. Abkhazia...
Central Bank of Colombia Announces First Blockchain Bond Pilot Program
24.7.2021
The Central Bank of Colombia has announced its involvement in the first blockchain bond pilot program in the country, with the participation of the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) and Davivienda, a private commercial bank. The proof of concept will use the Lacchain blockchain platform...
64% of Adults from 10 Different Countries Would Use a Central Bank Digital Currency: Report
24.7.2021
As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) advance in testing, a number of countries have taken the lead in an effort to create a CBDC. The enterprise blockchain firm Guardtime recently conducted a survey that shows adults from ten different countries would likely use a CBDC. Nearly two out...
Chinese Miners Pivot to Alternative Currencies to Keep Operating
24.7.2021
The Chinese mining crackdown forced many miners to stop their operations and relocate. But another group of miners is planning to pivot to new, more efficient mining schemes to keep operating in the country. Lesser-known tokens and proof-of-stake-based systems are now in the sights of these miners...
Just HODL! Bitcoin and Ethereum outperform ‘lower risk’ crypto index funds
24.7.2021
Data from Delphi Digital shows holding BTC and ETH was more profitable than investing in weighted average market cap crypto and DeFi index funds
Report: Nigeria to Start Piloting Digital Currency in October
24.7.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly set October 1 as the commencement date for the trial phase of its digital currency project. Dubbed project Giant, this digital currency project, or the “e-naira,” is expected to use the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. CBDC Comes to Life...
French Central Bank Conducts Fifth Experiment on Tunisia CBDC
23.7.2021
The French central bank, Banque de France (BOF), recently carried out its fifth experiment on the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT)’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to a statement from BOF, the latest experiment is part of the banks’ joint effort to create conditions that...
Weekly roundup: Ark Invest, Edge Wealth Management, and Rothschild Investment accumulate crypto
23.7.2021
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased more than 450,000 GBTC shares in two separate buys this week
Binance Is Hunting for a New CEO — Exchange’s US Venture ‘Looks at Potential IPO Route’
23.7.2021
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has explained in a recent interview that the company is looking to launch a U.S.-based initial public offering (IPO) in the future. The crypto exchange has been stuck in regulatory crosshairs during the last few weeks and has had issues with payment...
El Salvadorians take to the streets to protest Bitcoin law
23.7.2021
Those who marched against Bitcoin this week claimed the cryptocurrency was too volatile and would allow businesses to "launder ill-gotten money."
Reddit Chooses to Leverage Arbitrum’s Layer-2 Tech With Community Point ETH-Based Tokens
23.7.2021
On July 22, developers working on the platform Reddit, the social news discussion aggregation forum, revealed that the team was scaling Reddit’s community points program with the Ethereum Layer-2 solution Arbitrum. Currently, Reddit developers are testing the community point tokens on top...
Price analysis 7/23: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, DOGE, DOT, UNI, BCH, LTC
23.7.2021
Bitcoin and most major altcoins are meeting resistance at higher levels but the bearish sentiment of the last two months seems to be reducing
Bitcoin payments for real estate gain traction as crypto holders seek monetization
23.7.2021
Could crypto payments for real estate become another notable way for people to invest their BTC, or is the learning curve too steep for wider adoption?
Twitter's BTC Plan, Action Against Coinbase, Oversubscribed NFTs + More News
23.7.2021
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed to investors that Bitcoin (BTC) will be a “big part” of the company’s future, as he sees...
Canadian border town suspends Bitcoin mining over aesthetic concerns
23.7.2021
City officials have imposed a three-month suspension on new Bitcoin mining operations to make roads and buildings more presentable
Bank of Russia Advises Stock Exchanges to Avoid Trading Crypto Instruments
23.7.2021
In line with its hardline stance on cryptocurrencies, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has issued a recommendation against the listing of securities tied to crypto assets on the country’s stock exchanges. The “preventive measure” will not affect state-issued digital currencies....
$60K is now more likely for Bitcoin than $20K, Bloomberg's senior strategist asserts
23.7.2021
The analyst also treats the latest crypto ban in China as bullish for Bitcoin and the U.S. dollar
S Korean Regulator to Force Crypto Overseas Exchanges to Abide by its Rules
23.7.2021
The top South Korean financial regulator has effectively blocked overseas crypto exchanges from operating in the nation if it can be proved they are actively targeting users based on South Korean soil.
According to Chosun and Seoul Kyungjae, the regulatory Financial Services Commission (FSC), which...