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90% of Questions by Fidelity’s 'Biggest Clients' Have Been About Bitcoin
18.8.2021
The thing that the “biggest clients” of US-based mutual fund giant Fidelity have been the most interested about has been bitcoin (BTC), and though interest in ether (ETH) has been rising, it's not even close to that of BTC, said Christine Sandler, head of sales and marketing for Fidelity Digital...
Bybit Becomes Esports Team NAVI's Official Crypto Platform for 3 Years
18.8.2021
Crypto exchange Bybit has entered a multi-year partnership with esports team NAVI, with the exchange saying that this "marks the beginning of its foray into esports collaborations."
The deal is a perfect match, say the new partners, as both industries showed "transformative...
Global Crypto Adoption Up 2,300% in Two Years - Chainalysis
18.8.2021
Crypto adoption as of the end of the second quarter 2021 has been up by more than 2,300% compared to Q3 2019 on a global basis, and over 881% in the last year, according to a report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The variations show adoption as a global phenomenon, but the report states...
Crypto Sector World’s 3rd Industry in Phishing Attacks Growth - Report
18.8.2021
Phishing activities continue to intensify across the world, with their volume for the second quarter of 2021 outpacing the same period last year by 22%. Cryptocurrency increasingly finds itself in attackers’ sight, with a tenfold increase in attacks on exchanges, according to a recent report...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins Correct Lower
18.8.2021
Bitcoin price started a steady decline from the USD 48,000 resistance. BTC traded below the USD 46,500 and USD 45,500 support levels. It is currently (04:00 UTC) down over 3% and it might continue to trend down towards USD 44,200.
Likewise, most major altcoins are correcting gains. ETH traded below...
Fitch's Warning for El Salvador, 'Concerning Regulatory Roadmap' + More News
17.8.2021
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Regulation news
Ratings agency Fitch Ratings warned against the potential negative consequences of El Salvador adopting bitcoin (BTC) to...
Green Shoots of Recovery Sprout for Bitcoin Miners – Report
17.8.2021
After one of the most turbulent periods in bitcoin (BTC) mining history, miners have been handed a timely boost – with reports of recovery in hash-rate and signs that some of the BTC miners forced out of Mainland China earlier this summer are resuming their activities elsewhere in...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Support, Solana Moves Into Top 10
17.8.2021
Bitcoin price corrected lower, but it remained stable above the USD 45,000 support. BTC started a fresh increase and climbed above USD 46,000. It is currently (11:45 UTC) approaching the USD 47,000 resistance, above which the price might test USD 48,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins are slowly...
All of South Korea’s Crypto Exchanges Fail their Regulatory Audits
17.8.2021
South Korean crypto exchanges have been dealt another crushing blow – with all of the nation’s trading platforms failing their regulatory “consulting” audits.
The development will not bode well for the sector with just over a month to go until new regulations kick in – with even the “big four”...
Bitcoiners Remind World of 'Temporary' Gold Window Suspension
17.8.2021
Over the weekend, some members of the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto community have commemorated the 50th anniversary of the US “temporary” gold window suspension, aka the Nixon shock, by making the 'WTFhappenedin1971' hashtag a trending topic on Twitter - with some calling it the 50th anniversary of...
Teacher ‘Treatened Pupil with Weapon’ After Suffering Bitcoin Losses
17.8.2021
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A South Korean school teacher who asked their students to invest in bitcoin (BTC) for them went on to threaten one of their teenaged students with a weapon after token prices began to fall.
Per Chosun, the teacher in question, an unnamed 48-year-old head of a private...
Microsoft Blockchain Study, Walmart Crypto Job, Samsung & CBDC and More News
16.8.2021
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Adoption news
Computing giant Microsoft has done a study of a blockchain-based incentive system to bolster anti-piracy campaigns in a paper, dubbed...
T-Mobile ‘Hackers Want BTC 6’ for Data, US Offers Dark Web USD 10M in Crypto
16.8.2021
The telecoms heavyweight T-Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach involving the personal and financial data of 100m users, with hackers ready to hawk out the data in exchange for bitcoin (BTC) – while the American State Department is planning to hand out crypto payments to a more benevolent...
Kimchi ‘Bonus’ Is Back as Korean ‘Ant’ Investors Return to the Market
14.8.2021
South Korean investors are returning to the markets after weeks of inactivity, data has shown. But the kimchi premium has flipped on its head again for the first time in two years – resulting in a small “kimchi bonus,” and slightly lower bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin prices on most major...
Infra Bill Change Hope Alive as House Disquiet at Crypto Provisions Grows
13.8.2021
Pressure is growing in Congress with crypto advocates hopeful of convincing the House of the need to amend a much-maligned infrastructure bill that contains a veritable minefield of reporting obligations for miners, validators and software developers.
Politico called the effort a “long-shot bid,”...
Argentina’s President Calls Crypto a ‘Hard Currency’ that Can Fight Inflation
13.8.2021
Alberto Fernández. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Filo News
Alberto Fernández, the President of Argentina, has made some remarkably bullish comments about crypto, noting that tokens may have the power to fight inflation and operate as “hard currency, somewhat” – although he sought to temper...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Try to Recover, ADA Nears USD 2
13.8.2021
Bitcoin price failed to extend gains above the USD 46,500 resistance. BTC started a downside correction below USD 45,500 and USD 45,000. However, it found support near USD 44,000 and it is currently (04:35 UTC) recovering losses.
Besides, most major altcoins are trimming losses. ETH dived towards...
Investors Pour Billions in Crypto & Blockchain as Bets Get Bigger
12.8.2021
Despite the number of deals dropped, in the first half of this year, total global investments in blockchain and cryptoassets more than doubled the amount injected in these industries in the whole of 2020, reaching USD 8.7bn and soaring past the previous annual record posted in 2018, at USD 7.2bn...
Japanese Crypto Sector Launches Consolidated Tax Reform Bid
12.8.2021
Two of Japan’s biggest crypto business groups have launched a joint bid to persuade the government to revise its crypto tax laws. Japanese law currently stipulates that crypto traders must pay levies of up to 55% on their profits.
However, a number of players in the sector – as some opposition...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty to Jump Again As More Miners Return to Work
12.8.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is expected to go up again in less than a day, following the last adjustment's important increase.
The relevance of the previous increase is not so much in the percentage, which was 6%, but the fact that it had broken the second-longest drop streak in Bitcoin's...