Search
Market Update: Crypto Asset Prices Spike Massively, Speculators Claim ‘Altcoin Season’ Is Here
21.11.2020
A number of crypto-asset markets saw significant gains on Saturday, as a myriad of digital assets spiked between 4-40% in value during the last 24 hours. The entire crypto market capitalization had risen above $540 billion, as top-ten coin values from the likes of bitcoin cash, cardano and...
Crypto Assets in South Africa Would Be Considered Financial Products Under Regulator Proposal
21.11.2020
If implemented the declaration would require crypto firms in South Africa to register as a financial services provider
Blockchain is good for hodling, but not for voting: Bad Crypto news of the week
21.11.2020
Analysts make a slew of wild predictions as Bitcoin continues its moon mission in this week's Bad Crypto podcast
Blackrock CIO: Cryptocurrency Is Here to Stay, Bitcoin Could Replace Gold
21.11.2020
Blackrock’s Chief Investment Officer, Rick Rieder, said cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, “is here to stay.” In addition, he said bitcoin is a durable mechanism that could replace gold. Blackrock on Bitcoin and Gold Rick Rieder, Blackrock’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO)...
South Africa Unveils New Crypto Rules as Usage Soars Exponentially
21.11.2020
The South African financial regulator has published a draft declaration of crypto assets as financial products. The regulator says South Africa has experienced “an exponential increase in the provision and use of crypto assets.” South Africa’s Crypto Regulation South...
Crypto Security in 2021: More Threats Against DeFi and Individual Users
21.11.2020
In 2020, the crypto industry was no stranger to cyber-attacks and cybersecurity breaches. Hackers made off with millions after hitting the KuCoin exchange in September, while a range of DeFi (decentralized finance) platforms — Balancer, Opyn, Akropolis, and others — also received more than their...
Game of New Highs and 20 Crypto Jokes
21.11.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins have witnessed another exciting week. Bitcoin has accelerated all the way up to USD 18,500, leaving previous levels of USD 16,000 and USD 17,000 in the dust. And while billionaire investor Ray Dalio acknowledged he might be missing something about BTC, Ethereum followed along...
Texas State Securities Board Flags 15 Investment Entities Including One Unregistered Crypto Trader
21.11.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has announced a series of enforcement actions against 15 online investment entities that illegally market cryptocurrency, binary options, and forex investments in Texas. Fake Social Media Accounts The regulator alleges that operators of the companies...
TrustSwap Leverages its Escrow and Time-lock Services to Build a Startup Launchpad
21.11.2020
In recent months, a new DeFi upstart has been making a name for itself in the cryptocurrency arena. It’s called TrustSwap, and it’s purpose-built to fill a void in the crypto industry that’s integral to the continued mission of bridging the gap between crypto and mainstream...
Nvidia Posts Record Q3 Earnings, Sales of GPUs to Crypto Miners Reach $175 Million
21.11.2020
Nvidia released its earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2021 this week, showing better-than-expected results, driven by sales of its graphics processing unit (GPU) chips. The firm reported graphics segment revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, beating analyst estimates of $2.1 billion....
US Regulator Seeks End to Bank Deplatforming of ‘Disfavored’ Industries (Like Crypto)
21.11.2020
Call it the CPR for Operation Choke Point
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
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto tax news
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