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Investments in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Hit Record High Amid Economic Crisis
17.4.2020
Grayscale Investments has announced the strongest quarter in its history. Investments into the company’s cryptocurrency products, including the flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), hit a record high in the first quarter. Of the total investment, 88% comes from institutional investors....
Crypto Markets Took a U-Turn During the COVID-19 Crisis, Say Oxford Profs
17.4.2020
Initially, both spot market prices and overall trading volume in crypto increased as the number of identified COVID-19 cases rose
Crypto Telegram and Tweet Numbers Are Down, But There’s Hope Yet
17.4.2020
Members in cryptocurrency groups on Telegram fell between 25–75% for the last two years, but engagement on crypto Twitter has been flat
First Loan Ever Issued With Ethereum Domain Name as Collateral
17.4.2020
Rocket announced their first loan using an Ethereum domain name as collateral
South Africa Proposes Strict Crypto Regulatory Framework
17.4.2020
South Africa’s financial regulators recommended that cryptocurrency be used for domestic payment purposes, but that it not be treated as legal tender or allowed as a settlement tool
B2BinPay Launches Webinars to Help Businesses with Crypto Payments
17.4.2020
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B2BinPay, a leading cryptocurrency payments provider, has announced that it will shortly be commencing a new series of webinars designed to help businesses start accepting cryptocurrency...
Crypto Analyst Cautions Investors Against Bitcoin for 3 Key Reasons
17.4.2020
Critics say #Bitcoin is a failed project due to a lack of privacy, scaling challenges and its centralized mining structure, but are these problems or advantages?
Aussie Crypto Unicorn Raises $160M With ‘Big Four' Bank Backing
16.4.2020
Airwallex, an Australian cross-border payments firm that started life as a cafe, raised $160 million in a round led by ANZ bank
ZA Group Says Crypto Not Likely to Be a Threat to Monetary System
16.4.2020
In its most recent position paper, the IFWG labeled crypto as a possible (but unlikely) threat to South Africa's monetary system
CFTC Charges Florida Resident With Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $1.6M
16.4.2020
The CFTC alleged Florida resident Alan Friedland defrauded investors out of $1.6 million, promising returns through his “Compcoin” token and an algorithmic trading software which never materialized
Tone Vays’ Channel Banned as YouTube Continues Crypto Purge
16.4.2020
Tone Vays saw one of his YouTube videos banned, followed by his channel's termination shortly thereafter
US COVID-19 Relief Plan Will Use Fintech, but Crypto Not Welcome
16.4.2020
Crypto lenders can help small businesses affected by COVID-19, but they are locked out of the U.S. government’s relief program
Crypto Needs to Meld With Legacy Financial Systems for Mass Adoption
16.4.2020
Decentralized crypto assets and centralized custodians: Could such a hybrid bring crypto to a new level of mass adoption?
Bitcoin.com Exchange Now Supports Reserve’s Stablecoin RSV and the Utility Token RSR
16.4.2020
Bitcoin.com’s Exchange continues to grow and during the last few months, the platform has added support for a number of well known tokens. This week, the trading platform has added support for the Reserve stablecoin (RSV) and the project’s utility token (RSR). Bitcoin.com Exchange users...
Crypto Finance AG Raises $14.5M from Big Name Swiss and Asia Pacific Investors
16.4.2020
The Series B was led by prominent Swiss investor Rainer-Marc Frey and major Beijing-based private equity fund Lingfeng Capital
Singapore Court Locks Crypto Exchange KuCoin’s Web Domain
16.4.2020
While the current location of the crypto exchange is unclear, Singapore takes steps to prevent the company from moving its domain to another jurisdiction
New Crypto Partnership Takes Aim at Africa's Unfavorable Financial System
16.4.2020
Sesacash plans to curb the shortcomings of Africa’s financial system by making cryptos mainstream
Mystery Hacker Tries to Steal Crypto Through Fake Google Chrome Wallet Extensions
16.4.2020
Google has removed 49 Chrome extensions masquerading as legitimate crypto wallets, including Ledger, MyEtherWallet, MetaMask and Jaxx, according to MyCrypto's Harry Denley
Swiss Crypto Firm Closes $14.5M Series B to Help Secure Brokerage License
16.4.2020
Crypto Finance AG's $14.5 million funding round will go toward international expansion and courting institutional investors
5 Risk Management Rules Every Bitcoin & Crypto Investor Should Follow
16.4.2020
Global markets are taking a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic but investors who manage their risk well can profit even during an economic downturn