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Free Bitcoin: El Salvador Giving Away $30 in BTC to Everyone Using Government Wallet
25.6.2021
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced a bitcoin giveaway to promote the cryptocurrency’s use as legal tender in the economy and to give people an incentive to use the government’s official wallet application. $30 in Free Bitcoin The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele...
Softbank Aids Atom Finance Raise $28M for Its Brazil Ops
24.6.2021
Latin American SoftBank invests in Atom Finance, an online investment platform, by raising $28 million on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, via its Series B funding or Latin America Fund 9984.T. The purpose of this investment is for expanding the latter’s investor base and establishing its Miami office...
Korean Government Confiscates $47 Million in Crypto From Tax Evaders
24.6.2021
South Korean authorities have identified thousands of tax evaders as part of an intensifying crackdown on tax dodging among crypto investors. Following a prolonged investigation, the government has reportedly seized cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars. Tax Agents Target Wealthy Tax Evaders...
Mobile DeFi App Donut Successfully Raised $2 Million
23.6.2021
Recording another impressive performance on raising funds, Donut has has successfully raised a $2 million funding from Redalpine. Among the participants in the funding, Robert Leshner, founder of compound labs, was prominent as the well-known entrepreneur who participated in the process that led...
Asian Algorithmic Trading Company Amber Group Reaches Unicorn Status
23.6.2021
Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading company, has attained “unicorn” status. The company managed to raise $100 million in its Series B funding round. With the new influx, the company is now valued at one billion dollars, making it a unicorn. Amber Group’s strategy...
Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the Economy’
20.6.2021
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has recently been criticizing bitcoin adoption taking place in El Salvador. Hanke doesn’t think it’s a good idea for the Latin American country to use bitcoin as legal tender and says it could “completely...
$3.6 Billion Crypto Heist: South African Bank Denies Business Relationship With Fraud Accused Africrypt
19.6.2021
According to local media, leading South African financial institution FNB is denying allegations of a banking relationship with the recently collapsed crypto investment company, Africrypt. FNB also insists it did not enable the investment company’s transactions which helped Africrypt’s...
Can Litecoin (LTC) Break Through the $190 Barrier?
16.6.2021
Litecoin is trading below the market capitalization of Bitcoin Cash and currently has a market cap of 11 billion USD. After the crash of May 2021, LTC seems to have lost its charm. Trading in a consolidation zone has made it difficult for new investors to trade at this counter. The upside movement...
JPMorgan Is Stockpiling Cash – CEO Claims There’s a ‘Very Good Chance Inflation Will Be More Than Transitory’
15.6.2021
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase is stockpiling cash according to the company’s CEO Jamie Dimon. The investment banker doesn’t seem to believe inflation is “transitory” and he thinks there’s a “very good chance” inflation could stick around. JPMorgan Chase...
A Look at How Second Life’s Linden Dollars Helped Kickstart Bitcoin’s Value
14.6.2021
When people think about bitcoin’s past they sometimes refer to subjects like Mt Gox, the Silk Road, or the famous pizza transaction. Although, people often forget that the online virtual world Second Life played an important role during the Bitcoin network’s early years. In fact, some...
Cuba’s Central Bank Suspends US Dollar Deposits Nationwide – Officials Cite Embargo ‘Obstacles’
13.6.2021
The Republic of Cuba is suspending the use of U.S. dollars due to embargo restrictions with U.S. and foreign banks. The central bank of Cuba’s restrictions stems from the “obstacles that the U.S. embargo creates for the national bank system.” Cuba Bans USD Deposits, BCC Tells...
DAOs, DeFi and Dollars: the Bold New World of Decentralized Entities
11.6.2021
In this week’s episode, we explore how developers and investors are working through the complex process of bridging the human and legal needs of the outside world with these complex, decentralized systems run by blockchains, automated smart contracts, “multisig” tokenized collateral agreements
Bitcoin Hits $37k Level After El Salvador’s Endorsement
10.6.2021
The first and the most valuable amongst cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, is a virtual/digital currency that uses cryptographic technology to regulate and issuance of currency units. Developed by Satoshi Nakamoto, who first felt the need for an e-payment system based not on trust but cryptographic proof...
FBI Agent Recovers Private Key to $2.3M in Bitcoin Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
8.6.2021
U.S. law enforcement officials from the Justice Department on Monday announced the seizure of $2.3 million dollars worth of crypto assets that were paid to the Colonial Pipeline hackers. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco explained during a news conference that federal agents “recaptured...
Ethereum Price Analysis: Can ETH Surpass $2900 Mark?
7.6.2021
Ethereum’s gas fee turning the lowest on June 06 has created a huge rallying environment for ETH. Norton, the world-leaning anti-virus software, has been making rounds at countering crypto mining issues. Norton announced plans to launch Ethereum mining software. The idea behind this announcement...
A Stable Bitcoin (BTC) Could Touch $40,000 levels
7.6.2021
Bitcoin currently trades above $36k with a moderate momentum since its high of $36,790.57 in the last 24 hours. BTC currently has a market cap of $680,083,174,620 and a fully diluted market cap of $762,460,122,674. The volume traded in the last 24 hours is $29,759,074,875, down 18.49%, with...
Logan Paul Wore A Pokémon Card To Mayweather Fight, Says It's Now Worth A Million Dollars
7.6.2021
There wasn’t a knockout in tonight’s Logan Paul versus Floyd Mayweather exhibition fight. One clear winner did emerge: Pokémon card collectors, Paul included.Read more
De-Dollarization: Russia Removing All US Dollar Assets From Its $600 Billion National Wealth Fund
5.6.2021
Russia has reportedly announced that U.S. dollar assets will be removed from its National Wealth Fund as U.S. sanctions on Moscow intensify. The fund, which currently totals about $600.9 billion, forms part of Russia’s gold and currency reserves. Russia Steps up De-Dollarization Efforts...
CARDANO (ADA) Price Analysis: Will ADA Retest $2 Mark Soon?
4.6.2021
If there is a cryptocurrency that has completely dominated the price action by staying well above the historical 200 Day Moving Average, it’s Cardano, ADA. Our last Cardano price projection had ADA in a tight spot and within a short span of two weeks, Cardano has shown impeccable resolve...
Trader Confesses Cryptocurrency Addiction Led to Criminal Charges, Hospital Treatment
2.6.2021
A British man has shared his story of how his cryptocurrency addiction has led to criminal charges and landed him in a hospital for addiction treatment. He lost more than a million dollars of other people’s money trying to duplicate his previous success in cryptocurrency trading. Crypto...