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Etoro CEO Yoni Assia on Reaching 12 Million Users and Why Cryptos Are a Gateway to Stocks
1.1.2020
Yoni Assia is the CEO and founder of multi-asset trading platform Etoro. The brokerage firm, which enjoys a high profile within the cryptosphere, enables digital assets such as BTC and BCH to be traded alongside stocks, ETFs, and commodities. Juxtaposed between the traditional and crypto investment...
Peter Schiff Says Every Asset Class But BTC is Rallying as 2019 Ends
29.12.2019
Peter Schiff makes a sarcastic remark about Bitcoin, pointing out that it is the only asset class that is not rallying by the end of 2019
Harsh Laws Make Bitcoin Holders Consider Renunciation or Dual Citizenship
28.12.2019
As digital currencies become a mainstay in society, a great number of governments have enforced strict tax guidelines, severe money transmission rules, and tough regulations. Because of a few nation-states’ harsh rules against cryptos, there are individuals who plan to renounce their...
Bitcoin Gained 8.9 Million Percent Over the Last Decade
27.12.2019
2020 is fast approaching and the last decade will be behind us. Throughout the last ten years, the biggest unicorn firms were born like Uber and Airbnb. However, even though Bitcoin isn’t a company, the best investment of the decade belongs to the decentralized cryptocurrency Satoshi created....
Russia’s Central Bank Is Now Testing Real Asset-Pegged Stablecoins
26.12.2019
Russia’s central bank starts testing stablecoins and doesn’t assume that they will act as a payment method and become a substitute of money
Utorg Exchange Grants Access to Traders With Limited Verification
24.12.2019
Utorg.io is a digital asset exchange based in the U.K. that allows users in Europe and around the world to trade cryptocurrencies with stablecoins and fiat money. What sets the new platform apart from many incumbents is the simplified verification procedure for traders who don’t exceed...
This Digital Asset Manager Has a Framework for Crypto Investing in 2020
24.12.2019
2020 could be “one of the brightest years” that the digital asset industry has seen so far, finds Vision Hill,a New York-based full service digital asset management firm. They also provided a framework for how investors can think about approaching the digital asset market next year.
Their report...
Uzbekistan Bans Citizens From Buying Crypto, They Can Only Sell
24.12.2019
Authorities in Uzbekistan have effectively banned residents from purchasing cryptocurrencies on digital asset exchanges licensed in the country. Crypto holders will only be able to sell their coins and that’s if these have not been obtained through anonymous transactions, amendments to...
PBOC Official: China’s Digital Yuan Won’t Be a Speculative Currency Like Bitcoin
23.12.2019
According to recent statements by People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official Mu Changchun, the country’s digital yuan is ready for trials. The central bank digital currency (CBDC) will decidedly not be a speculative asset like bitcoin or stablecoins, and will not need a currency basket...
Judge Rules Snowden Must Give Book Proceeds to US Government
21.12.2019
A U.S. district judge has ruled that former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden must turn over the proceeds of his new book to the U.S. government. According to the ruling, Snowden failed to obtain clearance for the materials and information used in his book. The same judge previously ruled...
Iran, Turkey, Malaysia Discuss Creating Unified Muslim Cryptocurrency
21.12.2019
At a summit attended by leaders of Muslim countries, including Malaysia, Turkey, Iran, Qatar, and Indonesia, the Iranian president proposed creating a Muslim cryptocurrency to cut reliance on the U.S. dollar. The Malaysian prime minister supports the idea of a unified cryptocurrency for Muslim...
SBI Partners With Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart to Drive Crypto Adoption
20.12.2019
Japanese financial services giant SBI plans to invest in two subsidiaries of Germany’s second-largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group
German Stock Exchange Plans International Digital Asset ‘Ecosystem’ Through New Partnership With SBI
20.12.2019
Boerse Stuttgart Group and Japanese financial giant SBI Group are teaming up on a joint initiative to build a digital assets '"ecosystem" in Asia and Europe
Fidelity-Backed Startup Fireblocks Is Now Certified Secure by Ernst & Young
20.12.2019
Digital asset security firm Fireblocks has successfully completed a major examination carried out by Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young
Erisx Launches Regulated Bitcoin Futures Market
18.12.2019
Crypto trading platform Erisx has launched a bitcoin futures market regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Its physically settled bitcoin futures contracts trade alongside its spot market which supports four cryptocurrencies. Erisx has obtained a license from the U.S....
Poles Hit With Backdated Tax on Crypto Trades
16.12.2019
Crypto traders in Poland have been unpleasantly surprised with a controversial tax they thought they wouldn’t have to pay. The Civil Law Transactions Tax (PCC) is applicable to digital asset trades conducted before the introduction of last year’s moratorium on its collection, the Polish...
Cryptocurrency Is Still the World’s Best Performing Asset Class This Year
13.12.2019
Large-cap cryptocurrencies had a phenomenal year and remain one of the greatest investment success stories of the decade
Reuters: Dutch Bank ING Working on Digital Asset Custody Technology
12.12.2019
ING is reportedly developing digital asset custody technology, becoming the latest mainstream financial institution to enter the crypto custody business
Denmark’s Tax Authority Sends Warning Letters to 20,000 Crypto Owners
11.12.2019
The tax authority of Denmark has reportedly sent out warning letters to 20,000 crypto owners asking them to amend their tax returns, pay taxes on crypto gains, or face penalties. The tax agency is demanding a full breakdown of their crypto transactions; it recently obtained information on these...
Australia’s Stock Exchange Backs $35M Round for DLT Survivor Digital Asset
11.12.2019
Digital Asset has raised $35 million in Series C funding, signaling a comeback for the seminal enterprise blockchain startup