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Kraken Charged by CFTC Over Margined Crypto Transactions, $1.25 Million Penalty Imposed
29.9.2021
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Payward Ventures, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, “for illegally offering margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets, including bitcoin, and failing to register.” CFTC Charges Kraken, Imposes...
US Debt Ceiling Rattles Markets As Crypto Community Discusses Political 'Theater'
29.9.2021
a theater.”Speaking to the members of the Senate Banking Committee, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Tuesday that the US federal government could run out of money by October 18 unless Congress acts quickly to raise the debt ceiling. “It would be disastrous for the Amer
World-Famous DJs Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Paul Val Dyk Spin and Crossfade Into the NFT Universe
28.9.2021
While celebrities and athletes have been jumping into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene headfirst, a large quantity of music acts have also entered the NFT industry. On Tuesday, a lineup of world-famous DJs are being represented in a newly launched NFT collection called Djenerates. The...
Green Bay Packers Running Back Aaron Jones Joins Crypto Exchange FTX’s Ambassador Team
28.9.2021
On Tuesday, the crypto firm FTX Trading Ltd, announced that the Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has joined the company as an FTX Ambassador in a long-term partnership. The collaboration with the NFL player follows the firm’s partnership with seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady...
Genesis Digital Assets Reveals $431 Million Capital Raise — Mining Firm Aims for 1.4 Gigawatts by 2023
23.9.2021
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining firm Genesis Digital Assets announced the firm raised $431 million from strategic investors. The mining company Genesis detailed that Paradigm led the multi-million-dollar funding round and one of the firm’s co-founders has joined Genesis’s board...
Burger King Launches ‘Keep It Real Meals’ NFT Campaign With Digital Collectibles Market Sweet
22.9.2021
On Tuesday, the fast food restaurant chain Burger King announced the company has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) campaign called the “Keep It Real Meals” initiative. The campaign is in collaboration with the NFT marketplace Sweet and will feature celebrities like Nelly, Anitta...
'Dark Phase' Ahead on DeFi Regulatory Front, yearn.finance Creator Warns
22.9.2021
p>The comments from the outspoken DeFi founder came during a virtual panel discussion titled ‘The Future of DeFi’, hosted by crypto researcher Messari for its Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Tuesday.In the discussion, moderated by investor and partner at the DeFi Alliance Qiao Wang
Crypto Exchange Binance Ceases Derivatives Trading in Australia
22.9.2021
Amid regulatory scrutiny worldwide, global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will cease offering futures, options, and leveraged tokens to Australian users in 90 days. Changes Coming to Binance Australia Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced some changes to its offerings...
Analysts Urge Caution as Golden Cross Appears in Bitcoin Chart
16.9.2021
over the 200-day moving average, the rare but popular signal again appeared on the bitcoin chart between Tuesday and Wednesday this week.BTC/USD golden cross (blue circle) and death cross (red circle). Source: TradingViewThis week’s golden cross comes after bitcoin in June printed a ‘death c
US Senator Warren Presses SEC to Address Crypto Exchange Outages, High Transaction Fees, Financial Inclusion
16.9.2021
At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to increase oversight of cryptocurrency. She brought up several problems she associates with cryptocurrency that could hurt small...
Ground Reports Concerning Salvadoran Bitcoin Law Highlight False Narrative Painted by Influencers
15.9.2021
On Tuesday, Bitcoin.com News spoke with Marc Falzon, an individual who has been documenting the bitcoin rollout in El Salvador since the law was implemented on September 7. Falzon says that there are a number of issues that no one is talking about in regard to the bitcoin law and the Chivo wallet...
Dapper Labs and Flow Blockchain to Get a Boost From Big Tech as Studio Partners With Google
15.9.2021
Google is joining forces with the blockchain firm Dapper Labs in order to help bolster Web3 development, blockchain gaming, and non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The blockchain company’s CEO Roham Gharegozlou tweeted about the deal on Tuesday noting that the firm was “amped...
Report Says Western Union Could Lose $400M if El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet Gains Traction, Tim Berners-Lee Weighs In
10.9.2021
The Republic of El Salvador has made many headlines this week as the country adopted bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday and became the first-known nation-state to purchase the leading crypto asset. A recent report details that remittance providers like Moneygram and Western Union could lose up...
Ethereum Alternative Solana Almost Doubles In a Week, Flips XRP
9.9.2021
fter Tuesday’s market selloff left SOL nearly unscathed, while the competing Ethereum platform’s ETH token remains down more than 10% from before the crash.At 10:48 UTC, SOL was up by a whopping 31%
Salvadoran Government’s Chivo Wallet Experiences Hiccups, Some Residents Can’t Claim $30 BTC Reward
8.9.2021
On the day El Salvador implemented the bitcoin tender law, the official government wallet called the Chivo wallet had some initial issues for five hours on Tuesday. Residents could not leverage the application and had issues accessing the app on Apple’s App Store and Google Play....
US SEC Threatens to Sue Crypto Exchange Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong Responds
8.9.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over its lending product. The exchange says, “We don’t know why … We got no explanation from the SEC.” Coinbase Threatened by SEC Coinbase revealed...
Standard Chartered Sees Major Upside to Ethereum, Bitcoin
8.9.2021
report titled Ethereum Investor Guide, published by the bank’s new crypto team on Tuesday this week. And according to the team, it is ETH that has the most to gain out of th
First Day of Bitcoin as Legal Tender: El Salvador Buys the Dip, Country’s BTC Stash Grows
8.9.2021
Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador, and the country’s bitcoin stash has grown to 550 coins. The Salvadoran government started buying the cryptocurrency Monday ahead of the Bitcoin Law taking effect. On Tuesday, President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador bought the dip. El Salvador Buys...
El Salvador Starts Mass Buying Bitcoin Ahead of BTC Becoming Legal Tender Tomorrow
6.9.2021
Bitcoin will become legal tender in El Salvador on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Salvadoran government has started buying bitcoin ahead of the law taking effect. The first 200 coins have been purchased and “a lot more” are coming, said President Nayib Bukele. El Salvador Begins Mass Buying...
’30for30′ Bitcoin Solidarity With El Salvador Trend Tries to Convince People to Buy $30 in BTC Tomorrow
6.9.2021
It’s a big day for El Salvador this Tuesday, as the country’s new legal tender law will be enforced. A great number of bitcoin supporters have plans to purchase $30 worth of bitcoin to show support for the upcoming implementation of the bitcoin tender law. The $30 increment...