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Bitpay Adds APE and EUROC Support — Luxury Retail Giant Gucci Accepts Apecoin Payments
2.8.2022
On August 2, the Atlanta-based crypto payment services provider Bitpay announced that it has expanded its crypto asset support with two different crypto assets. Bitpay revealed the company has integrated apecoin and euro coin into the firm’s platform and the luxury retailer and designer...
SEC Charges 11 People in $300 Million Forsage Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme
2.8.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four founders and seven promoters of Forsage, which it described as “a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme.” The scheme allegedly raised more than $300 million from millions of retail investors worldwide, including...
Croatian retail giant sees rise in crypto payments despite the bear market
1.8.2022
Croatia has been enjoying the growing cryptocurrency adoption despite the ongoing crypto winter, Konzum's director of business applications Ines Barbir said
Terra's Collapse Is a Hard Lesson for Sloppy Crypto VCs and Gullible Retail Investors
31.7.2022
It’s not the greatest time to be a venture capitalist (VC) in crypto. Many of them have seen both the value of their investments and reputation plummet, as projects they were actively promoting, such as Terra, failed spectacularly, hitting the whole crypto industry. ...
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Solana Spaces store to bring 100K people to Solana per month — CEO Vibhu Norby
29.7.2022
The new shop entertained about 400 crypto-curious guests on opening day, and hopes to host even more as other stores are opened across the U.S. and the rest of the world
Is Solana Leading Crypto Into Retail or Trailing Apple?
28.7.2022
Solana Team Set to Open Doors of a Physical Store in New York to Promote Solana and Web3
28.7.2022
The team behind open-source blockchain Solana (SOL) is readying to open its physical store in New York City, USA, to the public, in a bid to promote the Solana blockchain and Web3 at large.
The store, dubbed Solana Spaces, is located at a mall in Hudson Yards and was launched in collaboration with...
Community-initiated 'Bitcoin Stackchain' exceeds $160K in one week
26.7.2022
How one tweet about being “broke as hell” created a chain of community Bitcoin buys that exceeded six figures and counting
Reserve Bank of India Is Working on ‘Phased Implementation’ of Central Bank Digital Currency
21.7.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is working on a “phased implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in both wholesale and retail segments.” Necessary amendments have been made to the RBI Act, 1934 to allow the central bank to pilot and issue...
JPM Sees Crypto Retail Demand Improving, End of 'Intense' Deleveraging Phase
21.7.2022
Demand for crypto is improving and the intense deleveraging phase appears to be behind us, according to JPMorgan (JPM)
Celsius Bankruptcy Filings Hint Retail Customers Will Bear Brunt of its Failure
18.7.2022
Liquidity-strapped crypto lender Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, more than a month after it halted customer withdrawals because of “extreme market conditions.”
UK’s government-backed Millicent Labs demos a retail full-reserve digital currency
14.7.2022
The issuer says the currency avoids pitfalls of central bank digital currency and stablecoins while bridging blockchain and traditional financial technology
Singapore Considers Imposing New Restrictions on Crypto Trading
6.7.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has told Parliament that the central bank is considering imposing additional restrictions on cryptocurrency trading. They include “placing limits on retail participation, and rules on the use of leverage when transacting in cryptocurrencies.”...
Singapore's Central Bank Weighs Further Safeguards on Retail Crypto Trading
4.7.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering introducing further safeguards on access to crypto among the general public, a senior government minister said
Coinbase Readies Its Nano Bitcoin Futures for Retail Clients
24.6.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase is introducing certain derivatives to retail clients on June 27.
On Monday, Coinbase Derivatives Exchange will launch Nano Bitcoin futures (BIT) – its first listed crypto derivatives product, the company said....
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Coinbase Launches First Crypto Derivatives Product Aimed at Retail Traders
24.6.2022
Coinbase Derivatives Exchange hopes to capitalize on a market that is $3 trillion in volume worldwide and provide hedging options for traders
Market Wrap: Crypto Bounce Loses Steam Amid Retail Sell-Off
22.6.2022
The price of bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies fell amid testimony by U.S. central bank Chair Jerome Powell, who said a recession might not be avoidable
Binance resumes withdrawals as many retail crypto investors monitor exchanges
13.6.2022
Many social media users seem to be waiting for other crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Kraken to follow in Binance's and Celsius' footsteps by suspending withdrawals
Digital Real Will Be Used by Banks in Brazil as Collateral to Issue Their Own Stablecoins
7.6.2022
The Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real, will be more of a wholesale asset instead of a public retail-focused token, according to statements from the president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto. Campos Neto indicated that private banks in the country...
Overworked GameStop Employees Walk Out, Tell Gamers To Shop Elsewhere
7.6.2022
The GameStop in the Gateway Mall in Lincoln, Nebraska is one of the busiest around, at least according to the person who used to run it. But over the weekend it was closed after four employees decided to walk out and never return over what he says are bad working conditions and a verbally abusive...