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CFTC Fines Stablecoin Issuer Tether and Crypto Exchange Bitfinex $42.5 Million
15.10.2021
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had ordered the company Tether Holdings Limited and Ifinex Inc., the parent company of Bitfinex, to pay fines totaling $42.5 million. The CFTC accuses Tether of “making untrue or misleading...
Nigerian Presidency: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Against ‘Willy-Nilly Devaluation of the Naira’
15.10.2021
The Nigerian presidency has denied reports that the country’s Vice President (VP), Yemi Osinbajo, was calling for the devaluation of the local currency when he recently questioned the naira’s official exchange rate. The Huge Arbitrage In fact, according to a report that quotes Laolu...
SEC Tweets About Funds Holding Bitcoin Futures — Expectations of Impending Bitcoin ETF Approval Soar
15.10.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has tweeted about investing in funds that hold bitcoin futures contracts. This has sparked optimism within the crypto community that the regulator may soon approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially those investing in bitcoin futures....
Shanghai Man: Fiat on-ramps dry up in China, crypto topics censored on social media
15.10.2021
Coinbase unveils its Digital Asset Policy Proposal to spark conversation around comprehensive crypto regulation
14.10.2021
One of the crypto industry's major players seeks to boost the public debate on how to best fit digital assets into the regulatory perimeter
Zimbabwean Dollar Could Collapse, Business Lobby Warns
14.10.2021
A Zimbabwean business lobby group, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), has warned that the country’s currency could collapse if authorities fail to “implement policy measures that are needed to support it.” Central Bank Approach Unsettling the Market In a letter...
BadgerDAO and Rarible to Launch Coinbase Pro Together
14.10.2021
Starting October 13, Coinbase will allow incoming BADGER and RARI transfers to Coinbase Pro. If liquidity criteria are fulfilled, trading will take off on or after Thursday, October 14, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). The ability to trade more assets on the platform is one of the most popular requests...
Binance continues push to become regulated crypto exchange with new hire
14.10.2021
Amid the weight of regulatory scrutiny, Binance continues to grow its international compliance team for better relations with financial regulators
NFT Gaming Pioneer Vulcan Forged Launches New DEX for Gaming Tokens
13.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Vulcan Forged has launched a new and revolutionary decentralized exchange for gaming tokens following the success of its gaming metaverse, VulcanVerse. Cardiff, United Kingdom – Blockchain gaming platform, Vulcan Forged, is announcing the launch of the first-ever decentralized...
Moscow Not Planning to Ban Russians From Buying Crypto Abroad
13.10.2021
Russia is not going to follow China’s course and does not plan to ban its citizens from purchasing cryptocurrency on foreign exchanges, a high-ranking government official has indicated. Russians will not be able to pay with digital coins in their own country but are free to use crypto...
Estonian regulator wants to revoke all crypto exchange licenses
13.10.2021
About 400 crypto businesses in Estonia still hold licenses after the state revoked nearly 2,000 licenses last year
Coinbase NFT Is Arriving Soon- Join the Waitlist
13.10.2021
Coinbase works towards enhancing global economic freedom. NFTs play a critical role in this objective by allowing more individuals to participate in the creator economy and profit from their efforts. Their influence can already be felt. NFT artists have shattered the conventional art world....
Investors Lost $10,000 on Average to Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko, Poll Reveals
13.10.2021
Investors defrauded by the Russia-based cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Finiko have sent the crypto pyramid an average exceeding 720,000 rubles, or more than $10,000 at current exchange rates. The assessment comes from a survey of victims conducted by a public non-profit organization. Fifth of Finiko...
New BetaShares ETF to track Coinbase, Riot and MicroStrategy
13.10.2021
The fund will trade on ASX and aims to provide a level of crypto exposure to institutional investors
Binance Launches $1 Billion Fund to Boost Adoption of Its Smart Chain and Entire Blockchain Industry
13.10.2021
Crypto exchange Binance has launched a $1 billion fund which it calls “the biggest funding program of its kind in the whole cryptocurrency industry.” The company aims for the fund to “push the adoption” of the Binance Smart Chain and “the whole blockchain...
Coinbase Launching NFT Marketplace With Social Features to Grow Creator Community ‘Exponentially’
13.10.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Nasdaq-listed company says that “Coinbase NFT” will make “minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering NFTs easier than ever.” In addition, Coinbase says...
NASDAQ-Listed HIVE Blockchain to Expand Data Center in New Brunswick, Canada With 40 Megawatts Capacity
12.10.2021
HIVE Blockchain is set to expand its data center campus in New Brunswick, Canada with 40 megawatts capacity. It is the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency miner, listing in Toronto on the Venture Exchange back in 2017 and added to NASDAQ in 2021. It mines both Bitcoin and Ethereum using 100% green...
Coinbase follows FTX and Binance in launching NFT marketplace
12.10.2021
With 68 million verified users and 8.8 million monthly active users as of Q2 2021, Coinbase’s entry to the NFT industry could provide competition for established marketplaces like OpenSea
Nevada-Based Bitcoin Mining Operation Cleanspark Purchases 4,500 Bitcoin Miners From Bitmain
12.10.2021
Cleanspark, a Nevada-based energy technology and clean bitcoin mining firm, has announced the purchase of 4,500 Bitmain-brand Antminer S19 bitcoin mining rigs. The company says the mining devices were purchased by leveraging a portion of the company’s bitcoin holdings. Cleanspark Purchases...
Total Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $200 Billion — Fantom, Avalanche, Harmony, Arbitrum TVLs Swell
12.10.2021
Decentralized finance (defi) has swelled quite a bit this year and on October 5, the total value locked (TVL) in defi protocols crossed the $200 billion mark. Since January 1, the defi TVL across various blockchains has risen almost 855% from $21.4 billion to today’s $204 billion. Total...