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Angola Hikes Benchmark Interest Rate as Central Bank Attempts to Tame Rising Inflation
5.7.2021
The Angolan central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) recently hiked the country’s benchmark interest rate from 15.5% to a record of 20%. The largely unexpected hike, which is one of the National Bank of Angola (NBA)’s attempts to curb inflation, marks the first time...
Philippine Stock Exchange Eyes Cryptocurrency Trading — Says ‘It’s an Asset Class That We Cannot Ignore Anymore’
4.7.2021
The national stock exchange of the Philippines, the PSE, says cryptocurrency is “an asset class that we cannot ignore anymore.” The stock exchange further says cryptocurrency trading “should be done at the PSE,” given its infrastructure and investor protection safeguards....
Russia’s Famous Hermitage Museum Aims to Raise Funds With NFTs
4.7.2021
The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg is considering issuing NFTs for works of art from its rich collection and is holding talks with Binance on the matter. The museum’s management expects the tokens to bring extra funding, provided Russian authorities exempt NFTs from current digital...
Binance’s Troubles Grow as Thailand Files Criminal Complaint — Similar Warnings by Cayman Islands, UK, Japan
4.7.2021
A growing number of regulators worldwide have come after Binance. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against the crypto exchange after the authorities in the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Japan issued similar warnings on Binance and related...
New Bill to Ban Crypto Payments in Iran, Support Mining and Regulate Exchange
3.7.2021
Urged by the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Iranian lawmakers have prepared new legislation to introduce comprehensive rules for the expanding industry. While the bill effectively bans crypto payments in the country, it aims to support cryptocurrency mining and regulate the exchange...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Bans Employees from Trading Bitcoin
3.7.2021
One of the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, in terms of trade volume, Bithumb, has announced that employees are banned from trading bitcoin on the exchange platform. The company’s chief executive officer revealed the decision in a Bithumb newsletter focused on improving...
Binance Deploys Crypto Monitoring ‘Traveler’ System to Comply With FATF Travel Rule
3.7.2021
Binance announced yesterday it deployed Ciphertrace’s Traveler system as part of its compliance efforts. Traveler is the first system designed for exchanges to comply with the Travel Rule proposed by the Financial Action Task Force. The exchange would be among the first wave of exchanges...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Execs Arrested Amid USD 2B Fraud Fears
3.7.2021
Police in South Korea said they fear that the crypto exchange V Global could be at the center of a fraud network that has sucked in some USD 2bn, as investigations into the platform intensify and police officers raided the exchange’s offices.
Per Seoul Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo, police claim that...
Skybridge Capital Launches Ethereum Fund — Ether ETF Filing to Follow
2.7.2021
Asset management firm Skybridge Capital has launched an ethereum fund, CEO Anthony Scaramucci has confirmed. He added that the asset manager will be filing for an ether exchange-traded fund (ETF). Skybridge Capital CEO Anthony Scaramucci revealed in the latest episode of The Scoop, published...
Bitcoin of America’s Chief Financial Officer Reports Record Company Growth
2.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin of America (BOA), a popular virtual currency exchange, is reporting record growth. Bitcoin of America is registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury (FinCEN). Their mission is to provide their customers with a fast and easy...
Dutch Professional Football Club AZ ‘Confident’ About Bitcoin’s Future, Keeps BTC on Balance Sheet
2.7.2021
Dutch professional football club AZ has formed an exclusive partnership with a regulated cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitcoin Meester. Part of the sponsorship amount is paid in bitcoin and AZ will leave the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet during the collaboration. The club says it is...
Bithumb to ban employees from trading crypto on its platform
2.7.2021
After introducing staff-related trading restrictions a while ago, Bithumb will soon completely ban its employees from using its platform to trade crypto
Huobi imposes 24 hr crypto withdrawal delay to dampen speculation
2.7.2021
The exchange's decision aligns squarely with Beijing's ongoing and multi-pronged crackdown on the country's cryptocurrency investors in its attempt to prevent both capital outflows and volatility in the crypto sector
Thai SEC and Cayman Islands regulator take action on Binance
2.7.2021
Thai SEC and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority are the latest regulators to join the global scrutiny against Binance
FTX to Give Crypto Pricing to Pyth for Integrating into the Network
2.7.2021
As per the recent update, FTX Trading has revealed the latest development about their cryptocurrency price publishing on Pyth Network. Pyth is a data distribution platform and DeFi market designed to fetch real-world data on a sub-second timescale. Pyth enables data providers such as FTX to publish...
Softbank Invests $200 Million in Brazilian Crypto Trading Platform Mercado Bitcoin
2.7.2021
The multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Softbank operates a Latin America Fund that invests in startups focused on identification technology, e-commerce, education, fintech and now cryptocurrency solutions. The Softbank Latin America Fund revealed on Thursday that...
Shanghai Man: Fight crypto like COVID-19 urges Global Times, hydro power plants popular ...
2.7.2021
The country celebrates 100 years of Communist Party rule, pressure may be released as the economy goes back to status quo, Beijing subway now trialing e-CNY
3 reasons why analysts are turning bullish on Curve Finance (CRV)
1.7.2021
Attractive yields for stakers, protocol revenue and competition among DeFi protocols have analysts pointing to a bullish long-term view for Curve Finance
Dash and Ninjacrypto to Launch New Crypto Exchange
1.7.2021
Launched in 2014, DASH was then known as Xcoin. It turned to Dash after being renamed in March 2015. It was created to improve or rather to add privacy and anonymity aspects to the Bitcoins blockchain network. The goal of Dash is simply to become a popular mode of the transaction as a digital...
Latin America’s Mercado Bitcoin exchange raises $200M from SoftBank
1.7.2021
2TM GRoup, the company behind Mercado Bitcoin, is now valued at $2.1 billion. It's the second crypto exchange in Latin America to eclipse the $1 billion valuation mark