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Fidelity Investments Purchases 7.4% Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Marathon
5.8.2021
Marathon Digital Holdings has published the company’s bitcoin production and mining operation updates for the month of July and bitcoin production increased 66% month-over-month. Furthermore, the financial services giant Fidelity Investments purchased a 7.4% stake in Marathon in July...
Civic engagement and crypto: Miami unveils its own digital coin
5.8.2021
MiamiCoin is not just a cryptocurrency, but rather a decentralized application that can function as a developer platform for cities
OVR and BlackPool: NFTs With Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
5.8.2021
OVR is collaborating with BlackPool to add augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to its ERC-721 NFTs at OVRLands. According to reports, the popular digital world of Non-Fungible Token OVRLands, would now have the ability to offer new experiences that give room for every kind...
Cryptocurrency Swap Not Banned in Iran, President’s Legal Team Says
5.8.2021
Current regulations do not prohibit the swapping of digital currencies, according to the Iranian Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs. The department has stated its position in correspondence with an ICT industry association which wanted to know what rules apply to cryptocurrency exchange, local media...
French fund manager launches EU-regulated ETF that tracks Bitcoin price
5.8.2021
France's securities regulator approves, the Bitcoin-tracking fund fully complies with the European Union's UCITS standards
South African Start-Up Aims To Shield Merchants From Crypto Price Swings
5.8.2021
While opponents of cryptocurrencies continue to peddle the environmental damage or the terrorism funding narrative, users from countries where the majority is financially excluded see these as a breakthrough innovation. Crypto Utility Inspires Volatility Solutions For instance, to undocumented...
Fidelity purchases 7.4% stake in Marathon Digital Holdings for $20M
5.8.2021
The shares have been spread across four of Fidelity’s index-based funds
SEC Chair Gensler Outlines Plans for Crypto Trading, Exchanges, Investor Protection, Bitcoin ETFs
5.8.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined how the SEC plans to regulate the crypto industry. Focusing on investor protection, Gensler discussed concerns the SEC has about crypto trading, exchanges, lending, defi platforms, and exchange-traded...
DACH Funds May Inject USD 657B In Digital Assets Within 3 Years - Report
4.8.2021
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Within three years, between USD 100bn and USD 657bn could be injected into the digital asset market from the DACH region which comprises the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, according to a report released by Russian tech-focused think...
Victory Capital files SEC application for crypto ETF
4.8.2021
The firm first announced its intention to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index in June
The Tricky, Essential Art of Preserving Canceled Games Like Starfox 2
4.8.2021
What we know of history is preserved in the art we create, and what we leave behind. Cave paintings tell stories of great hunting feats, crumbling texts give us a glimpse into ancient cultures, and film reels show us how far life has come. In the same way, these artifacts represent the breadth...
Mike Novogratz blasts US officials for poor grasp over crypto industry
4.8.2021
The billionaire crypto proponent said politicians and regulators have a flawed understanding of crypto and its technological underpinnings
Rothschild’s trust led funding round for Aspen Digital's London expansion
4.8.2021
Aspen Digital aims for the Europe, Asia and Middle Eastern markets, leading the initiative by establishing headquarters in London and Singapore
Two Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Projects Are Being Developed in Argentina
4.8.2021
Two blockchain-based digital identity projects are being developed in different regions of Argentina, with different objectives. One of them is directed to improve government-citizen relationships, facilitating these interactions in Misiones. The other one seeks to improve financial inclusion...
Survey Shows 40% of US Crypto Owners Forget Their Password, 20% Write Passwords on Paper
4.8.2021
According to a recent study on crypto asset storage and passwords, a survey that polled over 1,000 digital currency owners shows 39.7% have forgotten their passwords. The study produced by cryptovantage.com indicates that users unable to recover their passwords lost an average of $2,134. Survey...
Publicly Listed Bitcoin Miner Marathon Purchases 30,000 Mining Rigs from Bitmain
3.8.2021
On Monday, the publicly listed bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings announced that it purchased 30,000 S19j Pro Antminers from Bitmain. According to the company, once the new lot of mining rigs are fully deployed, Marathon will gain 13.3 exahash per second (EH/s) from the newly added...
Court Orders Russia’s Sberbank to Unblock Crypto Trader’s Accounts
3.8.2021
A court has ordered one of Russia’s largest banks to lift restrictions imposed on the accounts of a Russian citizen who was selling digital coins on cryptocurrency exchanges. The state-owned giant Sberbank will now have to unblock its client’s cards and restore his access to its online...
It’s Too Hot To Play Video Games
3.8.2021
Not long ago, I bought a VR headset in anticipation of the upcoming Resident Evil 4 port. (I have a problem, I know.) Since then, I’ve played a good amount of VR. Or rather, I was until it got so damn hot out that now I’d rather do anything but put a hot, sweaty VR headset on my face or sit near...
Digital Transformation Law Draft Would Allow Users to Pay Mortgages With Crypto in Spain
2.8.2021
A new proposal of a digital transformation law, written by a group of lawmakers in Spain would introduce the possibility of paying mortgages with cryptocurrency. The law draft also gives different incentives for companies and organizations using and developing solutions using these technologies...
Voyager Digital acquires crypto payments company Coinify
2.8.2021
"As the adoption of cryptocurrency payments gains momentum, the acquisition of Coinify brings a global payment infrastructure to Voyager's digital asset ecosystem," said Voyager co-founder and CEO Stephen Ehrlich