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Parsing 3 Types of Risk in Digital Assets
29.7.2021
In digital assets, high yields are ubiquitous, but it’s not always clear what risks are actually taken to generate these yields, says our columnist
US Marshals Service Hires Custodian for Seized Cryptocurrencies — Over 185K BTC Confiscated, Sold so Far
29.7.2021
The U.S. Marshals Service, a primary law enforcement agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has hired a new custodian for its seized cryptocurrencies. The agency has seized and auctioned off over 185K bitcoins so far. The United States Marshals Service (USMS) has selected Anchorage Digital...
IMF intends to 'ramp up' digital currency monitoring
29.7.2021
The fund will greatly expand to cover all aspects of digital currency while also working with related financial institutions
EU entrusts $30M to new blockchain and digital assets fund
29.7.2021
The European Investment Fund invested $30 million in a new $120 million blockchain and digital assets fund, highlighting the sector’s “strategic importance” for the EU
EU-backed Fund Teases ‘Digital Asset’ Investment Drive in a Surprise Move
29.7.2021
A fund that is backed by EU bodies such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission is set to back a project “specializing in blockchain technologies” that will “invest in traditional equity as well as software tokens and other digital assets.”
In a press release from...
US–Japan digital trade deal should include crypto: American think tank
29.7.2021
Analysts at the Rand Corporation say crypto as part of the bilateral digital trade could lay the groundwork for cryptocurrency adoption in international trade
Start Your Digital Entrepreneur Career With WEWE Global
29.7.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Nowadays, everything appears to evolve too quickly, and we do not have the opportunity to keep up with new technologies.
Since Bitcoin has been invented, a lot of new ways of making income have appeared.
Staking...
Bitrue Aims to Democratize Token Listing Rights by Opening Voting Power to Users
29.7.2021
Digital asset exchange Bitrue is seeking to engage its user community directly by distributing decision-making power for adding new token projects after the listing team thoroughly vets them. Platform Advancing Further Voting Powers in Future Updates Blockchain’s innate ability...
Russian ‘Time Capsule’ to Facilitate Inheritance of Crypto Assets
29.7.2021
Researchers in Moscow are developing a new service that will allow users to transfer digital data to their heirs, including crypto keys. The Russian “time capsule” will be capable of storing and relaying other private information as well such as a record of the whereabouts of valuable...
Genesis Digital Assets raises $125M as mining sector pivots to the west
29.7.2021
Genesis plans to more than triple its hashing capacity from 2.6 EH/s to 8.1 EH/s
Mike Novogratz Says Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Politicians Need More Crypto Education
29.7.2021
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz says that cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, have bounced back because institutional investors are buying. Responding to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto stance, he stated, “We need to do a much better job going to D.C.” to educate...
Ghana's vice president declares Africa should embrace digital currencies
29.7.2021
Digital currencies are primed to reinvent trade between African countries
Anchorage Digital will custody crypto seized by US Marshals
29.7.2021
Co-founders Diogo Mónica and Nathan McCauley cited the Anchorage's "stringent processes and procedures" as likely factors in the decision from the federal agency
South Korea Proposes Law Allowing Direct Seizure and Sale of Crypto Assets to Pay Overdue Taxes
28.7.2021
The South Korean government has proposed an amendment to the tax code to allow the country’s tax authority to seize and sell cryptocurrencies belonging to delinquent taxpayers. “The revision will allow direct seizing without court-approved change in ownership records. Assets held by...
Digital currency may be an answer to help the unbanked, Sen. Warren says
28.7.2021
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared to have softened her stance on the crypto industry in recent remarks
Digital Euro to Handle ‘Almost Unlimited’ Payments, Estonian Central Bank Says After Test
28.7.2021
A blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia has concluded following a recent experiment. Central banks from several euro area countries and the ECB participated in the test, which also professed...
One tenth of Russians ready to get salaries in digital ruble, report says
28.7.2021
A new survey of 3,000 Russians suggested that most people strongly disagree with receiving salary payouts in a state-controlled digital currency
CBDCs ‘concocted in hell by Satan himself’ says ASI president Rich Checkan
28.7.2021
Rich Checkan described CBDCs as the spawn of Satan, and thinks that Bitcoin is still a speculative asset and not a currency alternative yet
US Bitcoin miner Stronghold files for $100M IPO to fund massive expansion
28.7.2021
Sustainably focused and vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company Stronghold Digital Mining has filed for a $100 million initial public offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Kenyan Farmers Pivot to Cryptocurrency as Popularity of Community Currencies Grows
28.7.2021
The growth and popularity of community inclusion cryptocurrencies in Kenya continues to soar with the country’s rural farmers being the latest group to embrace the financial technology. As one report reveals, some farmers in Kenya’s countryside are now accepting cryptocurrency...