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Bitcoin ATMs Double This Year, Exceed 30,000 Globally
27.10.2021
Locations providing crypto ATM services have increased exponentially this year, according to data compiled by a major tracking site. Bitcoin ATMs have doubled in number since January and close to 80 countries now host teller machines exchanging cryptocurrencies with fiat money. Over 30,000 Bitcoin...
UK FCA grants registration to crypto startup Crypterium
26.10.2021
Crypterium’s cryptocurrency wallet application is available in more than 170 countries, the company says
Crypto-to-fiat liquidity startup Xanpool raises $27M
22.10.2021
XanPool positions itself as a “Uniswap-like” crypto-to-fiat AMM relying on the liquidity of its participants
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel says he ‘underinvested’ in Bitcoin
21.10.2021
Billionaire Peter Thiel shared concerns that investing in Bitcoin is already a “known secret.”
Bitcoin briefly flippens Swiss franc after rally to new ATH
20.10.2021
The crypto asset's market capitalization overtook the Russian ruble in February after a major announcement from car manufacturer Tesla
Russia aims to replace US dollar reserves with digital assets in long term
19.10.2021
Last week, the Russian president said it was “a bit early” to use cryptocurrencies to settle oil trades
‘Thank God for Bitcoin,’ Cynthia Lummis says on US debt limit raise
15.10.2021
Bitcoin should be there to allow people to save in the event the government fails, Senator Cynthia Lummis said
Bank of Russia to assess Bitcoin holdings volumes as $36M leave banks
15.10.2021
The Bank of Russia remains skeptical on crypto despite the Russian president viewing it as a potential unit of account
Major Turkish Crypto Exchange Coinzo Shuts Down
12.10.2021
Coinzo, one of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is terminating its digital asset trading services. The platform said its website will remain online in the next six months to allow users to withdraw their holdings in cryptocurrency and Turkish fiat money. Another of Turkey’s...
Crypto fintech Moonpay reportedly aims for $3.4B valuation in first VC funding
12.10.2021
Co-led by Tiger Global Management and Coatue Management, the VC funding will inject funds worth $400 million into the bootstrapped company
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Seeks Public Opinion on Central Bank Digital Currency
1.10.2021
The central bank of New Zealand has lined up among monetary authorities exploring the question of issuing their own digital currencies. The financial regulator is now seeking feedback from the public about the need for a digital form of the national fiat while also promising to preserve cash....
Ukraine’s central bank seeks to hire a blockchain developer, job posting reveals
29.9.2021
The development marks another sign of the digital hryvnia project picking up steam
New decentralized stablecoin in China targets international trade
23.9.2021
Conflux will provide the technology to launch an offshore RMB stablecoin pegged to China’s CBDC, the digital yuan
HSBC CEO backs CBDCs against crypto and stablecoins
22.9.2021
Banking giant HSBC echoes global stablecoin concerns, calling for regulation to be equivalent to its adoption level
Central bank of Ukraine to promote ‘fair’ Bitcoin regulation
21.9.2021
Crypto doesn’t pose a big risk for the financial system until it’s adopted enough to be less volatile, the NBU said
BitYard Has Partnered With Banxa to Expand Fiat Money Deposit Methods Supporting Major Currencies
13.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BitYard, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is continuously improving its trading services in response to the changing needs of global investors. Recently, the exchange has partnered with Banxa, the world-leading payment service provider (PSP) for the digital...
Russia not ready to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, says Kremlin
7.9.2021
The Russian government keeps insisting that payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin would ruin its financial system
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls crypto the ‘new shadow bank‘
6.9.2021
The Massachusetts senator said that it’s “worth considering” banning U.S. banks from holding the reserves to back private stablecoins
Slovenia Prepares to Impose 10% Tax on Spending and Selling Cryptocurrency
31.8.2021
The tax authority of Slovenia has put forward a proposal to change the crypto taxation rules in the country, local media reported. The amendments aim to introduce a 10% tax rate for transactions involving the spending or converting of cryptocurrencies into fiat money. Tax Office Wants to Simplify...
Retirees in El Salvador protest against Bitcoin adoption
31.8.2021
Retirees and veterans in El Salvador are worried that the government would start paying their pensions in Bitcoin instead of the U.S. dollar