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Kentucky Pushes Mining Tax-Breaks in Bid to Attract Crypto Community
5.3.2021
The Kentucky House Budget Committee approved a bill in a 19-2 vote to eliminate the sales tax on electricity for use in cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill, designed to attract more miners to the state, is now in the Kentucky Senate for review. Lawmakers Urge Greater Crypto Appeal Despite...
Cryptocurrency Adoption Passes Another Milestone Surpassing 100 Million Users
25.2.2021
According to a new study conducted by Crypto.com, the total number of global cryptocurrency users has surpassed 100 million for the first time ever. The study, which measured the cryptocurrency marketplace’s size using onchain metrics, survey analysis, and internal data, recorded 106 million...
‘Absolutely Inevitable’: Standard Chartered Bank CEO Sees Widespread Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.12.2020
Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters sees the adoption of digital currencies as “absolutely inevitable.” He says there is a role for both private digital currencies and state-backed ones. His bank subsequently announces that it is launching a crypto custody service, supporting...
Shariah Compliance Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Are Legit Commodities
16.10.2020
A shariah compliance expert, the current chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at Malaysia’s central bank and a shariah board member at many financial companies, says that cryptocurrency is a legit commodity that can be exchanged. Cryptocurrency and Shariah Compliance Cryptocurrency...
East Asia Dominates World’s Onchain Crypto Activity, Europe and North America Trail Behind
19.9.2020
Crypto activity continues to flourish worldwide, according to a new cryptocurrency adoption index published by the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis. The researchers compile onchain digital currency retail value transferred, onchain crypto deposits, peer-to-peer exchange volume, and other...
Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria Among Top Countries by Cryptocurrency Adoption
9.9.2020
Ukraine, Russia, China, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.S. are among the top-ranking countries by cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index compiled by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. Countries With Highest Crypto Adoption Chainalysis’...
Venezuela’s Bitcoin Use Soars Amid Hyperinflation: 3rd on Global Crypto Adoption Index
31.8.2020
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has reached...
New Demand for Cryptocurrencies: Trading on Bitcoin Cash KYC-Free Exchange With Blind Escrow
24.8.2020
Governments are injecting record levels of new money into economies to contain the impact of shutdowns. Restrictions imposed on people in countries all over the world have forced many to look for alternative but safe ways of transacting. This is one reason why blind escrow bitcoin cash trading...
Big Brother Nigeria Housemates Participate in Bitcoin Quiz, Get $500 BTC as Reward
19.8.2020
Eighteen housemates of Nigeria’s version of Big Brother took part in a bitcoin quiz with each participant getting $500 worth of BTC as prize money. Big Brother Naija (BBN) reportedly agreed to this unusual step as part of moves to offer more than just entertainment to its audience. As part...
East vs. West — How Does Cryptocurrency Adoption Compare?
18.8.2020
For the East and West, the paths to blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption are not the same and both have their own challenges
Crypto Adoption Soars in Slovenia: Over 1,000 Locations Accept Cryptocurrencies
8.8.2020
Cryptocurrency adoption is growing rapidly in Slovenia. More than 1,000 locations in the country now accept cryptocurrency payments, including cafes, restaurants, dentists, hair salons, and hotels. Cryptocurrency Adoption Soars in Slovenia The number of locations accepting cryptocurrencies through...
Why Ukraine Is Ripe for Cryptocurrency Adoption
5.8.2020
A relatively unstable state – with a technically sophisticated population – creates a fertile ground for crypto adoption
To Accelerate Cryptocurrency Adoption, We Must First Improve User Experience
11.7.2020
Cryptocurrency adoption is inevitable, but without strengthening our approach to user education, the process will be slow
80% of US and European Institutional Investors Find Cryptocurrency Appealing: Survey
11.6.2020
A new survey of about 800 institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe shows strong cryptocurrency adoption, particularly bitcoin. About 80% of institutions said they find cryptocurrency appealing, and 60% believe cryptocurrencies have a place in their portfolios. Crypto Appeals to 80%...
CoinDCX Leads the Cryptocurrency Adoption and Trading in India
12.4.2020
Adoption of cryptocurrency has recently gathered steam in India, especially after the highest court in the country; the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban imposed by India’s Central Bank, Reserve Bank of India on banks and financial institutions to deal with cryptocurrency organizations....
Why Internet Growth Is a Prime Cryptocurrency-Adoption Driver
26.3.2020
With growing numbers of internet users, global crypto adoption is becoming a more realistic future
Rise in Cryptocurrency Adoption: Analysis of Recent Developments
13.3.2020
Some of the recent developments around the globe are suggesting that acceptance of cryptocurrency is on the rise. We are not only talking about a wider set of people and investors who are embracing the idea of digital coins, but more importantly, the discussion is about the growing acceptance...
Cryptocurrency Adoption: How Can Crypto Change the Travel Industry?
27.2.2020
Who will benefit from crypto’s integration into the travel industry?
Cryptocurrency Adoption: How Businesses Are Adapting to the Blockchain Revolution
10.2.2020
How businesses around the world are adapting to the cryptocurrency revolution
Bitcoin.com Accelerates Cryptocurrency Adoption With Racer Endorsement
22.11.2019
Luke Vanna and the Bitcoin.com car are competing for top honors in the Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series. Sports partnerships like this can introduce cryptocurrency to new audiences as well as attract more businesses to join the ranks of the many merchants already accepting bitcoin cash across...