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How PIVX Is Bootstrapping the Revival of Privacy Coins
19.2.2021
Throughout its history, PIVX has marked many firsts on the crypto market. These include being the first PoS project to use zk-SNARKs, masternodes, blockchain governance, deflationary mechanisms, and private staking. With a solid value proposition and numerous achievements under its belt, PIVX makes...
Coinbase, Readying for Public Listing, Gets $77B Valuation From Nasdaq Private Market
17.2.2021
Last week’s settlement price of $303 per share would make Coinbase bigger than NYSE-owner ICE
MicroStrategy To Host $600M Private Offering to Hoard More Bitcoin from The Revenue Earned
17.2.2021
MicroStrategy, the leading business intelligence firm based in Virginia, has disclosed its plans to roll out a private offering to raise $600M funds in convertible senior notes for qualified institutional investors. The proceeds will then be used to buy even more Bitcoins according to the current...
Kakao to Record Private Securities on Its Own Blockchain as NFTs
17.2.2021
The move will aid South Korea's OTC securities market
Private Jet Booking Company Claims Its Sales Grows on Bitcoin Payments
16.2.2021
Source: A screeshot, Instagram/privatefly
UK-based private jet charter flight booking service PrivateFly has announced that bitcoin (BTC) payments accelerated this past January.
Payments in BTC generated 19% of the company’s revenue last month, and 13% of the flights were paid in bitcoin. This...
Bitcoin Payments for Private Flights Soar, 20% of Privatefly’s Revenue Stems from Crypto
16.2.2021
Cryptocurrency users are leveraging their new-found wealth to fly more often with private jets. This week the directional aviation company Privatefly revealed that close to 20% of the firm’s sales were paid in cryptocurrencies last month, and 13% out of that aggregate used bitcoin. On-Demand...
Private finance emerges as crypto’s next major growth catalyst
14.2.2021
GameStop saga catalyzes private finance to ascend rapidly, with on-chain privacy solutions and synthetic asset pools cropping up across the crypto space
Major Malaysian Bank Kenanga Acquires 19% Stake in a Crypto Exchange
11.2.2021
One of Malaysia’s top investment banks has bought a 19% stake in a local crypto exchange via its private equity arm. The Kenanga Investment Bank announced its inception into the crypto business by investing in Tokenize Xchange. Tokenize Xchange Is One of the Three Malaysian Licensed Crypto...
Avoid hosted crypto wallets 'at all costs,' warns Elon Musk
10.2.2021
One crypto wallet provider’s marketing interaction with Elon Musk has backfired with the Tesla CEO roundly criticizing the company
India’s Central Bank RBI Close to Digital Currency Decision as Paypal Exits Indian Payments Market
6.2.2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is actively working on a digital currency and will make a decision “very soon,” the central bank has reportedly confirmed. Meanwhile, payments giant Paypal is shutting down its payment services within India. RBI Near Digital Rupee Announcement As...
Indian Crypto Industry Launches Campaign Urging Lawmakers to Dismiss Crypto Ban Bill
5.2.2021
Indian crypto exchanges have pooled their resources together and launched a campaign to gain support from as many parliament members as possible about cryptocurrency regulation. The crypto bill is listed to soon be introduced in parliament. It seeks to prohibit cryptocurrencies while creating...
Crypto-Centric VC Fund Lures in Billionaire Investor Paul Tudor Jones and Rapper LL Cool J
5.2.2021
This week the former Digital Currency Group (DCG) Vice President of Investments, Travis Scher, announced a $72 million crypto-focused venture capital fund backed by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and hip-hop star LL Cool J. The crypto VC fund was invoked by Scher, the private equity...
Manta aims to bring a private decentralized exchange to Polkadot with $1.1M raise
2.2.2021
Manta Network may be the first DEX to fully shield its activity from prying eyes
Indian Government Clarifies Position on Cryptocurrency and Digital Rupee
2.2.2021
The Indian government has clarified its position on cryptocurrency and the country’s digital currency in answers provided by the Ministry of Finance in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament. The Indian crypto industry sees this clarification as positive news and that...
India’s Proposed Ban of ‘Private’ Cryptos Has Many of the Nation’s Investors Nervous
30.1.2021
The move is bound to make potential and current crypto investors outside the country uneasy as well
Coinbase Opts out of IPO Routine, Chooses Popular Direct Listing Route
30.1.2021
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the company plans to do a direct listing, as opposed to following the initial public offering (IPO) route. The decision means that Coinbase can float its shares on an exchange without hiring a financial institution...
India Would Ban Private Cryptocurrencies Under Proposed Legislation
29.1.2021
A ban on cryptocurrency had been in effect for almost two years before it was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2020
GameStop-Style Revolts Spread, Prompting Halt by TD Ameritrade, Nasdaq Monitoring
27.1.2021
Nasdaq and TD Ameritrade are taking a mob of Reddit traders head on
CFTC Attorney Who Let Regulators Trade Crypto Joins Private Law Firm
25.1.2021
Daniel Davis oversaw the CFTC’s legal division, including administrative actions
Crypto Exchange Giant Coinbase to Sell Shares Privately Ahead of Public Offering
25.1.2021
According to a recent report, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is purportedly planning to sell stock on Nasdaq’s private market ahead of the initial public offering (IPO). Coinbase reportedly notified shareholders that they will receive information pertaining to...