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Swarm of Alternative Crypto Assets Outpace Bitcoin’s Gains by Double Digits This Week
25.10.2021
After the price of bitcoin tapped an all-time high above the $67K handle, it then dropped below the $60K zone to $59,510 per unit. Since then, the leading crypto asset has regained some of the losses and bitcoin is still up 2.4% during the last seven days. However, a great number of crypto assets...
Matt Damon partners with Crypto.com around clean water project
25.10.2021
The Hollywood star co-founded the nonprofit organization Water.org in 2009. Its mandate is to help eradicate the global water crisis
Iris Scanning Worldcoin Idea Fuels Objections From Privacy Advocates — Snowden Says ‘Don’t Catalog Eyeballs’
25.10.2021
During the last few weeks, a project called Worldcoin has been the subject of numerous headlines and speculation. Worldcoin launched on October 21 and aims to be a universal basic income (UBI) crypto asset that gives free tokens to accounts that are verified with a biometric eye scan. The project...
A Robust Year for KuCoin, with a 720% Leap in Trading Volume
25.10.2021
It was an extremely busy year for cryptocurrencies at large, particularly for one crypto exchange, KuCoin, which has successfully smashed its former trading volume. KuCoin has reported a 720% increase in volume for Q321 from a year earlier, surpassing $258 billion. It saw a year-on-year jump in...
Matt Damon and Water.org Partner with Crypto.com, to Bring Safe Water to People in Need
25.10.2021
Crypto.com, the world’s fastest-growing crypto platform, is partnering with Matt Damon and Water.org, the global nonprofit organization that brings safe water and sanitation to people in need. Crypto.com is making a $1M direct donation to the nonprofit to support their mission and will launch...
BNY Mellon Urges Ireland to Adopt Crypto Rules Before EU Regulations, Report Reveals
25.10.2021
As authorities in the EU are still discussing union-wide cryptocurrency regulations, a major U.S. bank has reportedly lobbied the Irish government to adopt its own rules for the space. BNY Mellon launched its digital asset business in Ireland this year to provide custodian services to institutional...
Paxful Records 57% Rise in Bitcoin Trading
25.10.2021
The international P2P fintech forum has attained an annual increase of 57% in the trading volume of Bitcoin and an annual increase of 83% for users based in Nigeria. According to Paxful review reports, the fintech platform has recently launched PaxNinja, the novel crypto educational center...
Crypto investments a financial back up for Facebook whistleblower
25.10.2021
Frances Haugen also received financial help from nonprofit organizations backed by Pierre Omidyar, the co-founder of eBay
Russia does ‘absolutely nothing’ to regulate crypto, RACIB head says
25.10.2021
The recent law "On Digital Financial Assets" has not gone far enough in the eyes of Russian crypto industry advocates
Reactivated Ethereum pools trigger a 78% surge in THORChain price
25.10.2021
RUNE looks ready to extend its gains after the reactivation of ETH-based pools resulted in a 78% rally last week
An African Blockchain Enthusiast Launches Expedition That Seeks to Highlight East Africa’s Potential
24.10.2021
While the African continent is generally viewed as one of the most ideally placed to embrace and fully exploit the blockchain, the reality on the ground suggests otherwise. The East Africa Blockchain Expedition As Adedayo Adebajo, the managing director of Jelurida Africa and a blockchain enthusiast...
Crypto in the crosshairs: US regulators eye the cryptocurrency sector
24.10.2021
U.S. regulators are looking at crypto-related areas, touching on financial regulation, economic innovation and national security
From $4 to Over $3.1 Million — Miner Transfers 50 ‘Sleeping Bitcoin’ After BTC Sat Idle for 11 Years
24.10.2021
On October 22 at 4:52 p.m. (EDT), a miner that acquired 50 bitcoin on May 17, 2010, spent the funds that sat idle for 11 years and five months. There hasn’t been a 2010 block reward spent in three months and the last time a 2010 miner spent their ‘sleeping bitcoin’ was on July...
Russian Crypto Industry Association Slams Government for Doing ‘Nothing’ to Regulate Sector
24.10.2021
The main organization representing participants in the Russian crypto space has lambasted authorities in Moscow for not doing enough to regulate the industry. The criticism comes four years after President Putin directed institutions to legally define the status of digital financial technologies....
Cryptocurrency ATM Boom Comes to Colombia
24.10.2021
While Colombia is not a country that has embraced cryptocurrencies compared to Venezuela or some African countries, it is the country with the second most cryptocurrency ATMs in the Latam region. The reason behind this could be that Colombia has a high percentage of cash usage. This makes...
Bank of Russia Not Ready to Allow Bitcoin ETF Trading, Governor Says
24.10.2021
Central Bank of Russia isn’t prepared to admit a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the market, the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina, told Russian media. Her statement, reaffirming the bank’s hardline stance on cryptocurrencies that has been recently criticized again, came...
Silta Finance – Competitive Interest Rates and Fast Due Diligence Draw Project Finance Company Towards Crypto Loans
24.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Silta Finance, a new DeFi lending solution, challenges traditional banking sector’s predominance in project finance by announcing a partnership with the Singapore headquartered development company WEnergy Global. WEnergy Global has agreed to explore cryptocurrency lending...
Mariah Carey Offers Free Bitcoin Bonus to Encourage Fans to Invest in Crypto
24.10.2021
Mariah Carey has encouraged her fans to invest in cryptocurrencies. To help them get started, she is offering $20 in free bitcoin via her partnered cryptocurrency exchange. “A portion of your trade will go toward Black Girls Code, a non-profit helping to increase the number of women of color...
Analyst Suggests Bitcoin’s Bottom Could Be $50K Assuming BTC Surpasses $200K This Cycle
23.10.2021
The price of bitcoin in October has shown signs of a double-bubble similar to the bull run in 2013, and speculators have been trying to guess the leading crypto asset’s top. On October 20, cryptocurrency market analyst Justin Bennett discussed bitcoin’s possible price floor after...
Investment Advisers Prohibited From Crypto Activities in India, Regulator Warns
23.10.2021
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a warning that registered investment advisers are not allowed to engage in unregistered activities. This warning includes crypto activities since crypto is currently an unregulated industry in India. SEBI Warns Registered Investment...