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Polkadot’s Parachain Vision Materializes Following Successful Kusama Auction
8.6.2021
After months of hype around the launch, the first Kusama parachain auction went off without a hitch. The now active parachain has already begun successfully processing transactions, paving the way for future slot auctions. Kusama’s First Functional Parachain Goes Live The anticipation...
Kenyan Banks Warn Clients Against Crypto Trading
8.6.2021
A few Kenyan banks have started sending out warning alerts to clients engaged in cryptocurrency trading to be wary of the associated risks. These warnings have reportedly been sent to clients who have “used their credit and debit cards to buy cryptocurrencies on crypto exchanges.”...
Alternative 401(k) Product Offers In-Plan Cryptocurrency Investment via Coinbase Institutional
8.6.2021
On Monday, the San Francisco-based retirement plan provider for small to medium-sized businesses, Forusall, announced the launch of an alternative 401(k) plan that offers in-plan cryptocurrency access. According to the alt 401(k) investment option, Forusall is working with Coinbase Institutional...
Scammers Pick Bank Transfers Over Cryptocurrency, Australian Report Reveals
8.6.2021
Investment scams have been by far the most common type in Australia recently, a new report by the country’s consumer watchdog has revealed. And while a growing number of Australians fall victim to fraudulent schemes involving cryptocurrency, bank transfers remain the scammers’ favorite...
Take Back the Internet With Crypto: Pocketnet Offers 4 Free Live Educational Sessions
8.6.2021
The Internet was once a bastion of freedom and was hoped to bring economic power to everyday people. These days a few centralized platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon dominate the online world, deciding what we can and cannot say, while keeping all the value for themselves. In an upcoming...
21shares to Launch Bitcoin ETP for Institutional Investors in the UK
8.6.2021
Switzerland-based 21shares announced it’s going to offer its crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) to institutional investors in Britain. The platform said the aim is to provide U.K. investors with exposure to bitcoin without the need to deal with crypto custody and security. New Bitcoin...
As Crypto Interest Winds Down Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Rate Plummets to Two-Year Lows
8.6.2021
Onchain data indicates that bitcoin transactions per day have plummeted to lows not seen since October 2018. Further, bitcoin transaction fees have dropped 93% after touching a high of $62 per transaction in April 2021. Bitcoin Daily Transaction Rate Dips by 35%, Google Trends Data Shows Interest...
Donald Trump Detests Bitcoin, Calls BTC a Scam, Wants Heavy Crypto Regulation
8.6.2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not like bitcoin because it is a currency that competes with the dollar, which he wants to be the currency of the world. He calls bitcoin a scam and wants cryptocurrency to be very heavily regulated. Trump Thinks Bitcoin Is a Scam, Wants Heavy...
Asset Managers Could Violate Fiduciary Duty If They Don’t Consider Bitcoin, Says Finance Professor
8.6.2021
A professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California says that asset managers focusing on growth strategy could violate their fiduciary duty if they do not consider bitcoin in their portfolios. Asset Managers With Growth Focus Need to Consider Bitcoin Financial...
FBI Agent Recovers Private Key to $2.3M in Bitcoin Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
8.6.2021
U.S. law enforcement officials from the Justice Department on Monday announced the seizure of $2.3 million dollars worth of crypto assets that were paid to the Colonial Pipeline hackers. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco explained during a news conference that federal agents “recaptured...
Two-Fifths of Australian Millennials Prefer Crypto Investments Over Real Estate
7.6.2021
A report published by the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken shows that two-fifths of Australian millennials prefer to invest in cryptocurrency assets over real estate. The survey shows that a number of Australians are losing faith in traditional assets like gold, stocks, and real estate....
El Salvador Offers No Capital Gains Tax, Permanent Residence to Crypto Entrepreneurs
7.6.2021
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has weighed in the future of his country now that there is a formal proposal for making Bitcoin a legal tender, announcing complementary measures. Bukele mentioned yesterday on Twitter there would be no capital gains on Bitcoin earnings, and also highlighted...
While China’s Bitcoin Miners Flock to Central Asia Canaan Sets up ASIC Mining Rig Service in Kazakhstan
7.6.2021
On Monday, the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan Inc. announced the company has established an overseas after-sales center in Kazakhstan. According to Canaan, the service center will provide local customers with after-sales services like machine testing, warranty...
US Senators Call for Increased Measures to Regulate and Trace Cryptocurrencies
7.6.2021
Two U.S. senators have urged lawmakers to increase measures to regulate cryptocurrencies, including how to trace cryptocurrency transactions, in order to combat ransomware attacks. “We haven’t figured out in the country or in the world how to trace cryptocurrency,” one senator...
Bitcoin.com Games Player Gets Lucky Big Time, Wins 5 BTC on Popular Online Slot
7.6.2021
Player cashes out approximately $180,000 after winning it on Sun of Fortune: Hold the Jackpot! Multiple Wins Result in a Total Bank of Over 5 BTC The weather was perfect, with just enough sunshine to warm up one lucky player starting a gaming session on the newly released game, Sun of Fortune: Hold...
Microstrategy Selling $400M Bonds to Buy Bitcoin — Holding to Exceed 100,000 BTC
7.6.2021
Microstrategy will soon hold more than 100,000 bitcoins in its treasury. The company is raising $400 million by selling senior secured notes and will use the proceeds to acquire additional bitcoins. Microstrategy Acquiring More Bitcoin Microstrategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced Monday it intends...
Infosys Chairman Advocates Regulation of Crypto Assets as Commodities in India
7.6.2021
The chairman of major Indian company Infosys says that crypto should be regulated as an asset, like a commodity. He believes that crypto investors will significantly contribute to India’s economy. Infosys Chairman Wants Crypto Regulated as an Asset Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani says...
Jigstack (STAK) Token Is Now Listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange
7.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Exchange is ecstatic to announce the listing of STAK, being available to trade on the 7th June 2021 at 10:00AM UTC. STAK was created by the Jigstack team, as the driver and as its governance token, incorporating a variety of specific DeFi protocols under one Jigstack...
Out of Thousands of MIT Students That Got Free Bitcoin in 2014 – 6 Year Holders Saw 13,000% Gains
7.6.2021
Over six years ago, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a couple of scholars distributed $100 in bitcoin to 3,100 students. According to testimony from a few participants who held the leading crypto asset since then, the students netted 13,000% in profit. MIT Grad Who Made 13,000%:...
Government Cannot Stand in the Way of Crypto Technologies, Iran Minister Says
7.6.2021
New technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency mining, have helped Iran to increase budget receipts and withstand foreign sanctions, according to the country’s minister for economy and finance. The high-ranking official believes the government can’t interfere with their...