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US Senator Warren Presses SEC to Address Crypto Exchange Outages, High Transaction Fees, Financial Inclusion
16.9.2021
At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to increase oversight of cryptocurrency. She brought up several problems she associates with cryptocurrency that could hurt small...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Warns Regulators Will Kill Bitcoin If the Crypto Becomes ‘Really Successful’
16.9.2021
Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes that if bitcoin is “really successful,” the regulators will “kill it,” reiterating his previous concerns of governments banning cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees...
P2P Platforms, Cross-border Transactions Drive African Crypto Markets
15.9.2021
sts said, pointing to the inclusion of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania in the top 20 countries of its Global Crypto Adoption
NY Attorney General Shuts Down Crypto Trading Platform Coinseed That Cheated Investors out of Millions
15.9.2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order to shut down cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. The order also “permanently appoints the court receiver to obtain, safeguard, and return all assets invested and traded through” the exchange. New York Attorney General...
State Bank of India Blocks Payments to Cryptocurrency Exchanges on UPI Platform
15.9.2021
State Bank of India (SBI) has reportedly blocked payments to cryptocurrency exchanges using its Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Payment processors have been told to disable the bank’s UPI for crypto merchants. Payment Processors Instructed to Disable SBI UPI for Crypto Firms State Bank...
Bitcoin Will Not Become Legal Tender in Uzbekistan, Central Bank Official Insists
15.9.2021
Cryptocurrency cannot be adopted as a means of payment in Uzbekistan, a high-ranking official from the country’s central bank has recently stated. Speaking to local media, the regulator’s representative also noted that unlike cryptocurrencies, the national fiat is backed by...
Coinbase Junk Bonds Incur $2B, Proving Crypto is Going Mainstream
15.9.2021
Coinbase recently proved crypto’s entry into the mainstream arena with its junk bonds sales. The platform sold over 2 billion dollars worth of debt through bonds. The event surprised the market as the platform witnessed over 7 billion dollars worth of orders pouring in. With such numbers,...
25% of South Africans Own Cryptocurrency With Average Value of Assets Held Below $70
15.9.2021
According to the findings of a study by KLA, a market research and data specialist firm, some 47% of South African adults are holders of cryptocurrency, with the majority of this number holding low-value investments. In addition, the study shows that 36% plan to invest in crypto in the future....
Dtrade Platform Helps New Traders To Get Into Crypto Trading
15.9.2021
Social trading has been a popular way for many inexperienced traders to break into the challenging and fast-paced stock and commodities trading world. Social trading allows first-time or novice traders to copy the trades of professional traders. Ideally, this should put the newcomers at...
Uniswap (UNI) price jumps by 15% in DeFi, cryptocurrency market rebound
15.9.2021
The jump in UNI/USD rates has quickly met with sellers at local top levels
Hong Kong landlords lease to crypto exchanges following regulatory clarity
15.9.2021
Crypto businesses in Hong Kong need to have a local license and are restricted to offer services only to professional investors
Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading for Customers Through Paxos
15.9.2021
Interactive Brokers, one of the largest online brokerage firms, has announced today it is offering cryptocurrency trading services in alliance with Paxos. Users of the platform now have a complete suite of cryptocurrency trading options, along with traditional trading offerings like stocks...
Taurus Includes Cardano, Including Staking Capabilities
15.9.2021
Cardano has taken another giant stride in the digital assets market through its integration with the Swiss leader, Taurus. The well-known platform recently announced integrating Cardano (ADA) within its platform, alongside the staking capabilities. The integration will support the Alonzo hard fork...
Morgan Stanley launches cryptocurrency research team
15.9.2021
After launching a Bitcoin investment tool for millionaires earlier this year, Morgan Stanley dives deeper into crypto
Wyre-Polygon Integration End-User Functionality to Improve
15.9.2021
Wyre has made it its mission to build a sustainable, secure, fiat -to crypto onramp for end users. The integration with Polygon has brought them closer to accomplishing this mission. The developers can now easily integrate Wyre’s Checkout and Card Processing API into their decentralized...
Digital Ruble to Help Curb Use of ‘Money Surrogates,’ Russia Says in Financial Strategy Document
15.9.2021
The launch of a digital ruble will be among Russia’s key priorities of digitalization this decade, the country’s financial market development strategy has confirmed. The document claims the issuance of a digital national fiat will help the central bank to prevent Russians from using...
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Doubles Down on $500K Bitcoin Prediction, Discusses Crypto Regulation
15.9.2021
Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood expects the price of bitcoin to be more than $500,000 in five years’ time, which is over 10 times what it is today. She also shared her view on cryptocurrency regulation and Coinbase’s trouble with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
US and Singapore companies collaborating: Okcoin partners with Hodlnaut
15.9.2021
“We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto,” said Khairi Azmi
Three reasons why the price of Elrond (EGLD) is hitting new daily highs
15.9.2021
An expanding ecosystem and the full launch of Elrond’s DeFi capabilities back EGLD’s rally above $300
Global Investment Bank Morgan Stanley Launches Dedicated Cryptocurrency Research Team
15.9.2021
Global investment bank Morgan Stanley is establishing a new cryptocurrency research team. “The launch of dedicated crypto research is in recognition of the growing significance of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in global markets,” the bank said. Morgan Stanley Sets Up...