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Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Decreased 40% in June
14.7.2021
Cryptocurrency trading volumes decreased significantly in June according to data from Cryptocompare, a price and volume tracking organization. Volumes traded diminished by at least 40% month-on-month, with spot and derivatives trading both suffering due to the mining and trading crackdown in China...
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Jörg Molt Arrested for Alleged Crypto Pension Fraud
14.7.2021
In 2019, a man with Fabio-like hair entered the cryptocurrency scene with questionable claims when he told a slew of people he helped co-found the creation of Bitcoin. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor named Jörg Molt not only offered a “Satoshi School” but allegedly ran...
Japanese Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Behind $55 Million Crypto Investment Scheme
14.7.2021
Four alleged masterminds of the “Oz Project” have been arrested after duping investors across Japan for at least four years. According to investigators, the scheme raked in $55 million from about 20,000 investors, promising 2.5 times returns in four months. Police in Aichi Prefecture...
A Group of Users Is Battling Binance to Get Their Money Back After May’s Crash
14.7.2021
A group of Binance customers are seeking to get their funds back after the platform froze in May. These users had leveraged positions and were unable to reduce them or close them. On May 19, Binance’s app crashed for more than one hour, leaving customers unable to manage their funds. These...
Bitcoin Will Eventually Be Transacted More Than Fiat Currency, Say 35% of Australians Surveyed
14.7.2021
A new survey finds that 35% of Australians believe bitcoin will eventually be transacted more than fiat currency. Almost the same number of respondents believe that bitcoin “has a significant role to play in the future of currency.” Comparison platform Finder published Tuesday...
UAE Central Bank Unveils Plan to Launch Digital Currency
14.7.2021
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has unveiled its plan to launch a digital currency as part of its 2023-2026 strategy to become one of the world’s top 10 central banks. A growing number of central banks worldwide are working to launch central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....
S&P Dow Jones Launches 5 New Cryptocurrency Indices
13.7.2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider, announced Tuesday the launch of five new cryptocurrency indices. The company now has eight cryptocurrency indices in total. The first newly added index is the “S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM)...
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches new cryptocurrency indexes
13.7.2021
The S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market Index is being launched alongside four other benchmarks that track cryptocurrencies based on market capitalization
Police Set New UK Record Seizing £180 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency
13.7.2021
Britain’s Metropolitan Police have seized a staggering £180 million in cryptocurrency as part of a money laundering investigation. The announcement comes just weeks after Scotland Yard confiscated £114 million in crypto, breaking the previous record. UK Police Discover £180...
THORChain (RUNE) Holds Potential to Recover Its Lost Momentum
13.7.2021
THORChain started as a small project at the Binance hackathon in 2018. The team behind the chain continued their research even after the completion of the hackathon. While working to create a fully functional cross-chain decentralized exchange, the THORChain team incorporated the Tendermint...
Vow Introduces the Next Step in the Evolution of Crypto-Based Currencies
13.7.2021
Since the beginning of 2021, the cryptocurrency industry has experienced a marked surge in popularity, as institutions and individuals flock to the rapidly developing space in large numbers. Whilst the barrier to enter the space has significantly decreased since its birth a decade ago, there remain...
VeChainThor Launches Vexchange 2
13.7.2021
VeChain recently announced the launch of the functionality of Uniswap V2 as Vexchange V2, according to VeChain predictions. The upgrade from V1 to Vexchange V2 comes with a host of new improvements and features. Vexchange has been a part of the Blockchain industry for around two and a half years....
Why Governments Are Cracking Down On Crypto Exchanges?
13.7.2021
2020 was a tremendously difficult year for countries around the world. While lockdowns forced a decline in economic growth, investors searching for inflation hedges resulted in asset prices taking off like a rocket. As money printing accelerated, crypto prices rocketed to the moon, up from lows...
Hotbit Unveils Hotbank VIP Investment Service
13.7.2021
Hotbit believes that established digital asset management cannot pursue haste success or instant gains but a combination of a prolonged mentality and continuous growth. As a digital currency, Hotbit review is reportedly flourishing and is anticipated to remain the same for some time. In 2018...
Indian Bank Blocks Use of RBI’s Remittance System for Crypto While Government Delays Bill
13.7.2021
Major Indian bank ICICI has asked customers not to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) for any crypto-related investments. ICICI, a leading private sector bank in India, has updated its retail outward remittance application to include cryptocurrency. With...
OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain
13.7.2021
OK Group will start working with Chinese authorities to combat money laundering using distributed ledger technology
Grayscale Becomes SEC Reporting Company
13.7.2021
Grayscale Investments announced that it is effectively an SEC reporting company according to the Registration Statement on Form 10 that the company filed with the SEC. Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund is the foremost diversified fund for investment in digital currency. It is now an SEC reporting...
UK Advertising Watchdog to Crack Down on ‘Misleading’ Crypto Ads
13.7.2021
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the U.K. advertising watchdog, declared it would crack down on misleading ads promoting cryptocurrency investments. The organization will include cryptocurrency campaigns as a “red alert” priority in the financial marketing department....
Fidelity’s Crypto Branch to Increase Staff by 70%, President Sees ‘More Interest in Ether’
13.7.2021
According to Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, the company is planning to increase staff by 70% because demand for cryptocurrencies continues to keep the firm busy. Fidelity Digital Assets, the subsidiary of the wealth management firm Fidelity Investments Inc., has also seen...
South Korean Bank Woori Financial to Offer Crypto Custody Services
13.7.2021
Woori Financial Group, one of the biggest financial conglomerates in South Korea, will offer crypto custody services. The bank will develop a joint venture effort with Coinplug, a blockchain-based developing company. This conglomerate signals the third bank entering the market in the country, after...