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Visa to Approve Cryptocurrency Card by Australian Startup
15.7.2021
Visa is reportedly set to approve Australian crypto startup Cryptospend’s issuance of debit cards for spending bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. “We have a lot of demand for the card,” the company claims. Global card giant Visa is expected to announce later this week...
Exchange Providers Halt BSV Services as Mining Pool Captures 78% of BSV Network Hashrate
14.7.2021
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Bitcoinsv network as a mining pool called Taal has well over 51% of the hashrate. Data from the analytical crypto website Coin Dance shows the mining pool Taal commands over 78% of the network’s hashrate during the last 24 hours....
China’s Anhui Province to Shut Down Crypto Farms as Grid Operator Issues Closure Notice, Reports
14.7.2021
Anhui has reportedly become China’s latest region planning to end cryptocurrency mining. The province is going to shut down all mining facilities due to power supply shortages, according to local media. Another source revealed that the state-run network operator has issued a closure notice...
ShapeShift to decentralize entire company, plans for largest airdrop in history
14.7.2021
“It has become clear that open, immutable finance requires open, immutable organizations,” said Erik Voorhees, founder and CEO of ShapeShift
South Korean Regulator Analyzing 578 Cryptocurrencies
14.7.2021
South Korea is deliberating on four crypto-related bills for the regulation of cryptocurrencies. “We are currently doing groundwork by searching for and analyzing data on 578 coins that have various forms,” the chairman of the country’s top financial regulator reportedly said....
Tanzania Announces Plans to Create Blockchain Advisory Team as Country Moves to Adopt Crypto
14.7.2021
In a follow-up to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s call for cryptocurrency action, a government minister has now announced plans to set up a crypto advisory team. This team, according to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Faustine Ndugulile, will consist...
Shanghai Law Enforcement Officials, Scholars Talk Cryptocurrency
14.7.2021
Representatives of law enforcement agencies and academia in Shanghai held a seminar devoted to cryptocurrencies, regulations, and the combating of crypto-related crime. Determining “the legal attributes of virtual currency” was among the main topics at the forum which also focused...
BitMart Lists Official Mars Token and Sportcash One (SCONEX)
14.7.2021
BitMart, the well-known crypto exchange, is making headlines after announcing two new coin listings. The platform is set to list Sportcash One (SCONEX) and Marks token in July. The coins will not go live on the same day, but the difference between their launch is a week apart. Sportcash One will...
Polygon Adds the 1st Non-Cash Base Token, WMATIC
14.7.2021
While the crypto sector is facing some troubles, Polygon is shining through its partnerships and product launches. Now the network is adding the first non-cash base token, WMATIC. In addition, Deri Protocol, the novel derivative protocol on the Polygon network, is adding the token. Deri Protocol...
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...