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Real Estate Platform Pacaso Accepts Crypto Assets for Payments, CEO Says ‘Mass Crypto Adoption Well Underway’
21.10.2021
On October 20, the day bitcoin smashed a new all-time price high, the real estate platform Pacaso announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies via Bitpay. The CEO of the real estate firm that helps people buy and co-own a second home, Austin Allison, says the firm has seen increased crypto...
El Salvador removes BTC price feed from Chivo app to crack down on arbitrage scalpers
19.10.2021
Users of the Salvadoran government’s Chivo wallet will not be able to see frozen price quotes until the feature has been removed to deter arbitrage scalpers
NY Attorney General Targets 5 Crypto Companies: 2 Lending Platforms Ordered to Shut Down
19.10.2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James has ordered two cryptocurrency lending platforms to shut down and requested three other platforms to answer questions regarding their activities immediately. The letters to the companies published on the attorney general’s website indicate that the...
Chinese Provinces Still Cracking Down on Bitcoin, Altcoin Miners
18.10.2021
Multiple Chinese provinces are claiming to have stepped up their efforts to crack down on illegal crypto mining operations – an indication that they are either eager to impress the central Beijing government or that some miners in the country are still refusing to shut down....
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NY AG directs 2 crypto firms to shut down, investigates 3 others
18.10.2021
NY AG "will not hesitate to take whatever actions are necessary against any company that thinks they are above the law," said Letitia James
Liquidator of Defunct South African Crypto Exchange Says He Found a 54 BTC Discrepancy in Ice3’s Accounts
18.10.2021
A court-appointed liquidator, Dewald Breytenbach of National Liquidators, recently claimed that out of the 76 bitcoins that belonged to the now-defunct South African cryptocurrency exchange, Ice3, his firm can only account for 22. Ice3’s Abrupt Shut Down The liquidator adds that the crypto...
Bitcoin Mining Operation Being Sued for Producing High Noise Levels in Tennessee
16.10.2021
A bitcoin mining operation in Tennessee is being sued by neighbors due to the high level of noise the facility produces. The lawsuit, which was filed in August, asks mining operator Red Dog to shut down operations and pay personal damages fees, as well as compensate owners for decreased property...
Total Crypto Market Cap Nears All-Time High, Bitcoin Dominance Slips
15.10.2021
The total crypto market capitalization crossed the USD 2.5trn mark today, and is for the first time since May short distance away from its all-time high of USD 2.57trn reached that same month. Meanwhile, bitcoin (BTC) dominance is lower today than when the coin's price peaked in mid-April.
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St. Louis Fed’s James Bullard Would ‘Support Starting the Taper in November’ to React to Inflation
14.10.2021
St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard told the press on Tuesday that he thinks the U.S. central bank needs to wind down the buying of $80 billion worth of monthly bond purchases. Bullard says he would support tapering starting as early as November, in order to “react to possible...
Netflix Boss Doubles Down On Dave Chappelle's Transphobia In Embarrassing Email
14.10.2021
Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, The Closer, contains some very sad, very harmful anti-trans comments. Faced with widespread criticism over his company’s decision to bankroll and air the special, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has decided to email the entire company twice, and in doing...
Cardano Slips to 5th-Largest Crypto Market Position — ADA Down 30% Since All-Time High Last Month
13.10.2021
During the second week of October, bitcoin market values have maintained prices between $54K to $57K. Meanwhile, myriad alternative crypto assets have not yet seen the gains the leading crypto asset has enjoyed during the last two weeks. For instance, cardano used to be the third-largest crypto...
Major Turkish Crypto Exchange Coinzo Shuts Down
12.10.2021
Coinzo, one of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is terminating its digital asset trading services. The platform said its website will remain online in the next six months to allow users to withdraw their holdings in cryptocurrency and Turkish fiat money. Another of Turkey’s...
Is Ethereum Losing Momentum? Some Metrics Suggest It Is
12.10.2021
ce of Ethereum’s native ETH token has risen 6% to USD 3,457 at 13:19 UTC.The monthly gain compares to a stronger 30-day rise of 27% for BTC, which has brought the price of the number one cryptocurrency above USD 57,000, and within a relatively short distance (it's still down by 11%) of its al
Bitcoin Still Consolidates While Ethereum and Altcoins Drop
12.10.2021
USD 3,350. XRP is down almost 6% and it seems like the bears might test USD 1.00. ADA is struggling and it could visit the USD 2 support.Total market capitalizationSource: https://www.trad
Bitcoin Consolidates, Ethereum, and Top Altcoins Correct Lower
12.10.2021
ingview.com/symbols/ETHUSD/">ETH failed to extend gains and corrected lower below USD 3,500. XRP is down over 5% and there was a break below USD 1.10. ADA is also moving lower and trading below USD 2.20.Total market capitalizationSource: https://www.tradingview.comBitcoin priceAfte
Court Ruling Threatens 17 Crypto Exchanges in Russia
10.10.2021
Another batch of Russian online crypto exchanges in Russia face closure following a recent decision by a regional court. Information published on their websites has been deemed illegal meaning the country’s telecom watchdog can block access to their platforms. Roskomnadzor May Take Down...
China to Add Cryptocurrency Mining to ‘Negative List for Market Access’ Making the Industry Off-Limits to Investors
9.10.2021
China has proposed adding cryptocurrency mining to the country’s latest “Negative List for Market Access.” This will make cryptocurrency mining an industry that is off-limits to investors, another move by the Chinese government to clamp down on crypto-related activities....
Fantom Token Soars as DeFi Usage Takes Off, Shiba Inu Crashes
8.10.2021
href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/shib-shiba-inu/">shiba inu (SHIB) came crashing down hard, after a massive rise over the past week.At 11:21 UTC, FTM was up 27% over the past 24 hours to trade at a price of USD 2.32. The strong gains had positioned FTM as today’s best-performing token
Valve's Steam Deck Teardown Video Warns Against Tearing Down Your Steam Deck
6.10.2021
In a new teardown video demonstrating how (or rather, how not) to replace Steam Deck parts, Valve said that tampering with the handheld PC’s chassis to get a look inside “might mess things up, like, profoundly.” How profoundly you ask? The gaming giant said the batteries could explode, which might...
Bitcoin Breaks USD 55K Resistance, Returns to USD 1 Trillion Market Cap
6.10.2021
aded at 54,239, slightly down from its high above USD 55,000 reached earlier today. The price is up 9% over the past 24 hours, making it one of today’s best performers in the crypto market.BTC price chart:Source: Coingecko.comThe sharp price rise in the bitcoin price also led to a mark