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Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges
9.6.2021
Typing in the keywords for crypto exchanges Binance, OKEx and Huobi on Chinese search engines is currently pulling up no results
Crypto Payments App Bottlepay Is Now Available Across Europe
9.6.2021
U.K.-based crypto payments provider Bottlepay has started offering services in other European countries. Users on the Old Continent will be able to send and receive even small amounts of euro and also buy, store and spend bitcoin with merchants accepting cryptocurrency. Bottlepay Promises Low-Cost...
Ethereum 2.0 Delayed Until 2022 Due To Team Conflicts
9.6.2021
Ethereum 2.0 seeks to enhance the safety and scalability of the Ethereum platform. Launched in 2015 in tandem with cryptocurrency ETH, Ethereum is today the second largest after Bitcoin and can undertake thousands of transactions per second. Ethereum 2.0 is poised to spearhead the DeFi revolution....
NYAG Court Order to Shut Down Coinseed Succeeds, CEO Creates Profanity Token for Attorney General
9.6.2021
The crypto trading platform Coinseed is shutting down operations according to a written statement from the company’s CEO Delgerdalai Davaasambuu. A court order secured by New York Attorney General Letitia James told Coinseed to halt all of its operations. Following the announcement of...
Dash Makes an Investment in Brazilian Startup Venture 88i
9.6.2021
Dash Investment Foundation (DIF), known to be the foremost memberless and ownerless investment fund, recently announced investing R$1.4 million or $250,000 in Brazil’s first online digital insurance firm, 88i Seguradora Digital. Established by Rodrigo Ventura in the year 2018, 88i is an insurance...
El Salvador Bitcoin Law Making BTC Legal Tender Passes With Supermajority
9.6.2021
The bill to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador has been approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress. “The purpose of this law is to regulate bitcoin as unrestricted legal tender with liberating power, unlimited in any transaction, and to any title that public or private...
Grand Theft Auto 6 to Feature a Fictional Cryptocurrency
9.6.2021
One of the biggest franchises in the videogame industry, Grand Theft Auto, will feature in-game payments of “bitcoin” or another fictional cryptocurrency. Contractors will pay the player with this currency when they need to make anonymous, untraceable payments. This would constitute...
Mike Novogratz: Bitcoin Investors Waiting for a New Narrative Shift
9.6.2021
Mike Novogratz declared institutional investors are waiting for the next narrative shift in a recent interview at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. The CEO of Galaxy Digital thinks the market is now in a consolidation phase after the price crash last month. Novogratz also commented on what...
Coinbase Says Interest From Pension Funds and Hedge Funds Has Skyrocketed, Institutional Holdings Soar 170%
9.6.2021
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed record growth in its institutional business. “This year, interest from pension funds and hedge funds has skyrocketed, supported by the roll-out of crypto-ETPs as well as an increased understanding of the crypto economy,”...
IRS Seeks Congressional Authority to Obtain Data on Cryptocurrency Transactions
8.6.2021
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it needs congressional authority in order to obtain the information needed to regulate cryptocurrency. “We get challenged frequently and to have a clear dictate from Congress on the authority for us to collect that information is critical,”...
British Asset Manager Ruffer Bags $1.1 Billion Profit From Bitcoin
8.6.2021
British asset management firm Ruffer reportedly said its bitcoin investment has generated about $1.1 billion in profit. The firm says bitcoin has been “a wonderful store of value” and it is still optimistic about the cryptocurrency in the long term. Ruffer Profits $1.1 Billion From...
Ontario securities regulator takes action against Kucoin
8.6.2021
The OSC published a statement of allegations against Mek Global Limited and PhoenixFin Pte. Ltd. on Monday for allegedly violating local securities laws
White House Tech Advisor Tim Wu Keeps at Least $1 Million in Bitcoin
8.6.2021
Tim Wu, top advisor to the Biden administration on technology and competition policy, holds more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, shows a recently filed financial disclosure. The antitrust expert, who is known as a prominent big tech critic, has in the past questioned the value of bitcoin....
Ethereum bull trap? ETH price signals breakdown versus Bitcoin
8.6.2021
The ETH/BTC exchange rate has surged by around 40% after bottoming out at 0.055 BTC. But the pair appears to be heading into a bull trap
Asian hedge fund managers favor growth over Bitcoin: Goldman Sachs survey
8.6.2021
One third of participants see Bitcoin as the least preferable investment asset
Chainlink Keepers Is Live in Its Open Beta Form
8.6.2021
Chainlink Keepers Open Beta is live now. This will help the new smart contract development platform receive valuable feedback from various stakeholders, including the community and users. The platform’s primary services include methods and tools for automating smart contracts that will equip...
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...
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...