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Bitcoin Beach Provides Clues about El Salvador’s Greater BTC Intentions
11.6.2021
Source: Twitter/@Bitcoinbeach
El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, has become the talk of the crypto town, but some domestic experts have raised the alarm about the clause in his new bitcoin (BTC) bill that stipulates merchants must accept BTC as payment when requested by a customer.
Particularly...
IMF plans to meet with El Salvador’s president, potentially discussing move to adopt Bitcoin
10.6.2021
The International Monetary Fund has previously spoken out against smaller nations like the Marshall Islands recognizing a digital currency as legal tender
Latin America, Caribbean Could Use Thousands Volcanoes To Mine Bitcoin
10.6.2021
A number of countries are considering using volcanoes to generate electricity, potentially providing cheaper and greener energy to local Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations while China is cracking down on this industry. In Latin America and the Caribbean alone, some 3,000 volcanoes could be used...
US Inflation Accelerates, State Street Launches Crypto Division + More News
10.6.2021
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Economics news
The US economy’s rebound from the pandemic is driving the biggest surge in inflation in nearly 13 years, with consumer prices...
IMF Not Happy About El Salvador Bitcoin Move
10.6.2021
Source: iStock/Bumblee_Dee
Adoption of bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender raises "a number of macroeconomic, financial and legal issues that require very careful analysis," Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The fund is following "developments...
Basel Committee Offers More Clarity To Banks Seeking Crypto Exposure
10.6.2021
In a move that could lead to new requirements being imposed on banks that deal with cryptoassets, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has issued a proposal to limit such banks’ crypto exposure by applying new credit and market risk requirements.
“Cryptoassets have given rise to...
'Knives Coming Out' As Cryptoverse Responds To BTC FUD By US Senator
10.6.2021
Elizabeth Warren. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Politics
Popular US Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren made some crypto-related statements that the Cryptoverse found incorrect, to say the least - including Bitcoin (BTC) environmental concerns, investment and utility, use for...
Fed May Have Indirectly Invested In MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Drive
10.6.2021
The leadership of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is known to be skeptical of cryptocurrencies, but it was recently revealed the central bank could ironically be one of the early adopters of the first bitcoin (BTC)-linked junk bond through its investment in an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Following...
Bitcoin Hits $37k Level After El Salvador’s Endorsement
10.6.2021
The first and the most valuable amongst cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, is a virtual/digital currency that uses cryptographic technology to regulate and issuance of currency units. Developed by Satoshi Nakamoto, who first felt the need for an e-payment system based not on trust but cryptographic proof...
Bitcoin Rallies, Ethereum and Altcoins Show Positive Signs
10.6.2021
Bitcoin price settled above the USD 35,000 resistance zone. As a result, BTC gained bullish momentum and it cleared the USD 36,500 resistance. It even cleared USD 37,000 and it is currently (04:35 UTC) facing a strong resistance near USD 38,000.
Besides, most major altcoins are recovering steadily....
El Salvador Brings New Global Puzzle - What Is Bitcoin & How To Tax It?
9.6.2021
There is a great number of issues debated today following the major news that El Salvador recognized the world's number one cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), as legal tender. This may bring some important changes when it comes to how bitcoin is treated on the legal stage globally. However, in what...
New Major Players Enter Crypto Market, China Hides Binance, OKEx & Huobi + More News
9.6.2021
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Investments news
Interactive Brokers Group plans to begin offering crypto trading through its brokerage by the end of the summer, Reuters...
US Investors Dominated Bitcoin Gains in 2020
9.6.2021
US crypto investors raked in more than USD 4bn in realized bitcoin (BTC) gains in 2020, more than three times the gains made by Chinese investors, at USD 1.1bn, followed by crypto traders from Japan, the UK, and Russia, according to blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. That said, the report...
'Locked-Out' Users Sue Coinbase For North of USD 5M
9.6.2021
Source: A screenshot, Instagram, Coinbase
Six Coinbase users are taking the crypto exchange giant to court to seek more than USD 5m in compensation for themselves and other users who were allegedly locked out of their accounts for several months or longer at a time.
According to a complaint filed...
SEC Commissioner Worried Tight Regulation Could Thwart Crypto Innovation
9.6.2021
Hester Peirce. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Blockland Solutions
A senior official from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voiced her opposition to attempts by her fellow regulators to enforce strict regulation on cryptoassets instead of promoting self-regulation....
More Latin American MPs Push for Bitcoin Laws – Including a Gov’t Vice Minister
9.6.2021
The ranks of Latin American politicians joining the laser-eyed, bitcoin (BTC) adoption-supporting movement are beginning to swell – and while the majority of the crowd are young, opposition party MPs, the group now boasts at least one government vice minister.
While the movement began in earnest...
MicroStrategy Sees USD 1.6B Interest in Their Bitcoin Offer - Report
9.6.2021
US-based software developer MicroStrategy has received approximately USD 1.6bn in orders for the recently announced private offering of secured notes, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed people with knowledge of the marketing process.
Per the report, this interest includes that from "a...
El Salvador Passes The Bitcoin Law
9.6.2021
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador just passed the Bitcoin law today.
The #BitcoinLaw has been approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress.— Nayib Bukele ???????? (@nayibbukele)
At 06:08 UTC, BTC trades at USD 33,570 and is up by 0.6% in the past hour and almost 2% in...
Bitcoin Flat, Ethereum, Altcoins Struggle to Hold Important Support
9.6.2021
Bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 33,500 and USD 32,000 support levels. BTC tested the USD 31,000 zone and it is currently (05:05 UTC) trading just below USD 33,000 and is unchanged in a day. To start a decent increase, the price must move above the USD 33,500 and USD 34,000...
Crypto Market Crash Has Slashed Bithumb Value by Over 50%
9.6.2021
The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is still up for sale, but its value has reportedly fallen along with the crypto market price slump.
Per the financial media outlet Maeil Kyungjae, potential buyers are still interested in the trading platform, but its worth – according to market experts...