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10 Traditional Companies that are Moving into Crypto Despite Market Downturn
20.8.2022
Big traditional companies have continued to embrace crypto in a variety of ways over the past year, despite the current market downturn.
To keep you up to date on who is doing what to secure their slice of the crypto economy, we have gathered a list of 10 traditional companies that have recently...
Crypto.com Users Can Shop in 175 OTR Stores, BTG Pactual Launched Crypto Trading Platform, CDPQ Wrote Off Stake in Celsius + More News
18.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________...
Read More: Crypto.com Users Can Shop in 175 OTR Stores, BTG Pactual Launched Crypto Trading Platform, CDPQ Wrote Off Stake in Celsius...
Canadian Exchanges' Cap on Annual Purchases Excludes Only Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash
18.8.2022
In line with regulations, Canadian crypto exchanges are introducing measures to cap the annual buy limit for selected cryptoassets at CAD 30,000 (USD 23,250) per year - and these exclude (only) four large coins.
While the cap will not impact Canadian crypto investors’ capacity to invest in some...
Quebec Pension Fund loses almost entirety of its Celsius investment in less than ten months
17.8.2022
"For us, it is clear, when we look at all this, we arrived too soon in a sector which was in transition," says CEO Charles Émond
Canadian regulatory council creates new preregistration filing for crypto platforms
15.8.2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators will require crypto trading platforms to file an undertaking committing them to investor protections while their registration is in process
Crypto Biz: A Futurist take on crypto
12.8.2022
The 2022 Blockchain Futurist conference in Toronto, Canada wrapped up this week. DeFi and institutional adoption of crypto were high on the agenda
Coinsquare chief operating officer shares thoughts on being the first regulated crypto dealer exchange in Canada
10.8.2022
The past actions of bad actors has forced the country's regulators to take a tough stance on crypto exchanges
Ripple Reportedly Eyes Celsius' Assets, New Crypto Rule from SEC, Risky Metaverse + More News
10.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________...
Read More: Ripple Reportedly Eyes Celsius' Assets, New Crypto Rule from SEC, Risky Metaverse + More News
Selling Bitcoin doesn’t mean you’re not bullish: Cypherpunk CEO
9.8.2022
Cypherpunk is one of the first public firms in the world to ever invest in Bitcoin and it opted to sell 100% of its crypto by June 2022
Australia-based crypto miner doubles hash rate after energizing Canadian rigs
8.8.2022
Daniel Roberts, Iris Energy co-founder, said the firm had energized the facility on time “despite the current market backdrop and ongoing international supply chain challenges.”
The Number of Cryptocurrency ATMs Installed Worldwide Surpasses 39,000
8.8.2022
This week the number of cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs) operating worldwide has surpassed the 39,000 mark. Since January 2017 when the count was approaching 1K machines, the number of crypto ATMs has grown by 3,925% since then. Crypto ATM numbers saw exponential growth during...
Soaring Inflation Puts Central Banks on a Difficult Journey
5.8.2022
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director, and Christopher Erceg and Fabio Natalucci are Deputy Directors at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.__________...
Read More: Soaring Inflation Puts Central Banks on a Difficult Journey
Global Professionals Increasingly Interested In Bitcoin & Crypto Payments - Report
5.8.2022
The ongoing market downturn has not discouraged professionals from taking payment in cryptoassets, as indicated by the latest report released by global payroll specialist Deel.
In the first half of 2022, crypto payments represented 5% of wages collected by cross-border professionals, up from...
Fundraising Leaders North Americans are 'Most Likely to Write Rules of Metaverse' – CoinShares
30.7.2022
Although the concept of the metaverse is still nascent, it is the Americans who are the most likely to write the rules in the space - as they're the leaders in terms of fundraising, suggests a recent report by Max Shannon, Digital Asset Analyst at the crypto investment and research firm...
Busking on Bitcoin: How Lightning Network outperforms Ethereum for tipping
19.7.2022
A busker in British Columbia got a lesson in the Lightning Network after a passerby offered to send some Bitcoin his way
Regulatory Scrutiny Increasing as Crypto Becomes Financial Stability Risk – Report
6.7.2022
There has been a sharp increase in regulations targeting the crypto space, with regulatory bodies mainly in North America and Europe aiming for everything from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to stablecoins and ordinary cryptocurrencies, found a global RegTech (regulatory technology) firm CUBE.
In...
Study Shows Singapore Leads in NFT Searches Worldwide, Researchers Say ‘Poland Is the Most Anti-NFT Country’
5.7.2022
During the past seven days, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have dropped 23.37% and 30-day statistics show NFT sales are down 63.10% from the month prior. While NFT interest has been waning, a recent study indicates that global regions like Singapore and Hong Kong lead the pack in terms of...
Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
4.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
Risk of ‘Significant Drawdowns’ Pushes Cypherpunk Holdings to Sell Entire Stash of Bitcoin and Ethereum
30.6.2022
On Tuesday, the Canada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. announced that the company has sold all of its bitcoin and ethereum due to the “risk of further significant drawdowns.” The company has transitioned its treasury to cash after selling 214.72 bitcoin and 205.82...
New Quebec French Language Law Has Game Devs Fearful Of The Future
29.6.2022
A new law recently passed in Quebec, Canada designed to force immigrants to learn and use French in a short amount of time has many game developers in the area worried. The new bill could make it harder for studios to recruit and keep talent in a part of Canada that contains numerous big game...