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New Crypto Rules in Thailand Could Require Traders to Show Income Before Opening Trading Accounts
Thailand seeks to introduce a new set of rules for retail crypto investors, specifically targeting those who want to open accounts. The...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits $19 Billion, Harsh Intraday Swings, Analyst Says ‘Fresh Rally’ Expected
The start of the week saw digital currency markets drop significantly in value, as billions of dollars were shaved off the entire crypto...
Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, Asset Is Too Volatile, Says Bank of Korea Governor
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol has said that crypto assets like bitcoin have no intrinsic value – put simply, a measure of what...
US Judge Dismisses Motion Against Bancor After Finding Allegations Inadequate to Give It Jurisdiction
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud class action against Bancor after ruling that the plaintiff’s allegations...
Hathor Network, $HTR Live on KuCoin, Has Just Released Exciting News: The Detailed 2021 Roadmap
PRESS RELEASE. Hathor Network ($HTR, live on KuCoin) has just released exciting news: The detailed 2021 Roadmap. Community projects are a...
Bitcoin Dump Saw Exchange Inflow Jump Over 1,000%, Whale Address Sells 2,700 Coins, F2pool Hawks 3,633 BTC
On Sunday, February 21, the price of bitcoin touched a new all-time high (ATH) at $58,354 and at the time, inflow into exchanges spiked as...
Square Adds $170 Million More in Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Company Now Holds 5% of Total Cash Reserves in BTC
Square has bought more bitcoin, adding $170 million worth of the cryptocurrency to its balance sheet. The company now holds 5% of its cash...
The Fed Is Carefully Examining Digital Dollar — Chairman Jerome Powell Says ‘Very High Priority Project for Us’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the progress of a digital dollar. He confirmed that it is a “very...
Microstrategy Buys $1 Billion More Bitcoin — Company Now Holds Over 90,000 BTC
Microstrategy has purchased an additional $1.026 billion worth of bitcoin, raising the total number of bitcoins it has accumulated to...
xSigma Passes Security Audit and Prepares to Launch Stablecoin DEX With LP Rewards
PRESS RELEASE. February 24, 2021 – xSigma, a decentralized exchange for stablecoin swaps, has announced details of its launch...
India’s Warren Buffett Wants Regulators to Ban Bitcoin and Focus on Digital Rupee
Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, sometimes referred to as the Warren Buffett of India, says that the government should ban bitcoin....
EOS price remains bearish despite Bitcoin rebounding above $50K
EOS (EOS) traded at lows of $3.17 after plummeting 26% as a declining BTC dragged altcoins with it EOS plunged to lows of $3.17, retesting...
Tezos price analysis: XTZ looks to rebound above $3.50 after 30% nosedive
XTZ nosedived nearly 30% on Tuesday, retracing sharply from highs of $4.29 to $2.93 as crypto bloodbath wiped off recent gains Tezos (XTZ)...
Report: Bitcoin Mining Firm Northern Data AG Plans for a $500 Million IPO
While the public prepares for the upcoming Coinbase public offering, the mining firm Northern Data AG is reportedly planning to go public...
Bitfinex and Tether Fined $18.5M in Settlement With NY Attorney General, Both Firms Barred From Trading in the City
Bitfinex and Tether have been banned from operating in New York and must pay a fine of $18.5 million as part of a settlement with the New...
Jigstack DAO Acquires Icorating.com Platform to Strengthen Its Token Launch Pad Lemonade
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol announced that it officially acquired an initial coin offering (ICO) listing platform. Jigstack,...
Topps Garbage Pail Kids Blockchain Collectibles Can Be Found at Target and Walmart
The popular trading card company Topps has just launched the “2021 Garbage Pail Kids Food Fight” series today, and the trading...
CoinEx Burns All 1.08 Billion Locked CET Allocated to the Team
PRESS RELEASE. Hong Kong, February 23, 2021 – CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced...
Federal Reserve Appoints Pro-Bitcoin Chief Innovation Officer
A pro-bitcoin head of digital assets from TD Ameritrade has been appointed as the Federal Reserve System’s chief innovation officer....
Japanese Authorities Say the Majority of People Involved in Coincheck’s 2018 Hack Are Individuals With ‘High Social Status’
More details keep appearing from the police investigation into the 2018 Coincheck hack that stole $530 million from the crypto exchange....
Bitcoin Price Drops 18%, Fed Discusses ‘Soft’ Inflation, Analyst Says BTC Sell-Off Attracts More Investors
Digital asset markets are seeing some turbulence on Tuesday as the entire crypto market capitalization has lost 11% in value during the...
Moneygram Halts Using Ripple Due to SEC Lawsuit Over XRP Cryptocurrency
Moneygram has announced that it has suspended using Ripple’s platform due to the lawsuit against Ripple Labs and its executives by...
Flow NFTs Are Coming to OpenSea
PRESS RELEASE. February 23, 2021 – OpenSea, the largest marketplace for blockchain-enabled non-fungible tokens (NFTs), is in the...
There are now over 100,000 Bitcoin whale addresses
Bitcoin continues drawing the interest of many, including millionaires who are heavily investing in the asset The epic Bitcoin rally at...
Janet Yellen Warns Bitcoin Is ‘Extremely Inefficient’ and ‘Highly Speculative’ as BTC Price Plunges
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned about the dangers of bitcoin as the price of the cryptocurrency took a nosedive. She sees...
Bitcoin (BTC) price dip drags rest of crypto market down
Bitcoin has dipped below $48,000, Ethereum is retesting $1,500 and Binance Coin is at risk of diving below $200 While BTC is fighting to...
Ripple price analysis: Failure to bounce off $0.50 risks sending XRP to $0.34
If Ripple’s price slips below $0.50, losses could extend to $0.34 XRP price continues to hold within the $0.50—$0.65 range, a...
Thailand Authorities Are Targeting Japanese Crypto Holders to Boost Tourism
Thailand seems to be interested in catching Japanese crypto holders’ attention via tourism. The country wants to establish a...
Speechwriter for Former US President George Bush Says BTC Rally Driven by ‘Historically Low Interest Rates’
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are...
PTERIA to Mars Celebrates a New All Time High
PRESS RELEASE. While Bitcoin and the greatest part of altcoins are going down, Pteria DAO’s token PTERIA could not be outdone and is...
Cape Cod’s Largest Hospital Gets Bitcoin Donations Worth $800K
One of Cape Cod’s largest hospitals received two bitcoin donations this year totaling $800,000 in value. The Massachusetts-based...
Binance Suspends Ethereum and ERC-20 Token Withdrawals Before Quickly Reversing Course
The rollercoaster-ride in cryptocurrency prices on Monday was accompanied by Binance’s fresh restrictions for ethereum and ERC-20...
South Korean Financial Regulator Confirms Privacy Coin Delistings- Adds New Guidelines to Report Unusual Transactions
South Korean financial watchdogs are about to start overseeing crypto-related activities in the nation, and additional barriers for...
Researcher Finds an Old Twitter Profile May Have Been Satoshi Nakamoto’s Account
On February 22, 2021, an author published a post on substack.com about an anonymous Twitter account that may have belonged to the...
‘Bitcoin Is the Biggest Jailbreak in Human History,’ Says Philosopher Stefan Molyneux
On February 19, the Canadian podcaster and Freedomain Radio host, Stefan Molyneux, discussed his thoughts about bitcoin following the...
BTC and ETH prices hit new highs in week three of February
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices surged higher than ever in the third week of February Bitcoin price hits a new all-time high of $56,579...
Bitcoin Slides Over 13%, Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Suggests BTC Will Peak at $200k but Hints of Possible Deep Corrections
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has implied in a tweet that bitcoin will go through deep price corrections before it gets to the $200,000...
Binance Blamed for Purposely Choking Ethereum’s Network
The recent ramp higher in cryptocurrency prices has assuredly attracted its fair share of cheerleaders and detractors alike, but the...
Nvidia Limits the Efficiency of Mining Ether Using Its GPUs by 50%
Nvidia announced that it will start limiting the efficiency of mining ethereum or any other crypto using its new range of upcoming...
Ethereum (ETH) price retreats after hitting $2,000: What next?
ETH price perched above $1,850 after retreating from its recent peak of $2,036 Ethereum rallied to a new all-time high of $2,036 on 20...
Price Analysis: Bitcoin continues phenomenal 2021 with upside target of $60k
Bitcoin climbed to $58,330 this past week and could target a new high of $60k Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $58,330...
Russian Bill to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as Property Advances in Parliament
Russia’s parliament has advanced the bill that proposes to recognize cryptocurrencies as property. The proposed law will provide...
CyberFi – An Intelligent Trading and Automation Platform for DeFi
While the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is not new, it has experienced massive growth to surpass $37 billion. Consequently, the...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits 180 Exahash, Mining Difficulty Climbs Higher, Pools Jump by 35%
The price of bitcoin has climbed to phenomenal heights during the last few weeks and this has fueled the crypto asset’s mining...
Skybridge Capital Founder Predicts $100K Bitcoin Price This Year Due to ‘Heavy Demand’ and Diminishing Supply
The founder of asset management firm Skybridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will reach $100,000...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns Governments Could ‘Squash’ Bitcoin
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could “squash”...
Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard Confident Bitcoin Not a Threat to US Dollar
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, has shared his view on the future of bitcoin. He is confident that...
Gold Bull Jeffrey Gundlach Says ‘BTC Maybe the Stimulus Asset’ Ahead of the Precious Metal
Renowned gold bull and CEO of investment management firm Doubleline, Jeffrey Gundlach says bitcoin may be the “stimulus asset”...
Pricing Gold, Food, and Altcoins With the BTC Denominator: How to Measure an Asset’s Worth in Bitcoin
On February 21, bitcoin touched a lifetime price high at $57,844 per unit after the crypto asset’s market valuation crossed the $1...
Chinese Tea Retailer Joins the Crypto Mining Industry After Hiring Two Roles to Lead Its ‘Bitcoin Business Plan’
A Chinese tea retailer is looking to make its inception into the bitcoin mining business. Publicly-listed Urban Tea announced the...
Elon Musk Says Holding Bitcoin Is Less Dumb Than Cash, Disputes Peter Schiff’s Claims About Money and BTC
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has clarified his position on bitcoin. Emphasizing that he is an engineer, not an investor, Musk says that...
Day Trader Dave Portnoy Disturbed by Bitcoin Price — Vows to Never Buy BTC Again
Day trader Dave Portnoy has admitted that he is an idiot when it comes to bitcoin after the price of the cryptocurrency continually hit...
Bill Gates Neutral on Bitcoin but Says Cryptocurrency Is an Innovation the World Can Do Without
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is no longer a bitcoin bear. He has now taken a neutral stance on bitcoin as an investment. However, as an...
Crypto Earning vs. Savings Accounts: How You Can Get Up to 17% Annually Holding Digital Assets
The mainstream has caught a whiff of the gains cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have seen, but many people are not aware of the...
Russian Crypto Mining Companies Are Expanding Capacity as the Country Becomes a ‘Preferred Hotspot’
Crypto mining operations have been witnessing some changes within the industry in terms of locations. A recent interview with the CEO of...
Troubled NZ Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Suffers Another Hack in the Midst of Liquidation Process
Controversy still surrounds a liquidated New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, which allegedly got hacked again. Adding to the $30 million...
Malaysian Police Bust Gang That Stole $2.15 Million Worth of Electricity to Mine Bitcoin
Police in Malaysia’s Jahor state have busted a seven-men gang that stole 8.6 million Malaysian ringgits ($2.15 million) worth of...
Study: Top-Tier Cryptocurrency Exchanges Increased Their Market Share by 13% Since October 2020
A recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of...
IMF Representative of Nigeria Calls for Caution Over the Use of Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen recently discussed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
NEXT.Chain, the Next DeFi Powerhouse to Host Its Liquidity Sale Event From the 24th of February
PRESS RELEASE. While Ethereum has given way to a brave new world of decentralized financial applications that are completely...
Paid in Bitcoin: NFL Offensive Tackle Russell Okung Considered the Highest Paid in the League
At the end of December, the Carolina Panthers offensive lineman, Russell Okung told the public he would be getting half of his 13...
Janet Yellen Stresses Importance of Crypto Regulation, Making Sure Bitcoin Is Not Used in Illicit Transactions
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reaffirmed that it is important to ensure that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not used...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Enters Bitcoin Space — Discusses What’s Driving Up BTC Price
The world’s largest asset manager with almost $9 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has started investing in bitcoin....
Bitcoin’s Watershed Moment- Crypto Asset Commands a $1 Trillion Market Capitalization
Bitcoin’s market capitalization has crossed the $1 trillion zone after the price per coin surpassed $53,650 per unit. The valuation...
North American Bitcoin ETF’s First Trading Day Captures $165M in Volume
The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF launch on Thursday saw massive demand, as more than $165 million in trade volume was recorded. In...
Litecoin price: Breakout could see bulls target $300 next
If LTC resumes upside and breaks above resistance near $238, a breakout above another key resistance zone could see bulls attack $300 or...
How PIVX Is Bootstrapping the Revival of Privacy Coins
Throughout its history, PIVX has marked many firsts on the crypto market. These include being the first PoS project to use zk-SNARKs,...
Binance Coin price: BNB spikes 54% to $283, flipping Tether (USDT)
BNB is now the 3rd largest cryptocurrency after soaring 54% to reach a new all-time high of $283 Binance Coin (BNB) continued its...
Binance Coin Topples USDT to Become the Number Three Crypto After a 300% Price Surge
The Binance token has toppled the stablecoin Tether to become the third-largest crypto asset by market capitalization. After starting the...
TimeCoin’s Special Token Sale
PRESS RELEASE. The Special Token Sale of TimeCoin (TMCN) will be launched on February 15th with a 93% discount on the token’s...
Tezos Announces Major Upgrade to Improve Network Functionality
Open-source platform Tezos has just announced Edo, its fifth and most ambitious upgrade to its blockchain to date. This upgrade will add...
US Authorities Take Action to Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Allegedly Defrauding Thousands of Investors
The New York attorney general and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have filed charges against a cryptocurrency trading...
US Government Expands Charges Against North Korean Hackers- Authorities Describe Them as The ‘World’s Leading Bank Robbers’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed new charges against the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The hackers are...
‘More Valuable Than Gold’- The Motley Fool Announces $5 Million Investment Into Bitcoin
The fifth-largest investment website globally with over 80 million monthly visitors, The Motley Fool’s positive outlook for the...
BTC Transaction Stuck? Bitcoin Cash-Powered Accelerators Can Speed Up Transfers
At the time of publication, there’s more than 69,000 transactions waiting in line to get confirmed by a bitcoin miner. Since...
Venture Capital Fund Yolo Invests in Digital Marketing Specialists eCartic
PRESS RELEASE. Tallinn-based venture capital fund Yolo Investments has announced a new investment in digital marketing company eCartic....
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Bitcoin Sells for $76K as Deposits on Centralized Exchanges Plummet
According to a website that tracks the price of bitcoin across the globe, the crypto asset’s selling price in Nigeria as of February...
As Millions Drown in Today’s Poverty Trap, Macro Strategist Raoul Pal Says ‘Bitcoin Is a Life Raft’
Global Macro Investor CEO, Raoul Pal, discussed the current economy this week and asked his 394,000 followers if people are using the...
Canada Has Approved Two Bitcoin ETFs — First One Starts Trading Today
Two bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been approved in Canada. Evolve Bitcoin ETF has become the second bitcoin ETF to get...
XRP drops to 7th in market cap as Binance Coin (BNB) surges
Ripple (XRP) has fallen to 7th place by the surging Binance Coin (BNB), whose market cap stands above $29.6 billion Binance Coin dethroned...
Binance Coin (BNB) price explodes by 48% to new high above $190
Binance Coin price shot 48% to a new all-time high of $196, with bulls likely to see $200 shortly Binance Coin (BNB) has skyrocketed by...
Ethereum price: ETH primed for $2000 as BTC looks to settle above $52k
Ethereum traded at a new all-time high of $1,918, registering a new milestone of its own as Bitcoin created history by rallying to $52.6k...
Blockchain-Backed NFT Market Value Grew 299% in 2020
A report has unveiled figures that confirm the bullish run of non-fungible token markets over the last year. Two analytical firms behind...
Pionex Is a Crypto Exchange With Built-in Automated Trading Tools You Can Trust
The international Pionex cryptocurrency exchange has been one of the fastest growing trading platforms in Asia in 2020 and it is now set...
Token-Driven Karaoke Platform Gets a Boost in South Korea as Pandemic Hits Over 2,100 Singing Rooms
Coronavirus-driven lockdowns and social distancing limits affect people’s way of entertaining themselves, such as going to karaoke....
Elon Musk’s Tesla Faces Scrutiny Over Potential Conflict of Interest in $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Purchase
Tesla is facing more scrutiny over its $1.5 billion dollar bitcoin purchase. A Tesla board member who reportedly approved the...
German Cannabis Firm Hedges Bitcoin to Protect from Massive Currency Devaluation
On Tuesday, the cannabis firm Synbiotic SE, a publicly-traded company in Germany that’s listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and...
Publicly-Listed Chinese Lottery Firm Acquires Bitcoin Mining Pool Btc.com
A U.S. publicly-listed Chinese sports lottery firm is extending its arms into the crypto industry by announcing another related maneuver....
xSigma Prepares to Launch Its Stablecoin DEX With Major Backers
PRESS RELEASE. xSigma is a decentralized exchange and liquidity mining platform that supports stablecoin swaps. It enables dollar-pegged...
Survey Finds Many Finance Managers Are Not Planning to Hold BTC— Volatility Cited as Key Concern
A new poll of finance managers by Gartner Finance finds that a majority are not planning to hold bitcoin as a corporate asset. In their...