Core Scientific, a digital asset mining firm, aims to be the next company from the crypto space in line to become publicly traded at a $4.3 billion evaluation. Instead of an IPO, Core will merge with a SPAC called Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. As reported on July 21st, Core Scientific, a crypto miner...Read More
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and State Street Corporation joined four other institutions in backing the digital asset exchange Pure Digital. Furthermore, America’s oldest banking organization plans to expand its crypto offerings to clients. BNY Mellon Diving Deeper into Crypto According to a recent Financial Times report, one of the largest custodian banks...Read More
The latest retracement that drove bitcoin to sub-$30,000 levels has not deterred Cathie Wood’s investment management company ARK Invest. The firm has bought more than 140,000 additional shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust in a day for its ARK Next Generation Internet ETF. ARK Investment Bought the Bitcoin Dip? The price of the primary cryptocurrency...Read More
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives platform FTX has made history after raising a record $900 million in Series B funding. According to a report by Forbes on Tuesday (July 20th, 2021), more than 60 investors were involved in the funding round in what is described as the largest fundraiser in the crypto space. Some of the...Read More
New data from Cambridge University shows that the geography of Bitcoin mining has drastically changed over the last six months in the wake of China’s massive crackdown. CNBC has been gathering the opinions of industry experts to get their take on the great miner migration and how it has altered the environmental impact of the...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a temporary restraining order on a mother-son duo that embezzled more than $12 million from at least 277 investors. Throughout the years, the 86-year-old woman and her 54-year-old son promised to generate income for their clients via investing in securities and cryptocurrencies but instead swindled the funds for themselves....Read More
According to a recent survey, 7 out of 10 institutional investors asserted that they expect to purchase digital assets sometime in the future. What’s more, over half of the participants revealed they already have invested in cryptocurrencies. Institutional Investors Love Virtual Currencies A survey conducted by the financial services provider – Fidelity Digital Assets –...Read More
According to a fresh release, companies that transfer BTC or other cryptocurrencies must collect information about the senders and recipients if proposed EU regulations come into force. In a bid to end anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, the Europoean Commission has proposed a law that would require companies that transfer BTC and other cryptos to collect information...Read More
NFT ecosystem provider and creator of the ERC-1155 token standard, Enjin, has recently joined the United Nations Global Compact, a global organization that supports businesses working to adopt Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). First NFT Platform to Join the UN Global Compact In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Enjin revealed that it would join the...Read More
Circle, the blockchain company behind the second-most popular stablecoin USDC, has partnered with the US multinational financial services giant – Mastercard. Both parties aim to facilitate crypto-to-fiat conversions and test using USDC as a settlement option. The partnership, announced by Circle on July 20th, will result in launching a pilot program that will assist both...Read More
The popular digital asset exchange CryptoCom has introduced a new testnet of its EVN chain called Cronos. The project is the company’s DeFi-oriented child aiming to scale the ecosystem by enabling developers to port apps from Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. CryptoCom Announces Cronos According to the press release shared with CryptoPotato, the Ethereum Virtual Machine...Read More
BlockFi, the centralized trading and lending digital asset firm, has received a letter from the New Jersey Bureau of Securities ordering the company to stop accepting new local clients from July 22nd. BlockFi’s CEO, Zac Prince, confirmed the development and said they are working with regulators to “help them understand our products.” Citing a draft...Read More
Marsha Blackburn, Roger Wicker, and Cynthia Lummis have urged the U.S. Olympic Committee to forbid any usage of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) at next year’s event in Beijing. The lawmakers expressed concern over spying and espionage in a letter to Susanne Lyons, board chair of the U.S. Olympic Committee, on Monday, according to...Read More
In its amended initial public filing (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Popular stock trading platform Robinhood revealed that it is expecting its revenue to drop in Q3 2021 as a result of the cool-off in the trading activity of the cryptocurrency market. Robinhood Expecting Drop in Revenue With Robinhood planning...Read More
Polygon, an easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, has revealed that it is launching a new NFT-focused arm, dubbed Polygon Studios. Polygon Launches Gaming and NFT Arm In an official press release shared with CryptoPotato, Polygon noted that the new division will be focused on growing the global Blockchain Gaming and NFT industry,...Read More
Grayscale announced the release of its latest product called Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund to enable institutional investors to receive exposure to assets from that particular space. Some of the tokens represented in the fund will be Uniswap (UNI), Aave (AAVE), and Compound (COMP). Launched in 2013, Grayscale has become the largest digital asset manager with...Read More
Although the US Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to approve even a single BTC ETF application, the Grayscale CEO believes it’s a matter of “when, not a matter of if.” In a recent interview, Michael Sonnenshein also outlined that the current price correction has allowed long-term investors to accumulate more portions. BTC ETF: A...Read More
One of the most highly anticipated events in the Binance community is the quarterly burn of BInance Coin (BNB). This time around, the company burned almost $400 million worth of it. Binance, the world’s leading exchange by means of trading volume, has completed the 16th quarterly burn of BNB. According to the company, the entire...Read More
Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers in history, has asked his millions of followers on Twitter if they prefer bitcoin or ether. This comes shortly after the popular rapper Busta Rhymes asked around for trustworthy sources for education about digital assets. Iron Mike: Bitcoin or Ethereum? The 55-year-old, considered by many as the greatest...Read More
The crypto-friendly digital banking app – Revolut – announced it had raised $800 million in a new funding round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund and Tiger Global Management. The fundraising turned the company into one of the largest fintech unicorns in Europe, as it is now valued at $33 billion. Revolut Becoming a Super-Unicorn According...Read More
After another week of consolidation for bitcoin, with a drawdown to $31k, investors look to the weekend for a sigh of relief as the GBTC shares unlock continues. On-chain analysts detected an unusually large inflow of 41,000 BTC over a few transactions into Coinbase Pro Exchange, in just one hour. The immediate reaction from Crypto...Read More
The non-profit organization – American Cancer Society – plans to hire a product supervisor to oversee its potential cryptocurrency and NFT roadmap. The best candidate needs to have experience in fintech, knowledge of payments processing, and a passion for digital assets. The ACS Wants to Be The Leading Digital NPO The health organization dedicated to...Read More
The Japanese government intends to put stablecoins under strict regulation as some authorities consider them a threat to the country’s financial stability. At the same time, the Bank of Japan aims to issue a digital yen that it sees as a safer alternative to private virtual currencies. Japan’s Next Crypto Move According to Reuters, three...Read More
After years of bashing Bitcoin, one of America’s largest banking establishments – Bank of America – seems to have completed its 180-turn. The organization has purportedly approved the trading of BTC futures. Citing two sources familiar with the matter, CoinDesk reported that the Wall Street behemoth will enable some of its customers to trade BTC...Read More
Binance announced earlier on July 16th that it has “effective immediately” halted one of the most recently-released services – trading digital tokens representing equity stocks. This comes amid the exchange’s regulatory issues in numerous countries. CryptoPotato reported in April 2021 when the leading cryptocurrency exchange added support for a new product enabling its users to...Read More
THORChain is the latest DeFi project to be exploited, with estimations showing that the hackers might have swooped up to $7.6 million in digital assets. The team behind the decentralized exchange promised to make whole all affected users and requested the perpetrators to contact them to discuss the return of funds. THORChain highlighted the hack...Read More
Jackson, Tennessee, could soon implement BTC for property tax payments, according to the city’s mayor – Scott Conger. He made this statement shortly after bashing the US government for the unnecessary high inflation rates across the entire country. Scott Conger, the mayor of Jackson, Tennessee, since 2019, took it to Twitter to indicate that the...Read More
Details were thin on the ground in Dorsey’s July 15 tweet, but the company CEO said that it would launch a platform for developers to create non-custodial decentralized finance projects built around Bitcoin. Twitter CEO Dorsey added that the project will be completely open-source, just like its new Bitcoin hardware wallet. He continued to state...Read More
The Biden administration reportedly plans to take severe measures on the use of digital assets in ransomware attacks by starting to track such transactions. Crypto Tracing to Combat Cyber Attacks The governing body of the USA discussed how to combat the growing number of ransomware attacks during a virtual briefing with members of Congress. According...Read More
As crypto ownership and interest continue to rise in the UK, the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is planning to launch a £11m ($15.25 million) marketing campaign to warn young investors about risks associated with crypto investments. FCA Targeting Millennials According to the regulator, the ads, which will be targeted at UK...Read More
