Elon Musk’s debacle with the cryptocurrency community over BTC’s energy consumption levels has turned people against him, revealed a recent report. A company tracking social sentiment has outlined a significant reversal in social media engagements, with the majority taking a negative approach towards Tesla’s CEO. Elon Musk Sentiment Goes Into Negative Territory It’s safe to...Read More
The Biden administration plans to enhance cryptocurrency tracking as part of macro endeavors to reduce the pain from ransomware attacks, said the Deputy Press Secretary. The government’s actions come amid several consecutive hacks on US soil. What is Ransomware and US Attacks? Ransomware attacks mean that the perpetrators infiltrate individuals or organizations to encrypt sensible...Read More
Google has lifted its ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and digital wallets, prohibiting them from using Google’s advertisement service, a policy that lasted almost three years. According to the document, Google will update its Financial products and services policy in August to further clarify cryptocurrency exchanges about all the requirements needed to allow advertisement through the...Read More
Residents of the Chinese capital will receive 40 million renminbi ($6.2 million) of the digital currency. They can use two banking apps to apply to win one of the 200,000 so-called ”red packets”, each containing 200 yuan, as part of a lottery. Simultaneously, the governor of Russia’s central bank called digital currencies the future of...Read More
The skyrocketing demand towards cryptocurrency assets has pushed the veteran US exchange Kraken to release a mobile application in the country. In another development coming from American exchanges, Coinbase integrated its debit card with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Kraken Mobile App Arrives in the US Founded almost a decade ago, Kraken is among the...Read More
Guggenheim Partners may invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets through its latest fund called Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund. A recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed the giant’s plans to receive the exposure through cash-settled derivatives instruments. CryptoPotato reported last year Guggenheim’s filing in which the behemoth sought SEC approval to allocate...Read More
The giant British multinational banking and financial services organization, StanChart, intends to release a cryptocurrency trading platform in Britain and Europe later this year. The initiative will come as part of the bank’s new technology arm. Founded in 1969, Standard Chartered is a British banking giant with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management as...Read More
One of the largest peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplaces, LocalBitcoins, has expanded its portfolio of available payment methods with the inclusion of Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), Chainlink (LINK), and more. LocalBitcoins Adds More Crypto Payment Methods Founded in 2012, LocalBitcoins acts like a cryptocurrency peer-to-peer marketplace. The platform, based in Helsinki, Finland, facilitates over-the-counter trading...Read More
Cryptocurrency developments in Europe are emerging left and right as four issuers received approvals to list exchange-traded products on different exchanges, including in Paris and Amsterdam for the first time. Additionally, Germany’s regulated exchange for crypto assets released a mobile trading app for Android and iOS users. Four Issuers Launched Crypto ETPs in Europe With...Read More
The Reserve Bank of Inda issued a new circular today, clarifying that although banks and other entities need to carry customer due diligence, cryptocurrencies are not outlawed in the country. Citing media reports that banks and regulated entities have “cautioned their customers against dealing in virtual currencies by making a reference” to a circular that...Read More
Charles Hoskinson – the creator of Cardano – opined that central banks would fade away as they are slow and corrupt. Furthermore, he claimed that crypto is the cure to the current financial system. Crypto Is The Antidote In a recent video, Hoskinson shared his thoughts on the financial ecosystem and the significant role of...Read More
Barry Silbert, the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, believes Dogecoin is not worth $37 billion and predicted a significant drop in its value to below $1 billion. Nevertheless, the former Grayscale CEO added that DOGE will “certainly” not go away due to its passionate community. DOGE is Not Worth $37B Despite seeing the...Read More
This allows users to create trustless atomic swaps between the two cryptocurrencies without having to route through a centralized exchange service. Monero’s Privacy Mechanisms Monero’s ring signature system draws anonymity from a minimum ring size. Receivers are protected via stealth addresses, and funds within the ring are indistinguishable from each other. The minimum ring size...Read More
Cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds have increased their assets under management by nearly 100% in 2020 compared to the previous year, estimated a recent report compiled by PwC. On average, the funds returned more than 120% in 2020, while the percentage was just 30% in 2019. Growing Involvement of Crypto Hedge Funds In their third annual Global...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against five individuals in connection with BitConnect for promoting and selling unregistered securities. BitConnect is a notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that stole billions of dollars from investors, making it one of the biggest scams in the crypto industry. The SEC alleges that the...Read More
U.S. chain of convenience stores Sheetz, has become the latest company to adopt cryptocurrency, as the firm is planning to include bitcoin and other crypto-assets among its payment options. Sheetz Adopts Bitcoin According to a press release on Thursday (May 27, 2021), Sheetz will become the first convenience store retailer to accept bitcoin as a...Read More
Polygon, the Ethereum layer-2 solution formerly known as Matic Network, announced today its blockchain datasets will be integrated on Google Cloud. Polygon Coming to Google Cloud The initiative aims to provide developers, data analysts, and crypto-enthusiasts with a better understanding of the Polygon blockchain. Google’s BigQuery would ensure that query and in-depth analysis of Polygon’s...Read More
Less than a month after VanEck filed documents with the SEC to launch an Ethereum ETF, WisdomTree has done the same. The asset manager, based in New York, has previously applied for Bitcoin ETFs but to no avail so far. Founded in 2006, WisdomTree is an American exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor and asset...Read More
Another protocol employing the Binance Smart Chain has suffered a security breach. This time, it was the decentralized exchange BurgerSwap, and the perpetrators stole over $7 million through a flash loan attack. $7.2M Drained From BurgerSwap Launched earlier this year, BurgerSwap is a DeFi project enabling users to swap between tokens issued on the BSC...Read More
Charles Hoskinson – the founder of the blockchain platform Cardano – revealed his three reasons why Ethereum falls behind his project. Additionally, he scratched the topic of BTC’s energy consumption. Why Cardano Is Superior to Ethereum? In a recent Yahoo Finance interview, Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson criticized Ethereum’s network by calling it overrated and outlining...Read More
In a recent job post, the company is now looking for a Business Development Manager for “Alternative Payments” —with experience in several fields, including cryptocurrencies. The key qualifications require at least five years of experience working in alternative payment providers, such as digital wallets and crypto-assets. Candidates will be responsible for the end-to-end business development...Read More
After blaming BTC mining for electricity blackouts and sending spies to hunt down illegal miners, Iran has placed a temporary ban on such endeavors in its borders. According to a Bloomberg coverage, the Iranian government has placed a ban on all cryptocurrency mining endeavors until September 22nd. The ban is effective immediately and comes ahead...Read More
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the trendy ”time to buy Bitcoin” Luno ads. The country’s officials called them ”irresponsible” and sounded an alarm of caution for inexperienced investors. No More BTC Ads The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority introduced severe restrictions for the crypto space in the past year. The British daily newspaper –...Read More
Bank of Indonesia joins the efforts of global central banks as it plans to launch a digital rupiah currency. Governor Perry Warjiyo confirmed the news and informed that the institution is yet to decide which platform to use. CBDC in Indonesia During the COVID-19 pandemic, the island nation of Indonesia saw a significant boom in...Read More
HSBC reaffirmed that it has no intentions to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer Bitcoin as an investment option to its clients. According to the institution, the digital asset is too volatile and lacks transparency. ‘We Are Not into Bitcoin’ The current crypto market situation continues to be highly unstable, mainly fueled by China’s...Read More
The software development company, Globant, has filed documents with the SEC revealing an allocation of $500,000 in bitcoin. The firm has put the BTC investment into its portfolio of “intangible assets.” Globant is an IT and software development conglomerate founded in 2003 and headquartered in Argentina. It has over e dozen offices worldwide, including in...Read More
Another cryptocurrency-related company aims to go public, this time, it’s China Network. The project, founded by the inventor of BitTorrent, has chosen a more traditional way through an IPO and came a step closer after raising $61 million in a recent funding round. Chia Network Raises $61M to Go Public Founded in 2017 by Bram...Read More
BTC has reclaimed the $40K level after Elon Musk’s surprise announcement that he had spoken to North American Bitcoin miners, who are committing to use renewable resources whilst mining bitcoin, and will request miners worldwide to follow suit. This meeting was hosted by MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, and it included the leading...Read More
After reportedly leading Coinbase’s public offering earlier this year, the giant US investment bank Goldman Sachs predicted a bright future for the exchange’s shares. In a recent report, Goldman has put up a “buy” rating for COIN and predicted a 35% increase by the end of the year. One of the most notable developments coming...Read More
As cryptocurrencies continue to experience massive volatility, Barry Silbert, founder, and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of Grayscale and other crypto firms, believes that the next move of the asset class will be determined by what happens in the stock market in the coming weeks. “Where the crypto market goes from...Read More
