Despite its recently rocky relationship with global regulators, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed that its U.S.-based division, Binance US, is considering going public. Binance US Considers IPO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance, made this known at the ReDeFiNE Tomorrow 2021 blockchain virtual conference. Speaking on the future plans and the regulatory...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
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
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States, Jerome Powell, said today that the country is working on a publisher’s report on digital currencies. The Fed Chair said that the incoming report would focus on digital payments “broadly.” Per his words, this also includes stablecoins, crypto-assets, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). We’re...Read More
Bitcoin failed to produce any notable gains over the past week, and the same can be said about the entire cryptocurrency market. It appears that the most recent regulatory clampdown in China and talks of legislation in other countries continue to take their toll. At the time of this writing, BTC is trading at around...Read More
Although Dogecoin’s popularity might be declining lately, other copycats continue to garner people’s attention, especially in the USA. CoinMarketCap’s stats show that tokens like Doge Killer, Baby Doge Coin, and Shiba Inu were among the most trending ones last week in the States, while Bitcoin and Ethereum were down the list. What Do Americans Look...Read More
The cryptocurrency platform – Crypto Head – ranked the USA as the most prepared nation for the widespread adoption of digital assets. On the other hand, Cyprus is the country most interested in virtual currencies. Who Is Ready for Crypto? Despite the insecure nature of digital assets in terms of regulations, their popularity is still...Read More
A new partnership will allow Americans to purchase bitcoin from more than 600 banks in the United States. According to fresh reports, a new partnership between digital asset management firm NYDIG and payments behemoth National Cash Register (NCR) will allow 650 U.S. banks and credit unions to offer crypto trading services to clients through mobile...Read More
The number of US city mayors, whether current or running, supporting bitcoin continues to grow. After Miami’s Francis Suarez, the favorite to win the race in New York City, Eric Adams, promised to make NYC different in a year, including becoming the “center of bitcoins.” BTC Going to NYC? Running as a Democrat, Eric Adams...Read More
After joining forces with NBA’s Miami Heat, the cryptocurrency exchange FTX keeps its expansion with significant partnerships – this time is the US MLB. As a result, the trading platform has become the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange brand of the league. According to a press release from earlier on June 23rd, FTX has entered into a...Read More
A few weeks after China started its nationwide crackdown on Bitcoin mining, new reports have confirmed the speculations that at least some miners will look to transition to the US. The most recent one indicated that three tons of mining machines will move from Guangzhou to Maryland. BTC Miners: From China to the US The...Read More
Over the past seven days, we saw yet another unsuccessful attempt of Bitcoin to breach the coveted $40K mark definitively. Let’s roll back a little. Last weekend, the price was rather indecisive as it was struggling beneath $36K. All this changed on Sunday, however, when bulls stepped in and took control over the market. By...Read More
The global investment manager VanEck would have to wait more to receive the SEC’s answer about its Bitcoin ETF application from earlier this year. The Commission’s second delay seeks other interested parties to weigh in on whether such a product will be sustainable. After withdrawing its previous attempts, VanEck filed another application with the US...Read More
America is not lagging behind in the crypto race During the last hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Service, Rep. Maxine Waters (D) announced the creation of a working group aimed at studying and regulating the crypto industry. “As Cryptocurrencies grow exponentially, I have organized a working group of Democratic members to engage...Read More
The past seven days, despite being intensive in terms of important news, were less than exciting when it comes to pricing. Most of the cryptocurrencies experienced substantial losses. Bitcoin, unlike the majority of altcoins, performed relatively well in comparison. It’s still down about 5% on the week, but its market dominance has increased to about...Read More
America’s second-oldest bank, State Street Corporation, will establish a digital unit to focus on cryptocurrency endeavors. This comes shortly after the banking organization with over $40 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) said it will enable crypto trading through its platform. State Street Sets Up a Digital Unit The Finance Times reported State Street’s latest...Read More
The U.S. department of the world’s largest meat producer, JBS S.A., has paid its ransomware hackers $11 million in bitcoin. This comes amid warnings worldwide regarding the growing threat of such attacks and the involvement of cryptocurrencies. JBS Pays $11M in BTC to Cybercriminals JBS USA Holdings is an American food processing company operating under...Read More
Victory Capital Holdings has outlined plans to enter the cryptocurrency market through its wholly-owned investment adviser, Victory Capital Management. To do so, the branch has partnered with Nasdaq and crypto-focused asset manager Hashdex. Founded in 2013, Victory Capital Holdings is a US-based asset manager with nearly $160 billion in AUM as of April 30th, 2021....Read More
One of the world’s leading brokerage companies, Interactive Brokers, will be offering cryptocurrency trading services to its clients by the end of summer 2021. According to a recent report by CNBC, Interactive Brokers will start allowing its customers to trade cryptocurrencies by the end of summer 2021. Speaking on the matter was the Chairman and the CEO...Read More
Jack Dorsey continues to display his support for the Bitcoin network, this time through the financial services company he runs – Square Inc. The firm has partnered with Blockstream to build an open-source, solar-powered BTC mining facility. Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Coming in the US Bitcoin mining became a hot topic within and outside the cryptocurrency...Read More
It is one thing to go to a conference like Bitcoin Miami 2021 to hear that cryptocurrencies don’t need more legal rules, and quite another to read this argument from the pens of two recognized american legal experts and former regulators in none other than the Wall Street Journal. In an opinion piece published on June...Read More
Progressive Care, a Florida-based healthcare services company, announced today that it has started accepting bitcoin payments for its COVID-19 Rapid Resting services at its PharmcoRx locations. Progressive Care Now Accepting BTC Payments According to the company, the decision was made on the eve of Bitcoin 2021, the world’s largest Bitcoin Conference taking place in Miami...Read More
Bitcoin is trading more or less where it was a week ago, following another seven days of choppy price actions. This time, however, it seems that it was an event that propelled its most recent decline and the catalyst was no other but Elon Musk. Last weekend kicked off with a crash towards $33K on...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
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
Bitcoin, and the entire cryptocurrency market, saw yet another choppy week where prices failed to recover substantially and continued to struggle. The past seven days didn’t exactly go according to the intentions of bulls as the price of BTC is down about 9%, currently trading around $37,000. It all started last Friday when the price...Read More
Michael Hsu – the new chief of the OCC – revealed that the US independent bureau plans to put under review its crypto guidelines offered over the past year. He added that all federal banks should provide interpretive letters and guidance, including issues around digital assets alongside pending matters. Is Stance Towards Crypto Getting Tougher?...Read More
Illinois will soon become the 3rd state in the U.S. to pass legislation that would favor Bitcoin with a new digital asset charter, which will be granted to a special purpose trust company instead of a traditional bank. Announced by crypto-advocate and Wall Street Veteran Caitlin Long, Illinois will be the third state, followed by...Read More
All transactions above $10,000 now have to be reported to the IRS for documentation and taxation purposes. This comes right after a major market-wide correction which saw the price of bitcoin tumbling down to $30K. IRS Doubles Down The IRS will be expanded with an $80B package aiming to increase their manpower and resources. Individuals...Read More
A new rule under the hat of the COVID-19 relief bill will see 39 million US households receive up to $3,600 monthly starting from mid-July. Given the history between BTC’s price appreciation since the first-ever stimulus bill, the narrative rises now if this latest endeavor will push bitcoin higher again. 39M American Families to Receive...Read More
