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Latin American Countries Eye Bitcoin Adoption After El Salvador Passed Bitcoin Law
15.6.2021
A number of lawmakers in Latin American countries have expressed their interest in bitcoin following El Salvador passing the law making the cryptocurrency legal tender. The countries include Paraguay, Argentina, Panama, Brazil, and Mexico. Tonga and Tanzania have also reportedly expressed interest...
6 Insurers Initiate New Cryptocurrency Investment Positions: Report
15.6.2021
Insurance firms have increased their interest in crypto investments in recent months
Goldman Sachs Expands Cryptocurrency Trading Desk With Ether Futures and Options
15.6.2021
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly unveiled its plans to expand its cryptocurrency desk to offer ether futures and options trading. The bank says “institutional adoption will continue,” noting that “Despite the material price correction, we continue to see a significant...
Bitcoin derivatives data shows pro traders ignored today’s $41K pump
15.6.2021
Bitcoin price may have pumped 10% to $41,000 but derivatives indicators show top traders aren’t feeling so bullish
Crypto Cyberthreats Spike This Year With Russia Hit the Hardest, Report Reveals
14.6.2021
Cyberthreats related to cryptocurrencies have increased with rising demand for the digital assets, a study has concluded. Russia, Thailand and Peru are the most affected countries by malicious attacks designed to exploit the heightened interest in decentralized money, the authors point out. Booming...
Bitcoin and Ether Price Indicators Support Near-Term ‘Relief Rally’
14.6.2021
Bitcoin's weekly stochastic oscillator has turned up from oversold or below -20 levels, a positive sign for the cryptocurrency
G7 Leaders Ask Russia to Urgently Identify Those Who Abuse Cryptocurrency in Ransomware Attacks
14.6.2021
The G7 leaders have called on Russia to urgently “identify, disrupt, and hold to account” ransomware hackers and those abusing cryptocurrency to launder ransoms. “We reiterate our interest in stable and predictable relations with Russia, and will continue to engage where there...
Analyst Claims Bitcoin Will Break $40K Threshold, S2F Audit Shows BTC Could Tackle $85K by Year’s End
14.6.2021
Bitcoin prices have been range-bound and consolidating for quite some time but jumped over 9% in the last 24 hours after Elon Musk’s tweet on Sunday. A number of crypto analysts are still unsure about bitcoin’s future price while a few expect a rebound from last month’s lows....
Bull trap fears engulf Bitcoin market as BTC paints CME gap below $40K
14.6.2021
Spot Bitcoin prices rallied towards $40,000 over the weekend but hinted at bullish exhaustion as CME Bitcoin futures opened Monday with a $1,500-plus gap
Block.one free to focus on $10B crypto business after lawsuit settlements
14.6.2021
With legal troubles seemingly behind the company, Block.one could set its sights on finally making a significant dent in the crypto and blockchain space
South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency
14.6.2021
Strong retail interest in crypto has driven South African regulators to rethink how they classify cryptocurrencies
Coinbase is reportedly looking to set up office in New York
14.6.2021
After announcing shutdown of San Francisco headquarters last month, Coinbase is reportedly quietly setting up its first office in New York
Shopping.io Collaborates With Zilliqa
14.6.2021
One of the leading tycoons in e-commerce, Shopping.io, has made the headlines with their announcement of the imminent partnership with Zilliqa- a renowned name in the field of public blockchain networks. Their goal is to build a digital community of applications with no centralized control...
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Regulatory Framework
14.6.2021
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rejected a request by the asset management firm, Sygnia, to list a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In justifying its rejection of the latest proposal by Sygnia, the JSE cites the “lack of a regulatory framework...
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
14.6.2021
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports. Inspections will also focus on potential safety hazards and will be carried out by various government departments. The mining...
Dutch Official Predicts Crypto Market Crash, Says ‘the Netherlands Must Ban Bitcoin Now’
14.6.2021
The director of the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, a part of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, has predicted “The ultimate collapse of the crypto bubble.” He urges the government to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...
Bitcoin price moves toward $40K as on-chain and technical analysis favor bulls
14.6.2021
Bitcoin price is still 38% away from its all-time high but a handful of technical indicators suggest bulls are gathering strength
US Senator Urges Treasury Secretary to ‘Make Significant Revisions’ to FinCEN’s Crypto Proposal
13.6.2021
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “make significant revisions” to the proposed crypto regulation by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the planned adoption of the guidance issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Senator...
UK Police Lobbying for New Laws Allowing Them to Freeze Cryptocurrencies
13.6.2021
UK police are lobbying the government to change the laws to allow them to freeze cryptocurrencies. Scotland Yard detectives say currently account-freezing orders do not apply to cryptocurrency wallets, making it difficult for the police to stop criminals from transferring funds. UK Police Want...
Pensioners Pay Scottish Roofing Company in Cryptocurrency
13.6.2021
With bitcoin’s popularity rising, a growing number of businesses in Scotland have been introducing cryptocurrency payments. A roofing company from Glasgow now says more and more of its customers, including pensioners, are willing to pay with crypto. ASAP Roofing Accepts Cryptocurrency for...