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El Salvador’s Bitcoin detractors: Opposition mounts despite crypto rollout
11.9.2021
Resistance against El Salvador’s move to make Bitcoin a legal tender persists even as the law comes into effect
Here’s why Algorand (ALGO) price just rallied to a new multi-year high
10.9.2021
Institutional investment, new governance features and a groundbreaking project with the government of El Salvador are just a few of the factors behind ALGO’s rally to a new all-time high
El Salvador's largest bank partners with Flexa for Bitcoin payments
9.9.2021
Bancoagrícola will work with Flexa to accept Bitcoin across the bank’s network for payments like loans and credit cards
Bitcoin tipping on Twitter: A game changer for crypto adoption?
9.9.2021
The fact that Jack Dorsey has time and again showcased his support for BTC suggests that a Bitcoin tipping jar may be in the works for Twitter
Ukraine Adopts Law ‘On Virtual Assets’ to Regulate Crypto Market
9.9.2021
The parliament in Kyiv has passed legislation determining the rules for crypto-related operations in Ukraine. The law “On Virtual Assets” recognizes cryptocurrencies as intangible goods while denying them the status of legal tender. It also regulates the activities and obligations...
El Salvador adoption a ‘coming of age’ for Bitcoin, says Fidelity exec
9.9.2021
Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer believes that the significance of El Salvador’s Bitcoin move is “a little bit overplayed.”
CoinFLEX Announces Its Major Milestones of 2021
8.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Since early August, CoinFLEX has seen a tremendous increase in trading activity, climbing to a staggering high of $3 billion USD daily trading volume with Open Interest over $200 million dollars. The increase in trading volumes and market liquidity are indications...
More countries to follow El Salvador’s Bitcoin move, Cardano creator says
8.9.2021
El Salvador’s Bitcoin acceptance is a major win for the cryptocurrency industry, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes
Chairman of Nigerian Economic Crimes Commission: Crypto Growth Is a ‘Far Greater Danger to the World Economy’
8.9.2021
The chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has singled out the growth of cryptocurrencies as something that now poses “a far greater danger to the world economy.” Therefore, in order to deal with such dangers or threats, Bawa...
Fetch.ai (FET) ignores the Bitcoin-led market meltdown by notching a 60% gain
8.9.2021
FET price spiked by 60% in an otherwise red market thanks to a growing number of real-world use cases and protocol upgrades
IOTA Foundation to support EU blockchain initiative
7.9.2021
The IOTA Foundation is one of seven enterprises chosen to support early-stage innovation of a European blockchain venture
Project Giant: Nigeria’s CBDC set for pilot rollout on Independence Day
7.9.2021
Nigeria’s central bank digital currency will go into pilot testing on Oct. 1 with a tiered AML/KYC regime for the eNaira
Bitso to assist the launch of El Salvador's official Bitcoin wallet Chivo
7.9.2021
Mexican crypto exchange Bitso is announced as a core partner for El Salvador's state-issued BTC wallet
September 7 is 'Bitcoin Day' in El Salvador as BTC becomes legal tender
7.9.2021
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Day is marred by operational headaches as the state’s BTC wallet servers go offline
Bitcoin Adoption in Focus as El Salvador Enters New Era
7.9.2021
itute think tank and author of several books on money and banking, shared his skepticism about the issue.Among the many things, Selgin took aim at the popular notion that nearly everyone in El Salvador will benefit from the USD 30 that the government says will be given away to every citizen w
One in four US teens would buy crypto if given money to invest, survey finds
7.9.2021
The results of a new survey suggest teens are still more persuaded that the stock market is where they should invest, yet crypto is more popular than alternatives like real estate
Bitcoin’s Legal in El Salvador – But Still Has a Mountain to Climb
7.9.2021
ntroversy is already blighting the move, masterminded by the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Some claim that a clause in the new law that forces businesses to accept BTC as a form of payment if requested is an example of “strong-arm tactics.”In a bid to drive up the pace of adoption – and
El Salvador purchases first 200 BTC, President Bukele confirms
6.9.2021
El Salvador is the first country in the world to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender. Despite opposition from local groups, the government believes cryptocurrency will be a net positive for the economy and society
Crypto exchange FTX launches NFT marketplace for US-based customers
6.9.2021
Crypto exchange FTX has introduced a native NFT marketplace designed to capitalize on the sector’s parabolic growth over the last year
Crypto and blockchain jobs' share grew 118% in ten months, new data shows
3.9.2021
Not only has demand for cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related expertise increased, but new data suggests that the kinds of roles being posted have shifted over time