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Vibe killers: Here are the countries that moved to outlaw crypto in the past year
23.1.2022
From Bolivia to China, governments sought to restrict crypto-related activity for various reasons and with different tools
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, LUNA, ATOM, ACH*, FTM
23.1.2022
BTC is oversold and possibly ready for a relief bounce, but this could be a trap for altcoins and Bitcoin if bull volume fails to sustain
Decommissioned Power Plant in Armenia to Host Crypto Mining Farms
23.1.2022
Armenia is going to invite cryptocurrency miners to install their coin minting hardware in an old thermal power plant. The TPP will be decommissioned and the government intends to rent it out to industrial companies including mining enterprises. Miners Welcome to Set Up Data Centers at Old TPP...
Russia May Allow Crypto Mining and Gold-Backed Stablecoins, Lawmaker Says
23.1.2022
Russia can legalize cryptocurrency mining and stablecoins backed by gold under government control, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has suggested. The statement comes after Bank of Russia proposed a wide-ranging ban on the use of cryptocurrencies, and their trading and mining. Mining...
Decentralized and traditional finance tried to destroy each other but failed
23.1.2022
Crypto to prevail over the traditional financial system, instead, competing industries started to adopt each other's technologies and cooperate
3 possible reasons why Polkadot is playing second fiddle in the L1 race
22.1.2022
The timing of parachain auctions and the lack of interoperability with Ethereum may have impacted Polkadot’s token price and its competitiveness against other layer-1 protocols
Buyback-and-burn: What does it mean in crypto?
22.1.2022
When considering price volatility in digital marketplaces, buyback-and-burn strategies in crypto offer long-term price stability and token value growth
Russian Banks Begin Testing Digital Ruble Payments
22.1.2022
Banks in Russia are preparing to dive into the pilot phase of the digital ruble project and some are already testing transactions with the currency. Trials have started with customer-to-customer (C2C) payments and Bank of Russia plans to expand the types of operations in the future. Digital Ruble...
NFTs and DeFi overturn a banker's generational curse of poverty in 2 years
22.1.2022
"When I started, I almost gave up multiple times. I just want to help others have a more streamlined way to get into crypto," said Brenda Gentry, a former USAA mortgage underwriter
Iran to Pilot ‘National Cryptocurrency,’ Considers Blockchain Tech for Stock Market
22.1.2022
The Central Bank of Iran soon plans to launch the pilot phase of its digital currency project, an official unveiled. The Islamic Republic hopes to a join a growing club of nations that want to take advantage of having a sovereign coin, while it also seeks to implement blockchain technology in other...
El Salvador buys its cheapest 410 Bitcoin as prices reach $36k
22.1.2022
President Nayib Bukele confirmed that the purchase of 410 BTC was made against $15 million, placing the trading price at approximately $36,585 per BTC
Botswana Cryptocurrency Regulation: Government Set to Present Virtual Asset Bill to Parliament
22.1.2022
The Botswana government is set to present a “Virtual Asset Bill” to the country’s parliament, a move that could see it become one of the first countries in Africa to have laws regulating cryptocurrencies. Preventing the Proliferation of Risks Associated With Cryptos A Botswana...
Robinhood Begins Rolling Out Crypto Wallets to Select Customers
22.1.2022
Trading platform Robinhood has begun rolling out crypto wallets to 1,000 customers. Users can send and receive their cryptocurrencies from Robinhood to external crypto wallets, the company explained, adding that by March, 10,000 customers will be testing the wallets before rolling out to the rest...
Altcoin Roundup: 3 emerging P2E gaming trends to keep an eye on in 2022
22.1.2022
The hype that sparked rapid growth in blockchain-based play-to-earn games in 2021 has begun to dissipate, but here are three projects focused on bringing fresh blood to the ecosystem
Indonesian Religious Organization Issues Decree Forbidding Use of Crypto by Country’s Muslim Population
21.1.2022
Indonesia’s Tarjih Council and the Central Executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah have issued a fatwa (decree) stipulating the illegality of cryptocurrency use or investment by the country’s Muslims. The fatwa points to the volatility as well as the lack of state backing as reasons...
Bitcoin falls to $36K, traders say bulls need a ‘Hail Mary’ to avoid a bear market
21.1.2022
BTC price dropped to new lows at $36,000, leading analysts to call for a “Hail Mary close above $39,600” to stave off a bearish shift in Bitcoin’s market structure
Redditors share their thoughts on buying Bitcoin at all-time highs
21.1.2022
General consensus seems to be that it's been all downhill both before and after Bitcoin's recent 13th birthday
MetisDAO TVL surges by 99,800% as the layer-2 race heats up
21.1.2022
The total value locked on METIS rose by 99,881% in a month after the layer-2 project integrated with numerous DeFi protocols and cross-chain bridges
Bulgaria's finance minister says country is exploring crypto payment options: report
21.1.2022
The government official added that he thought Bulgaria was unlikely to become a major hub for crypto miners, many of whom many are reportedly considering leaving Kazakhstan
Reuters: Binance was withholding information from regulators, repeatedly shunned own compliance department
21.1.2022
According to the investigation, the world's largest crypto exchange pursued growth while dodging regulatory scrutiny