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New Major Players Enter Crypto Market, China Hides Binance, OKEx & Huobi + More News
9.6.2021
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Investments news
Interactive Brokers Group plans to begin offering crypto trading through its brokerage by the end of the summer, Reuters...
More Latin American MPs Push for Bitcoin Laws – Including a Gov’t Vice Minister
9.6.2021
The ranks of Latin American politicians joining the laser-eyed, bitcoin (BTC) adoption-supporting movement are beginning to swell – and while the majority of the crowd are young, opposition party MPs, the group now boasts at least one government vice minister.
While the movement began in earnest...
IRS Seeks Congressional Authority to Obtain Data on Cryptocurrency Transactions
8.6.2021
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it needs congressional authority in order to obtain the information needed to regulate cryptocurrency. “We get challenged frequently and to have a clear dictate from Congress on the authority for us to collect that information is critical,”...
Skybridge Capital Says Bitcoin Still Has More Upside Than Gold
8.6.2021
The chief investment officer of global investment firm Skybridge Capital says bitcoin still has more upside than gold. While expecting both gold and bitcoin to rally, he said his hedge fund is sticking to bitcoin. Asset Manager Skybridge Prefers Bitcoin to Gold Troy Gayeski, co-chief investment...
'I should have bought a lot more,' laments billionaire investor on Bitcoin
8.6.2021
"The probability as more and more people keep using Bitcoin, it’s going to keep moving up," said Marc Lasry
Crypto Ransomware at G7, Bottlepay's Euro & Bitcoin Offer + More News
8.6.2021
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Politics news
"So one of the things we’d like to see out of the G7 is the start of an action plan that covers a number of critical...
White House Tech Advisor Tim Wu Keeps at Least $1 Million in Bitcoin
8.6.2021
Tim Wu, top advisor to the Biden administration on technology and competition policy, holds more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, shows a recently filed financial disclosure. The antitrust expert, who is known as a prominent big tech critic, has in the past questioned the value of bitcoin....
Celebrating Upland’s Genesis Week With a Big Bitcoin Giveaway
8.6.2021
Upland.me is a blockchain-based game in which users can buy, sell, and trade virtual NFT properties mapped to the real world. By becoming a digital landowner, users can build properties, earn UPX coins, and even cash out their gains to USD. Currently open in cities including NYC, San Francisco...
Ethereum, Altcoins Bleed More Than Bitcoin, Liquidations Soar
8.6.2021
Bitcoin price failed to clear the key USD 38,000 resistance zone. BTC started a fresh decline below the USD 36,500 and USD 35,500 support levels. It is currently (04:43 UTC) trading in a bearish zone.
However, as was the case in many previous sharp selloffs, altcoins are once again bleeding more...
Can paid ads for PC/console games give you positive ROI?
7.6.2021
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Ruffer Cashes Out, Bitfinex & Hodl Hodl, Trump on Bitcoin + More News
7.6.2021
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Investments news
UK-based Ruffer Investment Company made more than USD 1.1bn from investing in bitcoin (BTC) in November last year, The Times...
Microstrategy Selling $400M Bonds to Buy Bitcoin — Holding to Exceed 100,000 BTC
7.6.2021
Microstrategy will soon hold more than 100,000 bitcoins in its treasury. The company is raising $400 million by selling senior secured notes and will use the proceeds to acquire additional bitcoins. Microstrategy Acquiring More Bitcoin Microstrategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced Monday it intends...
Weibo Cracks Down Crypto Related Accounts as China Strengthens Its Anti Crypto Stance
7.6.2021
Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, banned the accounts of several key cryptocurrency and defi influencers in the country yesterday, according to reports from local sources. This might be a continuation of the anti-crypto stance the Chinese state has been exerting since 2013, and more...
Earn up to 50% APY by Staking $GLQ on GraphLinq App
6.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The newest utility token to offer staking to its users/holders is GraphLinq Protocol’s $GLQ. As of this article, $GLQ has 4,500+ holders according to etherscan, excluding GLQ holders on CEX like Kucoin, MXC, Gate. This is a great step for the future of the project as it will...
Anonymous Targets Elon Musk for Destroying Crypto Holders’ Lives, Trying to Control Bitcoin
6.6.2021
The decentralized group Anonymous has published a message for Elon Musk in a video where they called the Tesla CEO “nothing more than another narcissistic rich dude who is desperate for attention.” They shed light on many things people may not know about Musk, including how he treats...
Jolteon Could Charge More Than 800 Car Batteries
5.6.2021
If you’re a Kotaku regular, you’re likely familiar with our long-running Here’s Another Pokémon series, curated by our stalwart weekend editor, Zack Zweizen. Zack’s taking some well-earned time off this weekend, which means I’m taking the reins today. (Sorry in advance, but also, cue maniacal...
Bitcoin 2021 Miami continues with Tony Hawk, Kevin O’Leary and more
5.6.2021
Saturday’s programming will also feature Bobby Lee, the former CEO of China’s first cryptocurrency exchange
Amundi Executive Pascal Blanque Calls Cryptocurrencies a Farce
5.6.2021
Pascal Blanque, CIO of Amundi, one of the biggest asset managers in Europe, has stated that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a farce, exposing its skeptical stance on the real value of cryptocurrencies. The investor stated that crypto assets are an expression of markets making bubbles...
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FTX Scores USD 210M Deal In E-Sports, Olympic NFTs + More News
4.6.2021
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/FTX Official
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TSM, one the most valuable e-sports company...