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Marathon Plans to Raise $500 Million From Convertible Senior Notes to Buy Bitcoin and Mining Rigs
15.11.2021
On Monday, the enterprise bitcoin mining operation Marathon Digital Holdings announced the firm will raise $500 million from convertible senior notes in order to accrue more “bitcoin or bitcoin mining machines.” Publicly-Listed Mining Operation to Raise $500M From Debt Markets...
Alchemy Pay Integrates With TRON to Enable TRX Payment and Investment
15.11.2021
Singapore, November 15, 2021 – The Tron Foundation (TRX), the world’s largest blockchain decentralized application operating system, and crypto-fiat hybrid payment solutions provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), have announced a collaboration. Alchemy Pay will integrate the TRX token into...
Cameroon to Hold Workshop Examining Challenges and Risks of Using Cryptocurrencies
15.11.2021
The government in Cameroon, which is reportedly keen on regulating cryptocurrencies, is set to hold a workshop that will look at the challenges and risks of using such digital currencies in the country. Proliferation of Scams According to a report by Business in Cameroon, the workshop, which is...
Zanzibar Government Keen to Get Stakeholders’ View on Cryptocurrencies
15.11.2021
Zanzibar is keen on getting stakeholders’ views on the viability of adopting digital currencies before a final decision is made, a government minister has said. The Importance of Getting the Views of Stakeholders In his remarks during an interview with The Citizen, Mudrick Soraga, who is...
Citizens in Argentina Might Have to Pay Crypto Taxes Depending on Location
15.11.2021
A new crypto tax paradigm is brewing in Argentina, where two provinces have now approved crypto tax laws. This means that Argentinian citizens must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings and pay taxes according to the trades they do in the provinces of Tucuman and Cordoba. This is because...
Toy Companies Hasbro, Funko, and Mattel Turn to Wax as Trusted Partner
15.11.2021
William Quigley loved baseball cards during his pre-teens. As the founder of WAX (Worldwide Asset Exchange), you might think Quigley’s crowning achievement may have been to strike a deal with Topps Baseball Card company, so WAX could manage and create NFTs with the MLB. However, Quigley...
SEC Files Action Against Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Regarding Mirror Protocol
15.11.2021
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced an action against Terraform Labs, the company behind the design of the Terra blockchain, and its co-founder and CEO Do Kwon. The SEC is seeking an order for Kwon to comply with a series of subpoenas he has failed to address....
Daily Earnings of Typical Axie Infinity Player ‘Fall Below the Philippines’ Minimum Wage Line:’ Report
15.11.2021
This year, the Sky Mavis-crafted blockchain game Axie Infinity has seen incredible growth and has recently surpassed $3 billion in all-time sales. However, researchers at Naavik explain in a recent study that Axie Infinity players called ‘scholars’ are seeing daily earnings drop,...
Integritee Co-Founder Alain Brenzikofer Explains How to Attract Enterprises to Use a Public Blockchain
15.11.2021
In development since 2018, Integritee AG’s solution enables sensitive business or personal data to be securely handled in an interoperable blockchain ecosystem. Using a hybrid of blockchain technology and hardware-enabled trusted execution environments, it enables businesses to securely...
Skybridge Capital Founder Says Bitcoin ‘Will Easily Trade at $500K’ — Urges Investors to Buy Right Now
15.11.2021
Skybridge Capital’s founder says bitcoin “will easily trade at $500,000 a coin,” noting that investors should buy some right now, even at the current price. “I’m trying to do my best to explain to them why they need to own this right now,” he said...
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Advises How to Get Into Bitcoin — Crypto Now 10% of His Portfolio
15.11.2021
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has some advice on how to get into bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. “It’s a wonderful universe. It’s a fantastic asset. It’s a must-own if you’re an investor,” O’Leary said. He also revealed...
Coinbase Pushes for Single Crypto Regulator: CEO Says ‘We Have 53 Regulators in Just One Country, the US’
15.11.2021
Crypto exchange Coinbase has been meeting with a number of regulators to convince them that the U.S. should have just one federal regulator overseeing the crypto sector. Currently, there is a variety of different regulators in the U.S., CEO Brian Armstrong explained, noting that Coinbase...
Local Council Member in Ukraine Declares 124 BTC and 500 Tesla Shares
14.11.2021
A government official in Rivne region of Ukraine owns close to $8 million in cryptocurrency and 500 Tesla shares, his declaration shows. The news comes as another Ukrainian lawmaker in Kyiv has found it hard to prove possession of the crypto holdings on her asset statement. Ukraine Officials...
Popular Tezos NFT Marketplace Discontinues Services Without Explanation
14.11.2021
After becoming one of the top non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, the Tezos-based NFT market Hic et nunc has discontinued its services. After more than $50 million in all-time sales on the market, Hic et nunc’s creator has not disclosed why the NFT marketplace was shut down. Tezos-Based...
Highly Anticipated Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Activates — Taproot Script-Spends Seen in the Wild
14.11.2021
Bitcoin advocates are celebrating the successful implementation of the Taproot upgrade after block height 709,632. The upgrade was highly anticipated as it was one of the biggest changes since the introduction of Segregated Witness (Segwit) in 2017. After the upgrade was completed, the Bitcoin...
FivebalanceUSA Exploring Adding ShibaInu Token as an Additional Reward
14.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Miami, FL – As the first and only company publicly known to date to use blockchain technology to fight depression and anxiety, FivebalanceUSA is one of a handful of Companies listed on Coinmarketcap and trading on exchanges that has a real product fighting real world problems....
Dutch Authorities Seize Cryptocurrency Worth Over 25 Million Euros
14.11.2021
Dutch authorities have seized more than 25 million euros in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, from dozens of suspects in criminal cases. “Cryptocurrencies are widely used as a means of payment for various types of crime,” said the Netherlands’ Public Prosecution...
Crypto Advocates Weigh ETF Rejection — Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Says Bitcoiners Should ‘Oppose Spot Bitcoin ETFs in US’
14.11.2021
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday, a number of cryptocurrency advocates discussed the subject this weekend. For instance, the veteran FX trader Peter Brandt told his 581,700 Twitter...
Russia Fails to Act on Request to Help Freeze Millions in Crypto Withdrawn From Wex Wallet
14.11.2021
The Russian Ministry of Interior has rejected a request filed by clients of Wex to do its part in the blocking of crypto funds removed from a wallet controlled by the now-defunct crypto exchange. Over 10,000 ETH have been recently withdrawn from the wallet and transferred to other platforms....
South African Fintech Raises $120 Million in Funding Round Led by Fidelity
14.11.2021
A South Africa and London-based fintech startup, JUMO, recently revealed it has raised $120 million in a funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. AI-Powered Financial Services According to a report by Techcrunch, financial services giant Visa and Kingsway Capital also...