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Youtube Superstar KSI ‘JJ’ Says He Made Then Lost Millions Investing in Bitcoin
17.7.2021
Youtube superstar and rapper KSI, also known as JJ, has shared that he made millions of pounds investing in bitcoin and “lost it all” when the market “crashed.” Nonetheless, he still believes that bitcoin is the future and “eventually you’re going to get...
DeNations Hosts NFT Art Exhibition, Celebrating Genesis Block of the DeNations Art Chain
17.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Defi and blockchain-powered Metaverse, DeNations launches NFT art minting platform, giving away free yield-bearing NFT art to NFT art collectors DeNations is a blockchain-powered metaverse platform based in Hong Kong that everyone can own nations, build cities/civilizations, and earn...
German Bank Comdirect Now Offers 11 Cryptocurrency ETPs in Savings Plan
17.7.2021
German bank Comdirect, with about three million customers, is now offering 11 cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). “Comdirect has succeeded in significantly bridging crypto investments to retirement plans, something that our clients have longed for a while,” the bank said....
Bybit Extends Its Reach With Spot Trade Offering
17.7.2021
Adding to the exchange platform’s existing cryptocurrency derivatives products, Bybit will now offer spot cryptocurrency trading in four pairs, with additional pairs set to be rolled out in the near future. Bybit Adds Spot Trading The recent weakness in crypto prices and transaction volumes...
Report: Tweaks to South African Tax Filing System to Result in Decreased Crypto Arbitrage
17.7.2021
Reports from South Africa suggest that tax authorities have plugged a loophole on the online tax filing system that enabled crypto arbitrage traders to make several purchases on overseas cryptocurrency platforms using just one approval. As a consequence of these tweaks, crypto arbitrage traders...
DOJ Tells FBI and Others: ‘Stop Signing Appreciation Notes for Binance’
17.7.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested federal agencies stop signing appreciation letters for Binance. The exchange used these letters as proof they are actively helping these agencies in criminal probes. However, this behavior seems to have bothered agents of these state organizations...
Cardano Launches Testnet to Move Closer to Smart Contracts, Polymarket Odds Bet Against Project
17.7.2021
On July 14, IOHK, the Cardano network developers, announced the project’s latest testnet called Alonzo white has been deployed. IOHK detailed that it has onboarded new participants and the move will help the project move “closer to smart contracts.” Two days later, a Cardano-based...
LBank Recruits Global Elites to Share Crypto Growth Dividends
17.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Internet City, Dubai — As an innovative global trading platform for various crypto assets, founded in 2015. LBank officially launched the Global Ambassadors Recruitment at the end of June in 2021. LBank provides its users with safe crypto trading, specialized financial...
Data Shows Decentralized Finance Took a Hit in Q2 but Is Still Booming
17.7.2021
While decentralized finance took a hit in Q2, stats still show there is an important movement in these protocols. Data taken from Messari’s Q2’21 defi review show that decentralized exchanges are busy settling important numbers. Decentralized Finance Bruised but Still Up...
4 Consecutive Difficulty Drops Make Bitcoin Block Rewards 49% Easier to Find
17.7.2021
Following the largest mining difficulty drop in Bitcoin’s history, this weekend will once again see another slide, but less than 6% of the difficulty will be shaved. Statistics show Bitcoin’s hashrate has been able to climb higher since the difficulty drop two weeks ago, and climbed...
Visa, Mastercard Monitor Binance’s Regulatory Compliance as More Regulators Scrutinize the Crypto Exchange
16.7.2021
Payments giants Visa and Mastercard say they are monitoring Binance’s regulatory compliance developments as more regulators come after the global crypto exchange for operating in their countries without authorization. Visa, Mastercard Monitoring Binance’s Regulatory Troubles Visa...
China Reveals Digital Yuan White Paper: Smart Contracts, $5.4B Settled, Large Transfers Traced
16.7.2021
The working group involved with the research and development of the digital yuan for the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has published a paper describing the digital currency’s progress. The PBOC initiated a task force dedicated to the creation of a digital yuan in 2014, and the recently...
Position Exchange: The New Next-Gen Decentralized Trading and Exchange Platform
16.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Position Exchange’s Team is pleased to announce the launch of its new Decentralized Trading & Exchange Community driven platform. What is Position Exchange? Position Exchange is the new Decentralized Trading & Exchange platform, powered by a virtual Automated Market...
Stablecoins Swelled by $13B in 30 Days, Captured 67% of Today’s Crypto Trade Volume
16.7.2021
Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have fallen in value as most of these assets reached all-time price highs three months ago. Despite the price drops, 2021 has still been an explosive year for crypto gains and fiat-pegged stablecoins have grown massively as well. 53 days ago,...
US Government Offers Cryptocurrency in ‘Rewards for Justice’ Program
16.7.2021
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $10 million “for information on foreign malicious cyber activity against U.S. critical infrastructure.” The department further said that “Reward payments may include payments...
Lithuania Issues Warning to Binance, Warns Investors Crypto Services Are Not Regulated
16.7.2021
Binance’s regulatory troubles continue with Lithuania being the latest country to issue a warning about the cryptocurrency exchange. Lithuania’s announcement came one day after Italy issued a similar warning. Lithuania Warns Binance Lithuania’s central bank announced Friday that...
Baanx BXX Token: 100% Increase on Its Debut
16.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BXX listed on the MEXC Global exchange, and jumped from $0.15 at listing, to $0.50, before settling down to the mid. $0.30s- a more then 100% increase over the course of its first few hours of trading. Pools are also now available on Uniswap 2.0 in both USDT and ETH. Imagine a world...
Brazil Approves First Latam Based Ethereum ETF
16.7.2021
Regulators from the CVM, the securities watchdog of Brazil, have approved the first Ethereum-based ETF in Latin America (Latam). The product, presented by blockchain investment company QR Asset, aims to simplify the task of getting Ether exposure for retail and institutional investors. It will...
NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
16.7.2021
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted...
Hong Kong Busts Money Laundering Ring Using Tether to Wash Millions
16.7.2021
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested four people suspected of money laundering a total of $155 million through cryptocurrency wallets and bank accounts. The city’s customs agency said this was its first case in which virtual money had been used to launder dirty cash. Money Laundering...