Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
MicroStrategy to Sell $1 Billion in Stocks to Buy BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicroStrategy has just announced it is about to sell $1B in stocks and that it will use the proceedings of this offering to acquire more Bitcoins.
South Africa to Develop a Cryptocurrency Regulation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa has just announced it is reconsidering its opinion about the assets and aims to develop a regulatory framework.
Tanzania’s President Wants the Country to Get Ready for Cryptocurrencies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe president of Tanzania has urged the authorities of the country to prepare for the adoption of Bitcoin and other digital assets.
Mining Suspension in Xinjiang Drags Down BTC Mining Difficulty by 5%
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe difficulty of mining Bitcoin has fallen by 5.3% to 19.8 trillion dragged down by a decline in the hashrate of the largest crypto.
Tesla Will Accept BTC Payments Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElon Musk tweeted yesterday that the company will start accepting BTC again as a means of payment when 50% of the miners go green.
Dutch Official Says BTC Mining, Trading and Holding Must be Banned
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe director of the Bureau for Economic Analysis under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of The Netherlands has just called for a complete prohibition on Bitcoin.
235 US Hospitals Are Victims of Bitcoin Ransomware Ryuk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin ransomware Ryuk has been used to attack 235 US hospitals and psychiatric hospitals since 2018.
Bitcoin Mining Council Says Elon Musk Will Not Have Any Role
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bitcoin Mining Council has just shared more details about its objectives.
Silvergate Bank Stops Offering Services to Binance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSilvergate Bank, which had been offering USD deposits and withdrawals to cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has just announced it will no longer offer this service.
Vitalik Buterin Makes $4M Profit With Dogecoin Investment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has reportedly made a $4 million profit from his investments in Dogecoin (DOGE).
Chinese Authorities Order Miners in Qinghai to Cease Operations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology of Qinghai has ordered local mining companies to cease all their operations.
Meat Producer JBS Pays $11M in Bitcoin to Hackers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJBS USA Holdings, the US division of Brazilian company JBS S.A., has paid $11 million in Bitcoin as ransomware.
Ledger Attracts $380M in Series C Raise
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLedger has just announced it has completed a Series C fundraising in which it has attracted $380 million.
Chinese Search Engines are Censoring Huobi, OKEx and Binance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWeibo and Baidu, the two most popular search engines in China, are reportedly censoring the keywords Huobi, Binance and OKEx.
Iran Wants to Develop a Cryptocurrency Framework
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe president of Iran has announced the country is exploring the possibility of developing a legal framework for cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Received Record Visits in May
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTrading platforms received 638.2 million visits in May, a new record high. This is 108 more visits than in January 2018.
Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has just passed a law that makes Bitcoin legal tender in the country.
World Economic Forum Unveils Policy Toolkit on Decentralized Finance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has just released a policy toolkit focused on the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry with the aim of providing a framework that regulators and policy makers […]
Hong Kong is Interested in Launching a Retail Digital Currency
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has just announced it is exploring the possibility of issuing a retail central bank digital currency.
US Federal Officials Recover Part of BTC Paid by Colonial Pipeline in Ransomware Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice announced yesterday the FBI has recovered part of the Bitcoins that Colonial Pipeline paid to the hackers.
Payments Company Square Teams Up With Blockstream to Launch a Solar BTC Mine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSquare has just announced it plans to build a green Bitcoin mine in the US that will only work with solar energy.
South Korean Exchanges Will Not be Able to Convert Fees to Fiat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has just submitted a new proposal aimed at banning cross-trading on crypto exchanges.
Cryptocurrency Exchange Aquis to List 21Shares Bitcoin-ETP
Reading Time: < 1 minute21Shares has announced British alternative trading system Aquis is listing its first investment product based on cryptocurrencies.
Chinese Social Network Weibo Suspends Accounts Related to Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWeibo has just suspended several accounts belonging to creators of content related to Bitcoin.
Hacker Group Anonymous Threats Elon Musk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHacker group anonymous has threatened Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, for allegedly manipulating the price of Bitcoin.
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