Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
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.
El Salvador’s President Wants to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, said on Saturday he wants to make BTC legal tender in the country.
51 Cryptocurrency Companies Withdraw Their License Application in the UK
Reading Time: < 1 minute51 cryptocurrency companies have decided to withdraw their applications for a license in the country.
Elon Musk Pushes BTC Price Down Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe CEO of Tesla has posted a new tweet on Twitter that has dragged the price of the crypto down again.
US Puts Ransomware Attacks At the Same Level as Terrorism
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice has reported that ransomware attacks now have the same priority as terrorism.
Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX Rolls Out an NFTs Marketplace
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto trading platform FTX has just announced it has launched a marketplace for trading non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Steve Wozniak Loses Crypto Scam Case Against YouTube
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteve Wozniak has lost a case against YouTube in which he accused the video streaming company of not taking action against Bitcoin scams.
British FCA Extends Temporary Registration Till March 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced an extension of the current temporary registration for crypto businesses.
Kraken Rolls Out Mobile Application in the US
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency exchange Kraken has just announced it has launched its mobile app for retail investors in the US.
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