US Marshals Service Hires Custodian for Seized Cryptocurrencies — Over 185K BTC Confiscated, Sold so Far
The U.S. Marshals Service, a primary law enforcement agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has hired a new custodian...
Month: July 2021
Easy-Money Policy Continues: Fed Plans to Keep Purchasing Assets, Interest Rates to Stay Near Zero
Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve discussed the possibility of economic measures and actions at the Federal Open Market Committee’s...
Bitcoin bulls control Friday’s $1.7B monthly options expiry
Bitcoin's surge above $40,000 boosted the bulls' advantage in this month's $1.7 billion options expiry. On Friday, July 30, a...
IMF intends to ‘ramp up’ digital currency monitoring
The fund will greatly expand to cover all aspects of digital currency while also working with related financial institutions. The...
Ethereum price can hit $14K if the March 2020 chart fractal holds
One trader spotted the fractal, which employs three classic technical indicators to predict an upside trend for Ethereum. Ethereum's native...
Cointelegraph Consulting: Rarible’s daily transactions see a rapid decline
The daily transaction volume on NFT auction site Rarible has dropped significantly since peaking in April 2021 and has not...
Altcoins pump while traders anticipate a lower support test from Bitcoin
RUNE, QNT and PERP continue to gather strength even as analysts expect a lower support test for Bitcoin price.
Algorithmic stablecoins show promise of reducing volatility — ShapeShift
“Stablecoin experimentation is happening in real-time with billions of dollars at stake in this vast permissionless lab we call DeFi,”...
EU entrusts $30M to new blockchain and digital assets fund
The European Investment Fund invested $30 million in a new $120-million blockchain and digital assets fund, highlighting the sector’s “strategic...
Multichain infrastructure network Biconomy concludes $9M investment round
The funds will be used to develop a “multichain relayer network” that provides solutions to Web 3.0 development issues.
Greenidge Generation will use BTC mining profits to build solar farm
According to the mining firm, it aims to create high-tech jobs for residents and support local businesses with the solar...
Western nations need better public-private cooperation on crypto, says Mohamed El-Erian
The famous economist has warned that western nations risk losing out to China in the emerging digital economy if they...
COIN price fails to impress as more crypto firms are eager to go public
One of the best options for larger crypto companies to maximize their liquidity reserves seems to be by going public....
Bitcoin inheritance tool to use cloud service by Russian Sberbank
A new project in Russia aims to enable secure storage of inherited digital possessions like Bitcoin using a cloud-based service...
New Jersey’s Order Against Blockfi Extended, Vermont Issues Notice to Crypto Lender
On July 28, Zac Prince, the CEO of crypto finance firm Blockfi, explained that the company has been “engaged in...
