Fitch Ratings warns El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Law’ will pose risk to local insurers
Fitch warned that mainstreaming Bitcoin without clarity can introduce volatility and operational risks for Salvadorans. Fitch Ratings has become the...
Year: 2021
Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation
Vienna-based Bitpanda's valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker's last private funding...
3 ways this Bitcoin bull run is different than late 2020
There’s no doubting the BTC price upside, but under the hood, all is not what it seems, one analyst highlights....
Spanish officials issue warning on Huobi and Bybit crypto exchanges
The National Securities Market Commission in Spain has issued warnings on 12 entities for not being registered for investment services....
Bank of Ghana Urged to Resist Developing a CBDC Based on ‘Old Traditional Siloed Financial Thinking’
A Ghanaian blockchain and crypto association, Afroblocks, has warned the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to resist the urge to develop...
Venezuelan Buys Apartment Using Tether as Real Estate Market Warms Up to Crypto
A Venezuelan individual has reportedly purchased an apartment using cryptocurrency, specifically Tether, in the coastal state of Anzoategui last month....
Former Zcash Developer to Lead Twitter’s Decentralized Social Media Project Bluesky
On December 11, 2019, the CEO of Twitter announced the company was funding a project aimed at creating a decentralized...
Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading
Alibaba has launched a new marketplace allowing trademark holders to sell NFT representing licenses to their copyright. Chinese multinational e-commerce...
Eth2 staking contract ranks as single-largest Ether hodler with $21.5B
The Eth2 staking contract is now the single-largest address by Ether holdings. The staking contract for the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain...
Minority communities are investing in crypto to escape financial discrimination
Black and LBGTQ Americans are more than twice as likely to invest in crypto than White Americans. A survey provided...
US State Department offers up to $10 million in crypto rewards to white hat hackers
The United States is offering crypto assets to incentivize white-hat hackers to uncover state-sponsored actors and potential terrorists on the...
Alex Saunders again under fire after virtual HQ in Decentraland fails to launch
Controversial crypto influencer Alex Saunders is making headlines again, with followers claiming he raised $57,000 in NFT from them to...
Finder’s Expert Panel Suggests Litecoin’s Price to Spike More Than 40%, $266 per LTC by Year’s End
The product comparison website Finder has published a report that polled 42 financial technology (fintech) specialists and found the average...
Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cardano Are Most Popular Cryptocurrencies in Singapore, Survey Shows
A new study shows that ethereum is the most popular cryptocurrency among more than 4,000 adults surveyed in Singapore. The...
Bank of America Sees Long Road Ahead for Coinbase to Become the ‘Amazon of Crypto Assets’
Bank of America has initiated coverage of Coinbase Global. The bank has identified several factors that could boost Coinbase’s revenue....
