Nigeria to Pay 1.2 Cents for Each Dollar Remitted to the Country to Combat Cryptocurrency Use
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a scheme that seeks to boost international remittances as well as to...
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Private Blockchain Project Funding Accelerates as Companies Race to Address New Needs
Blockchain operations are increasingly embracing more traditional financing from big-name venture funds to leverage these strategic stakeholders’ benefits instead of...
South Korean Crypto Transactions Command an Average of $7 Billion per Day on Domestic Exchanges
An investigation unveiled a growing fever among crypto traders in South Korea, who actively transact cryptocurrencies every day. Local media...
Publicly Listed Maker of Billion-User Chinese App Meitu Buys $40 Million of Bitcoin and Ether for Its Treasury
One of China’s top internet app makers, Meitu Inc., is adding up to $100 million worth of cryptocurrencies to its...
Biden’s $2 Trillion Relief Package the Largest Stimulus Payments to-Date, Plan Showers Money on the Bureaucracy
On Saturday, politicians in the U.S. approved the massive $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package dubbed President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan.”...
PokerTON on Telegram: Game Community Reaches 85,000 in 2020 and Continues to Grow Rapidly
PRESS RELEASE. PokerTON – a Telegram-based platform for playing poker. PokerTON is one of the most successful projects of the...
IRS Launches ‘Operation Hidden Treasure’ to Target Unreported Crypto Income
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reportedly launched an operation to target cryptocurrency investors. Dubbed “Operation Hidden Treasure,” the...
Paypal Acquiring Crypto Security Firm Curv to Expand Digital Asset Initiatives
Payments giant Paypal has announced that it is acquiring Tel Aviv-based crypto security infrastructure provider Curv. According to Paypal, this...
Burned Banksy NFT Sale Captures Close to $400K, Critics Claim Buyers Are ‘Morons’
On March 3, a group of anonymous art enthusiasts decided to burn an original Banksy screenprint worth roughly £70,000 or...
Indian Government Open to Exploring Cryptocurrencies — Finance Minister Offers New Clues About Crypto Regulation
The Indian finance minister has finally revealed clues about what is in the cryptocurrency bill that is due to be...
YIELD App Launches Ethereum Fund, Gives Users up to 20% APY
PRESS RELEASE. ESTONIA — MARCH 8, 2021 — YIELD App, the DeFi wealth management platform bridging traditional and digital finance,...
US Court Sentences Another Centra Tech Co-Founder to 8 Years in Jail
Sohrab Sharma, a co-founder with the now-defunct Florida cryptocurrency firm, Centra Tech, has been sentenced to eight years in prison...
Critics Claim Tesla Should Sell Bitcoin Position, Electric Vehicle Firm’s Shares Down 30% Since Buying
Ever since Tesla announced the company held $1.5 billion in bitcoin on its balance sheet during the first week of...
George Ball Says Crypto Is Effective Hedge Against Currency Debasement as US Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill
The chairman of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, George Ball, says cryptocurrencies are an effective hedge against currency debasement. In...
Satoshi’s 21 Million Mystery: One-Millionth of the Bitcoin Supply Cap Is Now Worth $1 Million
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, the price per bitcoin jumped over the $50k handle once again, as the digital asset’s...
