Malta’s ‘Wild West’ Approach: Regulators Claim $70 Billion in Crypto Passed Through ‘Blockchain Island’
The island country of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea has been known to be friendly…
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400+ Miners Seized in Venezuela Due to Lack of Permits
Authorities seized more than 400 Bitcoin miners in Venezuela this weekend in two major confiscations….
Microstrategy Buys $489M Worth of Bitcoin — Company Now Holds More Than 100,000 BTC
The independent, publicly-traded business intelligence company Microstrategy announced the acquisition of 13,005 bitcoin on Monday,…
The US Government Is Auctioning $377K Worth of Bitcoin and Litecoin
The U.S. government is selling bitcoin and litecoin worth $377K via the General Services Administration…
PBOC Instructs China’s Banks to Forbid All Cryptocurrency Related Activities Immediately
China’s central bank has sent notice to the country’s financial institutions instructing them to stop…
New World Bank Report: Nigeria’s Exchange Rate Policies Fueling Inflation, Affecting Food Prices
Nigeria’s use of multiple exchange rates regimes may have contributed to a rise in the…
Signature Bank’s Blockchain Payment Platform to Accept Trueusd Stablecoin
As Signature Bank expands its commercial banking offerings, the trueusd stablecoin has been integrated with…
TSB Bank Plans to Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases Due to Increasing Fraud Numbers: Report
TSB, a British bank, is planning to ban cryptocurrency purchases due to fraud concerns. The…
$135K for December: Stock-to-Flow Creator Lays out Bitcoin’s ‘Worst Case Scenario for 2021’
The pseudonymous creator of the popular stock-to-flow (S2F) bitcoin price model, Plan B, has published…
Russian Billionaire Slams Central Bank’s Crypto Policy, Says Even El Salvador Realizes the Need for Bitcoin
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska wants the Bank of Russia, the country’s central bank, to embrace…
Billionaire Steve Cohen: ‘I’m Doing a Deep Dive Into Crypto, I’m Fully Converted, I’m Not Missing This’
Billionaire investor and CEO of Point 72 Asset Management, Steve Cohen, says he is taking…
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of ‘Mother of All Crashes’ — Says Crypto’s Problem Is Leverage
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned of…
Paraguayan Lawmaker to Present Bitcoin Legislation Next Month — Aims to Make Paraguay Global Crypto Hub
A pro-bitcoin congressman in Paraguay says he will present bitcoin legislation in congress next month…
Sichuan Mining Farms Begin to Shut Down — Seven-Day Stats Show Bitcoin’s Hashrate Plummeting
The hashrate of the Bitcoin network has been steadily falling since June 14 and after…
Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the Economy’
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has recently been criticizing…