El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption an ‘interesting experiment,’ says BIS exec
El Salvador’s move to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country continues to elicit reactions from legacy finance gatekeepers —...
Month: June 2021
Binance-owned Indian exchange WazirX investigated for alleged AML failings
India's Enforcement Directorate will probe crypto exchange WazirX for alleged violations of AML laws and FEMA, in connection with crypto...
Russian Court Bans Websites Explaining How to Trade Bitcoin
A court in Russia’s Perm region has decided to block a number of websites describing how to exchange cryptocurrency for...
BarterTrade V2 Launches With Advanced Social Trading, Auto KYC and Institutional Grade Liquidity
BarterTrade, is a cryptocurrency trading ecosystem that upgraded to more advanced V2 on 6th May, 2021, implementing significant benefits and...
Ultra-Exclusive Surfside Penthouse in Miami Sells for $22 Million in an All-Crypto Deal
On May 27, the state of Florida saw one of the largest real estate sales in cryptocurrency, as a Miami...
Financial Giant State Street Launches Digital Finance Division – Unit’s Focus Aimed at Crypto and Defi
On Thursday, the Boston-based financial services and bank holding company State Street Corporation announced the launch of a division dedicated...
Nigeria’s central bank plans CBDC pilot launch before the end of 2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it is gearing up to test a sovereign digital currency to ease foreign remittance...
Mythical Games raises $75M to speed up NFT gaming
The blockchain-based game developer is currently working on an open-world multiplayer game with playable NFTs. Los Angeles-based NFT games developer...
Texas regulator allows state-chartered banks to hold Bitcoin
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law last month. A Texas state regulator...
Jack Dorsey says he will integrate Lightning Network into Twitter or BlueSky
Earlier this month, Dorsey revealed that Square intends to develop an open-source non-custodial Bitcoin hardware wallet. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder...
DJ David Guetta puts luxury Miami pad up for sale, will accept 38 Bitcoin for it
David Guetta is selling his $14 million Miami beachfront apartment, and will accept payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Renowned French...
Roubini and Taleb tell CoinGeek conference data matters, not tokens
Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini criticized tokens in general during a BSV conference panel. Economist Nouriel Roubini and former risk...
Multi-trillion asset manager State Street launches digital currency division
The second-oldest continuously operating U.S. bank, State Street, has launched a new division dedicated to cryptocurrency and digital assets. Multi-trillion...
SEC warns investors of the risks with Bitcoin futures
The SEC has warned that “investors should understand that Bitcoin, including gaining exposure through the Bitcoin futures market, is a...
Bitcoin Mining Council unveils details, confirms Elon Musk has ‘no role’
MicroStrategy boss Michael Saylor heads up the group which aims to foster Bitcoin education. The Bitcoin Mining Council made a...
