Bitcoin Mining Council Goes Live, Elon Musk Gets Sidelined
The Bitcoin Mining Council has gone live, launching its own website detailing its members and the mission statement of the...
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South Africa Working Group Releases New Position Paper Calling for Regulation of Crypto Asset Providers
South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) has a released new position paper that calls for the regulation of the...
Indian Government May Regulate Crypto as Asset Class: Report
India may be regulating crypto as an asset class under the purview of the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
Bitcoinization: JPMorgan Notes ‘Similarly Situated’ Countries Could Make Bitcoin Legal Tender Like El Salvador
JPMorgan struggles to “see any tangible economic benefits associated with adopting bitcoin as a second form of legal tender.” Commenting...
SEC and CFTC Caution Investors About Funds Trading in Bitcoin Futures
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have warned investors of the risks...
Stock-to-Flow Creator Says ‘$288K Still in Play,’ Mike McGlone Sees an ‘Ace up Bitcoin’s Sleeve’
The popular Twitter account and creator of the bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) price model explained that “$288K still in play.” Meanwhile,...
Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in...
FBI Seizes 800 Beverly Hills Safety Deposit Boxes With $86M, Attorneys Claim Fed’s Raid ‘Unconstitutional’
The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) is under fire for an alleged unconstitutional seizure of 800 safety deposit boxes in Beverly...
Basel Committee Proposes Differentiating Regulation of Crypto Assets Based on Risks to Banks
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has proposed dividing crypto assets into two groups and regulating them based on their...
Texas Announces State-Chartered Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Services
The Texas Department of Banking has announced that state-chartered banks can provide cryptocurrency custody services. “The Texas Department of Banking...
Thailand Bans Meme Coins, Fan Tokens, NFTs From Trading on Crypto Exchanges
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enacted new rules for cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. Certain types...
India Probes Cryptocurrency Exchange Wazirx in Chinese Money Laundering Case
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has reportedly sent a notice to Wazirx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India,...
Kraken Weighs in on IPO After Coinbase’s Lackluster Direct Listing Performance
Kraken, the US-based exchange, is weighing in on whether to use an IPO or a direct listing to go public....
Report: Filecoin and Chia Believers in China Are Converting to Ethereum Swarm Disciples
There’s a lot of buzz in China around the Bee mainnet soft launch following the recent hype surrounding Filecoin and...
Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is...
