UK regulator warns against 111 unregistered crypto companies… and FOMO
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned U.K. consumers of dealing with 111 unregistered crypto firms, calling it “a very real...
Day: 22 June 2021
Fireblocks faces lawsuit over deleted keys to $72M Ether wallet
The crypto-custody firm claims that it was the client’s responsibility to back up the private keys. Crypto-custody firm Fireblocks is...
Brave takes aim at Google with privacy-protecting search engine beta
Brave hopes users will want to search the web without being tracked. Crypto-powered web browser Brave has branched out into...
Bitcoin heading for worst quarter since start of 2018 bear market
Bitcoin appears poised to post its second-weakest quarter since the start of 2014. Bitcoin is poised to post its worst-performing...
US miner raises $105M to recycle waste coal into crypto
Stronghold Digital Mining has raised more than $100 million in two private placements supporting its model for sustainable Bitcoin mining....
Bank of France, Swiss Crypto Bank Test Securities Settlement Using CBDC
The Bank of France has successfully completed an experiment involving the use of CBDC to settle listed securities. The test...
New Bank of America Report Says Digital Currencies ‘Could Boost Economic Growth’ in Developing Countries
A new Bank of America (BOA) research study has found that both central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and private digital...
Vaneck Files Prospectus With US Regulator to Launch a Bitcoin Mutual Fund
On June 21, the wealth manager Vaneck filed a prospectus to launch what it calls a Bitcoin Strategy Fund. The...
Salvadoran Representative Introduces Lawsuit Against the Bitcoin Tender Law for Being Unconstitutional
Jaime Guevara, a Salvadoran representative, presented a lawsuit against the recently approved bitcoin tender law today. Guevara alleges the law...
Bitcoin price bounces to $33K but analysts say ‘it’s too early’ to call a bottom
Dip buyers stepped in as Bitcoin price fell to $29,000 but analysts caution that China’s crackdown on BTC mining and...
Institutional exchange launches crypto debit card
Touted for its ability to allow users to "leverage the digital assets in their day-to-day lives,” the Bakkt Visa debit...
A ‘seismic mining shift’ may be driving Bitcoin price below $30K: Report
The benchmark cryptocurrency slipped briefly under the $29,500-level on June 22 as a Glassnode report indicated the possibility of miner...
Bitcoin price clings to $32K as on-chain metrics hint at further downside
China’s continued crackdown on Bitcoin mining and OTC transactions, along with prolonged technical weakness, triggered BTC’s drop to a 6-month...
Bad call? Bitfinex bears closed a block of Bitcoin shorts before the drop below $32K
Bitcoin short positions at Bitfinex soared as BTC price dropped below $40,000, so why did the majority of them close...
ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security
U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of...
