- by Laurie Dunn
- 47 minutes ago
Crypto enters new world of legitimacy
According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the direct listing of his company on the Nasdaq exchange has become a “turning point” for the entire cryptocurrency industry, marking a distinct “shift...
- by Laurie Dunn
- April 07, 2021
Chinese Bitcoin mining is threatening global sustainability
Chinese Bitcoin mining operations are accelerating and it is predicted that this activity will release another 130.5 million metric tons of carbon emissions by the year 2024 unless far-reaching regulations...
- by Laurie Dunn
- March 29, 2021
Why Coinbase is losing the race to become top dog
With a direct listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange coming very soon in April, Coinbase has a lot to do in order to make up ground on Binance, the number one...
- by Vince Dioquino
- March 25, 2021
Skrill wallet expands crypto services to the U.S.
The specialized payments platform announced today that its Skrill digital wallet has expanded its cryptocurrency offering to the U.S. The expansion fulfills a partnership with Coinbase, a digital currency and...
- by Samantha Dunn
- March 22, 2021
The Howey Test Is Unsuitable For Crypto Regulation Research Paper Argues
Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has funded the Fintech and Blockchain Collaboratory by Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance led by Professor Guseva. This investigative collaboration has resulted...
- by Samantha Dunn
- March 10, 2021
Taco Bell Launches NFT Of Potato And Twitter Goes Crazy
The latest NFT to cause ripples across the digital space comes from the popular American fast-food chain Taco Bell. The boom of non-fungible tokens has seen anything from a domain...
- by Samantha Dunn
- March 09, 2021
Unstoppable Domains Has New Record For Most Expensive Domain Name NFT
Unstoppable Domains has sold a domain name for $100,000 USD. The blockchain domain was sold as an NFT, and the winner claimed their “win.crypto” blockchain domain in what was the...
- by Laurie Dunn
- March 08, 2021
StakeWise completes $2 million funding round prior to launch
StakeWise, the ETH2 staking protocol has announced the completion of a $2 million private funding round, led by Greenfield one, with collaboration from Collider Ventures, Gumi Cryptos, Lionschain Capital, and several private investors. ...
- by Laurie Dunn
- January 21, 2021
Cryptocurrencies mainly used for illegal financing – Yellen
Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary in waiting, left no doubt as to her views on Cryptocurrencies. She claimed that they were being mainly used for illicit financing and money laundering. Janet...
- by Rajarshi Mitra
- January 19, 2021
Bitcoin Miners Allegedly Causing Major Blackouts In Iran
As reported by The Times, Iran has pointed the finger at Bitcoin miners for causing the latest series of blackouts in several cities, including capital Tehran. One mine run by...
- by Laurie Dunn
- January 15, 2021
Gemini to launch credit card with Crypto-back rewards following Blockrize acquisition
The Winklevoss owned Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, made a statement yesterday, announcing their new credit card that gives cryptocurrency rewards to holders. Their acquisition of Blockrize will speed up the credit card release. By providing...
- by Laurie Dunn
- January 11, 2021
High risk of losing all your money if you invest in crypto - FCA
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), today published a warning to all potential speculators in the cryptocurrency markets. Investments into cryptocurrencies or ‘lending’ connected with these markets was deemed to...
- by Adrian Barkley
- January 07, 2021
UK FCA Crypto derivatives ban finally comes into effect
Quick take 1 minute read Earlier this week, the conduct authority in the United Kingdom made the decision to ban crypto futures which finally went into effect. The ban was...
- by Adrian Barkley
- December 29, 2020
Bank of Canada’s Timothy Lane discusses how a CBDC could launch sooner rather than later
Quick take 1 minute read Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, Timothy Lane has recently claimed that the central-bank digital currency from Canada could be released sooner rather than...
