Tagged: bitcoin

June 12, 2021 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zack Voell, a cryptocurrency mining specialist, writes in a blog post published by Compass that Iran has banned Bitcoin mining for four months in the country’s most recent “legal pivot” away from the “begrudged but enduring segment of miners” operating in the country. Voell points… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Justin Giudici, Head of Product at the Telos Foundation, which supports the development of Telos (TLOS), a high-performance blockchain that has evolved into one of the most promising crypto-focused platforms in the digital assets space. Guidici talked about what makes Telos… Read More

June 11, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently El Salvador announced its intent to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in the country. The legions of crypto supporters rapidly embraced the move while detractors grumbled that transacting in Bitcoin is a slow and costly process that makes little sense as a currency for… Read More

June 9, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During 2020, crypto-asset hedge funds almost doubled to reach an all-time record as the nascent industry continued to deliver a solid overall performance. As part of the recent Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and wider digital currency market bull run, total assets under management (AUM) of… Read More

June 9, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nate Maddrey and the Coin Metrics research team noted that during the past month, Ethereum (ETH) trading volumes have been catching up with Bitcoin (BTC) volume on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Although Bitcoin led by a significantly large margin at the start of… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a multinational provider of payments and financial services tech solutions, will allow customers to share data on their digital asset holdings with their Fintech app providers. Consumers will be able to share their data with various financial institutions, wealth management firms,… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 10:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

President Nayib Bukele made waves recently when he announced his intention to have El Salvador become the first sovereign nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. He announced this at the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami. For Bukele, the move will hopefully spur an economy… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes in its latest Kraken Intelligence report that May was a rather “unpleasant” month for crypto. The Kraken Intelligence team points out that with such a “severe” price correction, some may now be wondering whether “the party that began last September… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack caused incredible disruptions to the US economy costing businesses and consumers millions of dollars in lost productivity. As the price of gas rose, and people queued up at stations waiting on the dwindling supply due to the malfeasance, the perpetrators,… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bottlepay, an international payments app provider, has introduced its services across Europe, enabling clients to perform instant, cost-effective cross-border transactions with Euros and Bitcoin (BTC). The Bottlepay app leverages the Lightning Network (LN), a layer-2 Bitcoin payments scalability solution, in order to conduct faster transfers…. Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razer, a leading gaming hardware producer, is looking to further diversify its operations by offering cryptocurrency-related services. At present, Razer is “carefully evaluating” a possible entry into the crypto sector, according to recent reports. Min-Liang Tan, CEO at Razer, a global lifestyle and gaming company,… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading European digital asset manager CoinShares (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS) announced Monday (June 7, 2021) that three of the firm’s recently introduced physically-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) have now “cross-listed on Germany’s Börse Xetra exchange.” As noted in a release from the company: CoinShares… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), an established high-performance computing solutions provider, revealed on Monday (June 7, 2021) that it has launched its first international after-sales service center, based in Kazakhstan. According to a release shared with CI, the new Service Center will offer Canaan‘s domestic clients… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

El Salvador is reportedly looking to become the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. El Salvador’s government might introduce legislation that could potentially make it the first country to adopt BTC as legal tender, along with the US dollar…. Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global safe drinking water nonprofit, charity: water, revealed on June 4, 2021, that they have introduced a “crypto-native” Bitcoin Water Trust initiative. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, the trust will enable charity: water to receive and “hodl” (hold long-term) Bitcoin donations in… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unchained Capital, Inc. recently revealed that it has completed the initial closing of a $25 million Series A round that was led by institutional Bitcoin tech and financial services provider, NYDIG and parent firm Stone Ridge Holdings Group. In addition to participating in the equity… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini announced on June 3, 2021 that they are pleased to confirm the sponsorships of Bitcoin Core Developers Dhruv Mehta and Jarol Rodriguez. As mentioned in an update from the company, these sponsorships, made via the Gemini Opportunity Fund, will continue to… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency ownership is on the rise across the globe and in a recent survey of nearly 3000 US adults, Bitcoin remains the “overwhelming” favorite among the scores of virtual currencies that are currently available. According to data from TradingPlatforms.com, shared with Ci, 80.7% of US… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 9:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Argo Blockchain, a UK-based cryptocurrency miner, announced on Thursday it has exceed 1,000 Bitcoin holdings since its launch. The company also revealed that during May 2021, It mined 166 Bitcoin or Bitcoin Equivalent (together, BTC) compared to 163 BTC in April 2021. This… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BitcoinPoint, a UK-based Bitcoin buying platform, has successfully secured more than £300,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which launched last month, quickly surpassed its initial £100,000 and has attracted nearly 940 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, BitcoinPoint stated that its in-house software… Read More