Cryptocurrency

Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22

Editor’s note It may be too late for resolutions and too early for Lent, but lacking any discrete occasion, I would still like to give up United States political news…

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OKCoin’s Lightning, Grayscale’s Fillings, NexTech Sells BTC on Fake News + More

Source: Adobe/hobbitfoot Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s Gist Vile. Exchanges news OKCoin said it will…

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Bitcoin miners facing chip shortage amid skyrocketing demand

A chip shortage is significantly affecting the Bitcoin mining hardware distribution chain, according to Reuters on Friday. Indeed, Bitmain — one of the major Bitcoin miner makers — has seen its…

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Bitcoin Spikes Above USD 32K as MicroStrategy Boosts Morale With a New Deal

Source: Adobe/studiostoks The world’s number one crypto moved up and above USD 32,000 again as US-based business intelligence company MicroStrategy revealed its relatively small USD 10m bitcoin (BTC) deal. On…

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Russian opposition leader Navalny immortalized in NFT artwork

Russian political opposition leader Alexey Navalny is the latest subject to be tackled by the burgeoning non-fungible token art world. An animation inspired by the recently-arrested Kremlin critic was minted…

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Ethereans Write Rebuttals, While Still Closed Grayscale Ethereum Trust Shrinks

Source: Adobe/Sergey Ethereans have been hard at work providing rebuttals to recent Ethereum (ETH) critique, while ETH is slowly flowing out of major US-based digital asset manager Grayscale Investments’ trust…

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Bitcoin’s biggest mining pool may be behind the BTC price drop, but buyers stepped in

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to lows of $28,950 on Jan. 22 thanks to miners likely selling huge amounts of their holdings — but big buyers made sure that the dip was…

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Bitcoin and Altcoins Try to Recover, Key Hurdles Nearby

Bitcoin price formed a support base above USD 30,000 and started recovering. BTC broke the USD 30,500 and USD 31,200 resistance levels. It is currently (13:00 UTC) approaching the USD…

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Brazil’s top exchange announces international expansion after raising $38M

Brazil’s largest Bitcoin exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has announced plans to expand across Latin America. Chief executive Reinaldo Rabelo named Chile, Mexico, and Argentina as among the jurisdictions it will expand…

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Alongside CBDC Plans, BIS Reveals Tokenized Green Retail Bond Pilot

The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. Source: Adobe/doganmesut The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced that it will begin work on a new blockchain-powered…

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Upbit launches in Thailand just days after regulators suspended Bitkub

Crypto exchange Upbit is entering the Thai market at a fortuitous time when the kingdom’s most popular exchange, Bitkub, remains suspended by government regulators. According to reports in local media,…

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Ethereum’s Upgrade Runs Into an Obstacle as Some Miners Try To Stop It

Source: Adobe/J5M The long-awaited Ethereum (ETH) improvement proposal (EIP) 1559 has run into its adversaries as a number of Ethereum miners banded together to prevent its implementation. It’s not yet…

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Crypto market cap falls by $113B as Bitcoin price tumbles to $28,750

On Jan. 21 the cryptocurrency market experienced an increased wave of selling pressure and within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below the $30,000 mark for the first time…

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US Treasury Nominee Yellen Tells Senators that Crypto Has ‘Benefits’

Janet Yellen. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Credit Suisse American President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen has been blamed by many for the recent slide in token prices after…

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Komainu to store crypto confiscated by UK law enforcement

Digital asset custodian Komainu is working with authorities in the United Kingdom to store crypto confiscated as part of criminal investigations. Komainu is a custody venture from Japan-based global investment…

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Crypto ETP capitalization up 90% this month as institutional volume triples

Capital has flooded into crypto investment products in recent weeks, with the value of assets invested into crypto exchange-traded products, or ETPs, increasing by more than 90% in the last…

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Bitcoin and Altcoins Take Strong Hit, But Buyers Still Here

Bitcoin price remained in a bearish zone after it settled below USD 35,000. BTC declined below many major supports near USD 32,000 to move into a bearish zone. It even…

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Treasury Secretary nominee says crypto has potential to improve the financial system

U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen may see more benefits to cryptocurrency than her previous testimony indicated.  After a virtual hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance…

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‘Over-Regulation’ May Scupper South Korea’s Fledgling Crypto Sector

Source: Adobe/y fran_kie Critics have accused Seoul of “over-regulation,” claiming that a new South Korean crypto law – which will promulgate in a matter of weeks – could marginalize the…

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