News and Articles by Anahit

American major bank BNY Mellon says it's the primary international bank to enable customers to hold, exchange and issue digital currencies. However, one of the bank's fund management branches doesn't quite agree with the company's crypto strategy. BNY Mellon's subsidiary Insight Investment which...

Swiss digital assets investment company 21Shares is presenting the first Solana ETP on a global scale. The instrument will go live today under the ticker “ASOL” on Switzerland’s principal stock market, the Swiss SIX. Thus, investors will be able to follow Solana's investment results with a...

Leading cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has revealed plans to create a crypto app store presenting third-party developed products. On June 30, the company published a blog post, where Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared the plans also talking about the path crypto and DeFi have been...

Soccer player Tom Brady and his wife supermodel Gisele Bündchen partner with crypto platform FTX. The couple's taking an equity stake in the company is a step in the long-term cooperation. 🤝https://t.co/BcOXRczr9F@TomBrady @giseleofficial— SBF (@SBF_Alameda) June 29, 2021...

California-based entertainment and licensing company Evolution USA and Digital Collectibles Agency are launching NFTs of the movie "American Psycho". 🩸American Psycho NFTs are dropping on Curio NOW!!https://t.co/PncPYBXQUg— Curio (@CurioNFT) June 28, 2021 ...

New York-headquartered international bank Morgan Stanley acquired 28,289 shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust via its Europe Opportunity Fund. The recent filing with the SEC shows that the deal took place in April. The Fund's objective is to get the highest amount of income by investing in assets that...

On June 28, the asset management ARK Invest applied with the US SEC to create its BTC-based exchange-traded fund. The company's founder and CEO, Catherine Wood, who has always supported innovations, now has a goal to offer a Bitcoin-based product. Despite the present price decline, Catherine Wood...

Seychelles-based crypto exchange Huobi renewed user conditions. The new terms define that users in China won't be able to purchase derivatives anymore. However, Chinese customers can continue to use the network for spot trading. Note that spot trading refers to the operation type when the purchase...

Data from Chainalysis shows that Indian's share of crypto investments has gone up to $40 M. Last year, the amount was $200 M. The youngest investors of the country are more tended to invest in cryptocurrencies than in precious metals. Over 15 million Indians are now purchasing cryptocurrencies....

On June 26, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consumer warning on banning the crypto exchange platform Binance from delivering operations in the country. The decision refers to Binance Markets Limited (BML) and the main company Binance Group. The regulatory body didn't clarify...

Iran's Ministry of Industry has allowed 30 crypto mining companies to carry out operations after receiving licenses. The news was published on the official website of the country's regulatory body. Semnan province got six licenses. Alborz, Mazandaran, East Azarbaijan, and Zanjan got four licenses...

One of the world's most prominent entertainments, Marvel LLC, announced launching NFTs. They will enable users to get collectibles, comic books, and other products running on blockchain technology. For the initiative, Marvel partners with Orbis Blockchain Technologies, a digital collectibles...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who frequently mentions cryptocurrencies in his Tweets, posted about the meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB). On June 25, he wrote he's going to name his SHIB "Floki". My Shiba Inu will be named Floki— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 25, 2021...

Crypto billionaire, the founder of the exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, expressed his views about the future price of Bitcoin during a recent interview with Yahoo Finance. He is sure the crypto trading trend came to stay. Sam Bankman-Fried said he would be surprised if there wasn't at least one...

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss's crypto platform Gemini Trust traded nearly $4 M in credits to help offset the carbon impact of the BTC it holds in custody. On June 24, the exchange released a blog post about the undertaking "Gemini Green" informing about a $4 M contribution to the...

The London update of Ethereum which includes Proposal 1559 is started up on the Ropsten testnet. Tim Beiko, the network's engineer tweeted about the event. We have a block! Took a bit longer than expected, but London is live on Ropsten 😅https://t.co/wM2xepis0y— Tim Beiko | timbeiko.eth...

On June 23, computer programmer John McAfee was found dead in prison after the judge approved the US request for his extradition. The news was reported by the Spanish media. Spain’s justice department stated that all factors point there must have been committed...

Venture Capital firm focused on crypto and DLT, Blockchain Capital allocated $300 M in funding for its Fund V. Giant finance firms PayPal and Visa contributed the round. BC was established in 2013. It has financially backed over 110 firms. The number includes crypto platforms Coinbase, Kraken,...