Cryptocurrency News

NatWest announced the temporary suspension of the function for exchanging digital assets with the Binance exchange. The largest commercial bank in the UK mentioned in a statement that its decision is temporary. The reason for such drastic innovations was the uncertainty in the regulation of...

The oldest European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp opened deposits for the EURt stablecoin from Tether secured in euros 1: 1 amid great customer demand. The exchange will add EURt / EUR and EURt / USD to the listing. “Access to EURt will save customers in the euro area time and money without...

New York-based exchange-traded funds operator Global X filed with the US SEC to list its BTC Trust on the Cboe BZX Exchange owned by Cboe Global Markets. The trust's administrator will be leading US bank BNY Mellon. It was mentioned in the filing that the Trust aims to mirror the BTC indicators...

The infamous crypto entrepreneur, the co-founder of the Ethereum project Virgil Griffith, violated the terms of the pledge and was again behind bars. According to reports, the man was caught trying to access his account on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. The decision to change the measure of...

Initially, the Central Bank of Canada spoke out strongly against the launch of a national digital currency (CBDC). However, at the end of last year, the regulator for the first time made a change in its position on this issue. In parallel, the Canadian Central Bank began to look for specialists in...

Along with the weakening of network activity, the volume of bitcoin transactions also falls. A study by Arcane Research says the weekly value of cryptocurrency transactions fell to an annual low. This figure has been declining over the past three weeks, analysts said. Last week, trading volume fell...

On July 21, during Bitcoin-centered "The B Word" conference, Ark Invest's CEO Cathie Wood, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk, and Square's CEO Jack Dorsey had a live discussion with the moderation of Steve Lee. Answering the question about his views on BTC, Musk said "It makes sense to support...

According to the CEO of the Swiss bank UBS Ralph Hamers, bitcoin and similar digital currencies should be classified as unverified assets. At the same time, the financier stressed that the number of UBS bank clients who are interested in cryptocurrencies has sharply increased recently. Many...

After falling below $30.000, the Bitcoin price managed to go up by around 7% over the last 24 hours. Currently, the coin trades at around $31.800. Data from a cryptocurrency information platform Bybt shows that as Bitcoin dropped to its 1-month low of $29.360 yesterday, whales stepped in. In one...

In the United States, Republican legislators believe that it is necessary to restrict the use of the Chinese digital yuan at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The senators argued their decision, referring to espionage by the PRC. China announced that the digital yuan is going to be used as part of the...

American investments manager BNY Mellon backs London-headquartered crypto marketplace Pure Digital with State Street and four other banking establishments. As reported by Financial Times, the move is motivated by the increasing interest in crypto by their customers. One of the US ancient banks,...

According to Osprey Funds CEO Greg King, in 2021, the SEC will not issue permission to launch Bitcoin ETF exchange-traded funds. The expert expressed his forecast during a conversation with employees of Yahoo Finance Jared Blikr and Sanna Smith. The CEO of Osprey Funds recalled the hype in the...

Large crypto derivatives platform FTX headed by Sam Bankman-Fried in 2018, attracted $900 M in the Series B funding phase. Thus, the company's valuation has reached $18 B compared to last year's $1.2 B. Tokyo-based international conglomerate holding company Softbank, American venture capital firm...

To curb the money laundering activities of cybercriminals, the European Commission proposed tightening the rules for transferring cryptocurrencies. The European Commission intends to reduce the number of large anonymous transactions involving digital assets, given that most of them may be...

International payments giant Mastercard revealed plans to realize a crypto card program to allow traditional banking establishments as well as crypto enterprises to offer their clients cards for digital asset operations. As stated in the press release published on July 20, Mastercard teamed up with...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the opening of an investigation into Florida resident Aaron Govil. He is accused of laundering $ 7 million through mobile applications under his control. According to the agency, the man, being the CEO and directly the developer of the Teledyne...

On Twitter, the world-famous former boxer Mike Tyson asked his subscribers which cryptocurrency he should invest in. He is considering two options - Bitcoin or Ether. Note that many former athletes are actively entering the cryptosphere. Back in the past year, former UFC fighter and ardent bitcoin...

On July 21, at 12:00 p.m. ET. the BTC talk called “The ₿ Word” will take place. In its terms, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, ARK Invest's CEO Cathie Wood and others will meet in live discussions. Among the members are Square Crypto PM Steve Lee, engineer Conor Okus,...