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Iranian authorities will enable licensed crypto miners to restart activities after a temporary ban announced by ex-president Hassan Rouhani on May 26, 2021, local media informs. Iran halted crypto mining due to extreme heat (around 120° F or 49° C), which caused power interruptions and a lack of...

On the last day of September, the largest altcoin ether (ETH) was trading mostly in the red. The coin tried to jump above $ 3000 but did not hold the position, after which the pullback resumed. On the night of Friday, October 1, the ETH rate dipped to $ 2990. Cryptocurrency capitalization is now...

When Gary Gensler took over as head of the SEC, many expected him to legalize Bitcoin ETFs. However, until now, the American regulator under the leadership of Gensler has not approved a product focused on the cryptosphere.   Analysts note that the slowness of the SEC is preventing institutional...

In mid-September, Arcane Research reported that the number of bitcoins placed on crypto exchanges had dropped to a three-year low. The last time a similar situation was observed was in August 2018. Long-term BTC holders refuse to sell cryptocurrencies even as they drop in value. According to...

The United States Internal Revenue Service Commissioner De Lone Harrison said the IRS is still discussing the possibility of introducing new reforms to the taxation of crypto income. The state department proposes to apply new rules, approaches, and procedures for collecting taxes to a business that...

The central bank of Britain is carrying out research on CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). The institution aims to include various banking and fintech experts to participate in the process. For this purpose, the Bank of England and HM Treasury informed about the membership of its CBDC Engagement...

Twitter Marketing Head Justin Taylor posted a video demonstrating an interface for working with non-fungible tokens (NFT). The social platform will allow members to use the latter as avatars. The video was recorded by senior Twitter developer Mada Aflak. To install NFT instead of a profile photo,...

Ripple Labs, the blockchain company standing behind the development of XRP cryptocurrency, initiated a $250 M fund to encourage creators of NFTs. The firm said on Sept. 29, that Creator Fund will encourage NFT originators by supporting financially, technically and promotions. Digital artists and...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known as one of the fans of the digital currency Dogecoin (DOGE). Last Tuesday, the businessman spoke at a conference in California and called on the US authorities to abandon the implementation of crypto regulation. It is impossible to destroy this industry, but states can...

The September fall in the value of the largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), led to a sharp and noticeable reduction in the share of profitable addresses. Ether capitalization decreased to $ 344.993 billion. According to the Glassnode platform, the share of profitable Ethereum addresses fell to its lowest...

On Sept. 29, Switzerland's regulatory Financial Market Supervisory Authority allowed the first Swiss crypto fund, investing essentially in digital assets. The issuer of the product named Crypto Market Index Fund is Crypto Finance, a Zurich-based firm providing crypto services such as asset managing...

The Chinese authorities will continue to put pressure on the crypto sphere; soon, we should expect new prohibitive initiatives from the People's Bank. This point of view is shared by the ex-head of the BTCC exchange Bobby Lee. On CoinDesk TV, he announced that over-the-counter (OTC) platforms are...

Rumors about institutional adoption of crypto have been going on for the past several years. Some experts say that financial institutions are willing to invest in products focused on bitcoin and other coins. However, some skeptics doubt that institutions are interested in innovative tools. For...

SEC records as of September 27, disclose that New York-based international investment company Morgan Stanley has expanded its shares of Grayscale BTC Trust by over 105% since April. As mentioned in the papers, at the end of July, the Europe Opportunity Fund, focused on settled firms and startups,...

Over the past few months, institutional investors have been withdrawing from bitcoin funds and investing in altcoin-focused products. According to CoinShares, financial institutions took advantage of the fall in the Chinese stock market and invested in crypto products at the most comfortable prices...

Almost all categories of investors are involved in the accumulation of Ether (ETH). According to Santiment, the whale addresses accumulated over 21% of the total cryptocurrency supply in September. These wallets now control the highest volume of ETH since early May 2017, the researchers emphasized....

On September 7, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. While many consider this move as of historical importance, Fidelity Investment analyst Jurrien Timmer disagrees. According to him, El Salvador's BTC adoption is overplayed. Timmer expressed his opinion during...

SkyBridge Capital, founded by Anthony Scaramucci, is one of the largest BTC investors. Scaramucci himself periodically points out the advantages of digital currency over other instruments. However, it is too early to talk about institutional adoption of bitcoin, the businessman mentioned. According...