Digital Assets

Digital Assets June 25, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

El Salvador Targets September 7th for Bitcoin to Become Legal Tender – Citizens to Recieve $30 Free BTC

In the span of only a few weeks, El Salvador has gone from announcing its intent to make Bitcoin legal tender within the nation to passing...

Digital Assets June 24, 2021
By Ali Raza

Scam or Hack? AfriCrypt Exchange Operators Vanished, And So Did $3.6 Billion In BTC

Recently, a South African exchange had $3.6 billion in Bitcoin disappear — alongside its owners. It is not yet clear whether the money disappeared in a...

Digital Assets June 23, 2021
By Ali Raza

Bank of Israel Official Reveals an Upcoming CBDC Pilot

Deputy Governor of Israel’s central bank, Andrew Abir, recently revealed that a CBDC pilot is underway. He pointed out that this does not mean that a...

Digital Assets June 18, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

Overview of ‘Crypto Adoption Reports’ from the FCA, Gemini, and Finder

Interest is increasing in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies. This is most obvious when looking at the run-up in prices over the past few years. While...

Digital Assets June 17, 2021
By Gaurav Roy

SEC Postpones Decision on VanEck Bitcoin ETF Again

In its Wednesday filing, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its decision on the VanECK Bitcoin Trust’s application for Bitcoin ETF again. The regulator was supposed...

Digital Assets June 17, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

Ledger Users Receive Fake Devices in New Phishing Scam

Navigating the world of digital assets can some times be a dangerous feat. In addition to dealing with volatility and a continually rising tide of projects...

Digital Assets June 16, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

Overview of ‘The Security Token Report’, 2021

In a recent report, Cointelegraph has thoroughly assessed the potential and desire for security tokens. Over the course of 90+ pages, quantitative analysis and commentary from...

Digital Assets June 14, 2021
By Gaurav Roy

Tesla may Accept Bitcoin Payments Again

Reacting to a report that held him responsible for the Bitcoin price manipulation, Tesla & SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, has been trending again as he tweeted...

Digital Assets June 14, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

Block.one Settles Second Lawsuit Stemming from Past ICO

A resolution to a longstanding lawsuit between the Crypto Assets Opportunity Fund (CAOF) and Block.one has finally been reached, which will see Block.one on the hook...

Digital Assets June 12, 2021
By Gaurav Roy

Indian Exchange WazirX Receives Notice from Indian Government for Alleged FEMA Violation

Binance-owned Indian crypto exchange, WazirX, has been caught up again in a fresh storm as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a division of the Indian Ministry of...

Digital Assets June 11, 2021
By Sal Hassen

Interactive Brokers to Offer Crypto Trading

Popular trading platform Interactive Brokers will start offering direct cryptocurrency trading by the end of the summer. CEO of the platform Thomas Peterffy made the announcement...

Digital Assets June 10, 2021
By Joshua Stoner

Carbon-Neutral BTC Trending as Renewable Energy like Geo-Thermal and Solar Play an Increasing Role in Mining Footprints

Green Bitcoin is all the rage right now – so much so that a ‘Bitcoin Mining Council’ was formed in an effort to promote both carbon...

Digital Assets June 9, 2021
By Gaurav Roy

El Salvador Approves the Bill to Make Bitcoin a Legal Tender in the Country

El Salvador created history as its lawmakers voted to accept Bitcoin as legal tender on June 9, 2021. It is the first nation in the world...

Digital Assets June 8, 2021
By Gaurav Roy

US President Joe Biden to Raise the Topic of Crypto’s Role in Ransomware Attacks at G7 Summit

Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser of U.S. President Joe Biden, said in a press briefing on June 7 that Joe Biden will speak on cryptocurrency...

Digital Assets June 8, 2021
By Sal Hassen

Largest Bitcoin Owner to Sell $400mn in Debt to Buy More

Undeterred by Bitcoin’s recent troubles, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin owner MicroStrategy Inc. has announced that it intends to sell $400 million in debt to buy...

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