
Dutch Bitcoin exchange drags central bank to court over wallet KYC rule
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Bitmain's Antminer says Bitcoin rig sales won’t be affected by CEO departure After corporate infighting temporarily halted chip shipments in 2020, Bitmain's Antminer team says business will resume as normal following former CEO Jihan Wu's departure.
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Top Ethereum conference Devcon is delayed again The Ethereum Foundation decided to hold off on the major Ethereum event in Bogota without announcing a new date.
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Tokenized agriculture could provide economic relief to Argentine farmers Blockchain proponents claim that agricultural asset-backed tokens would make it easier for farmers in Argentina to attract investment and access liquidity amid a nationwide economic crisis.
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Major payments firm SIA to launch DLT-based secondary credit marketplace Italian financial services firm SIA plans to launch an Ethereum-based platform for secondary credit trading in the second half of 2021.
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Australian payments giant Eftpos becomes Hedera node operator Eftpos has joined Hedera’s governing council after the two entities completed a successful micropayments pilot last year.
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FTX lists GameStop after Reddit-fueled 200% rally in two days Reddit’s Wall Street Bets is beating hedge funds at their own game.
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Dutch Bitcoin exchange drags central bank to court over wallet KYC rule One Dutch Bitcoin exchange has taken legal action against the central bank over its controversial crypto wallet verification law.
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Bitcoin held by public companies has surged 400% in 12 months to $3.6 billion Public companies hold more than $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, technology research Kevin Rooke found.
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Survey finds 31% of Brits are crypto curious, but lacking information Over a third of those who have already bought crypto are themselves new or novice investors.
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Scams are driving South African authorities to regulate crypto trading The Financial Sector Conduct Authority is demanding tighter regulatory control over cryptocurrency.
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BTC price clings to $31K as Scaramucci says GameStop boom 'good for Bitcoin' The rush into decentralized investment will only serve to fuel Bitcoin's position, the investor says amid outrage at GameStop's performance.
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Florida class action lawsuit alleges Ripple violated securities laws Already facing a suit from the U.S. SEC, Ripple is now accused of violating securities laws in Florida.
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Bernie Sanders mitten memes immortalized in new NFT collection He may not be President, but Bernie Sanders will live on as long as blockchain exists, thanks to a series of NFTs celebrating his mittens.
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Solana targets growth in Southeast Asia with a $5M grants scheme The $5 million fund only allows projects with a physical presence in Southeast Asia to apply for the program which provides up to $100,000 plus technical and community support.
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Bitcoin billionaire set to run for California governor Early Bitcoin investor Chamath Palihapitiya is eying running for governor of California.
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Ethereum’s realized cap spikes to record highs as capital floods in: Report Ethereum’s realized cap has surged into new all-time highs this month, indicating that new money is rushing to accumulate ETH.
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Circle enables seamless USDC-USD transfers, providing a bridge from banks to DeFi The result of developments in both crypto technology and regulation, Circle’s new USDC API provides a bridge between crypto and traditional finance.
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DeFi tokens bag double-digit gains as bears pin Bitcoin price below $33K A handful of DeFi tokens saw strong rallies even as bears continue to pin Bitcoin price below $33,000.
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Iranian government reportedly moving to block Signal messaging app Rumors are circulating in Iran that authorities already have access to messages on WhatsApp, one of the few unblocked platforms in the country.
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2 key metrics suggest Bitcoin price won’t be pinned below $33K for long Key Bitcoin price metrics show the recent 12% drop to $30,800 has not stopped traders from buying dips ahead of this Friday's $4.9 billion BTC futures expiry.
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Social trading platform eToro ended 2020 with $600M in revenue The exchange platform’s foray into cryptocurrency has been highly lucrative thus far.
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Update: "Coin Signals" trader also faces charges from the CFTC Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.
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Human Rights Foundation CSO urges Time readers not to 'demonize' Bitcoin “Bitcoin is neutral like cash, and can’t discriminate between good and bad,” said Gladstein.
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DeFi revival pushes Celo, Venus (XVS) and Fantom (FTM) price higher Strong fundamentals, increasing daily active users and successful layer 2 trials are pushing DeFi tokens to outperform the broader crypto market.
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Pragmatism: The true key to unlocking crypto mass adoption Let’s double down on making crypto accessible and usable for real people.
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A ‘token’ gift: The US SEC giveth and taketh away While we would be remiss not to laud the SEC’s statement as a step in the right direction, the shortcomings are inescapable.