BREAKING: Stablecoin firm Circle to go public in $4.5B blank-check dealBacked by American investment bank Goldman Sachs, Circle is a major stablecoin partner of payments giant Visa.Jul 8, 2021Helen Partz
Korean investigation finds $1.48B in illegal overseas crypto transactionsMore than 30 people are facing fines and prosecution in South Korea for allegedly contravening the country’s ban on overseas crypto transactions.Jul 8, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bitcoin price will likely shrug off $530M GBTC unlock in July — AnalysisNew research questions the gravity of the upcoming unlocking events at the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, pointing to bigger potential price threats later in 2021.Jul 8, 2021William Suberg
Survey: 21% of UK crypto investors say they know almost nothing about itA new survey reveals that nearly two in five crypto investors in the U.K. admit their understanding of the sector was "poor or non-existent" when they first purchased cryptocurrency.Jul 8, 2021Marie Huillet
France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactionsThe central banks of France and Singapore are working on a digital currency interoperability system supporting multiple global CBDCs.Jul 8, 2021Helen Partz
Poland financial regulator issues public warning about BinanceThe cryptocurrency market is “neither regulated nor subject to supervision” to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, the regulator said.Jul 8, 2021Helen Partz
Young Koreans' debt soars as they turn to crypto, stocks and real estate Millennials and Gen Z in South Korea have been struggling to survive an economy characterized by high asset inflation and suppressed wages.Jul 8, 2021Marie Huillet
China’s central bank worried about stablecoins’ risk to financial systemsWhile Visa and other major private payments networks see the potential of stablecoins, China’s central bank believes they pose serious risks to global financial systems.Jul 8, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin price dips below crucial $33K support as Bitfinex shorts jump by over 5,000 BTCShort selling pressure returns to the market with a trader eyeing a retest of $31,000 as a result of support weakness.Jul 8, 2021William Suberg
Meitu loses $17.3M on Bitcoin, gains $14.7M on EtherMeitu has reported losses of $17.3 million on its Bitcoin holdings, with its Ether investment having gained $14.7 million despite the recent crypto downturn.Jul 8, 2021Brian Quarmby
Is ShibaSwap safe? DeFi Safety review gives it a score of just 3%There are concerns over ShibaSwap’s transparency and security.Jul 8, 2021Samuel Haig
New Zealand's Reserve Bank consulting public on a potential CBDC The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will look at the potential for a CBDC “to work alongside cash as government-backed money,” and assess the issues around the emergence of crypto assets such as stablecoins.Jul 8, 2021Brian Quarmby
SEC closes in on settlements with US BitConnect promoters for millionsFour of six U.S.-based promoters of the notorious BitConnect Ponzi scheme have reached settlement agreements with the SEC.Jul 8, 2021Samuel Haig
Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins' new film to be sold as NFT on new platform VueleAnthony Hopkins’ new film dubbed ‘Zero Contact’ is set to be dropped on the Vuele NFT marketplace in the next month or so.Jul 8, 2021Brian Quarmby
DeFi aggregator Zerion snags $8.2M in Series AExecutives representing investors Mosaic Ventures and Placeholder have joined Zerion’s board of directors as part of the deal.Jul 8, 2021Samuel Haig
Price analysis 7/7: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOGE, XRP, DOT, UNI, BCH, SOLAltcoin prices are moving higher as Bitcoin price holds a pattern of daily higher lows, a sign that the downtrend could be coming to an end.Jul 7, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
Robinhood COO: We have enabled more women to trade cryptoGretchen Howard described crypto investments "stereotyped as a male-dominated space,” but she has seen significant growth for women during her two years at Robinhood.Jul 7, 2021Turner Wright
Reality show is casting crypto users locked out of their walletsThe casting director specifically asks crypto users if they’re willing to use all remaining attempts to access their funds in front of the camera.Jul 7, 2021Turner Wright
Former CFTC chair explains why regulators should approve a Bitcoin ETF“A Bitcoin ETF would be a way for retail investors to invest in cryptocurrency without having to actually purchase it and deal with the complexities of custody,” said Timothy Massad.Jul 7, 2021Sam Bourgi
Argentine lawmaker introduces bill for workers to be paid in cryptoThe proposal may help Argentinians in the export business avoid heavy taxes from foreign currency payments.Jul 7, 2021Turner Wright
InComm Payments merchants can now accept crypto through Flexa Payments are the next major hurdle for global cryptocurrency adoption. A new partnership between Incomm Payments and Flexa will enable crypto payments for hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide.Jul 7, 2021Sam Bourgi
Boston Celtics basketball team joins fan token platform SociosTokenizing professional sports players and franchises seems to be a competitive game among blockchain firms.Jul 7, 2021Turner Wright
Terra and Harmony announce DeFi partnership focused on UST stablecoin integration “Terra is excited to expand our growing portfolio of DeFi products to multiple chains and working with Harmony to bring UST and Anchor to another growing ecosystem,” said Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terra.Jul 7, 2021Sam Bourgi
Visa reports over $1 billion in crypto spending in H1 2021Payment giant Visa will continue connecting the crypto economy to its “network of networks” to support the broader digital transformation of financial services.Jul 7, 2021Helen Partz
A multichain future will accelerate innovators and entrepreneursAlternative accelerator mechanisms will empower the next generation of entrepreneurs and their blockchain projects.Jul 7, 2021Harry Alford
Israel to welcome 11th president with oath of office on NFTThe NFT is a digital representation of the oath of office signed by Israel’s sixth president, Chaim Herzog, who is the father of President-elect Isaac Herzog.Jul 7, 2021Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin battles $35K as traders agree volatile BTC price move incomingBulls may not have long to wait before BTC price action sees its next leg up, traders suggest, with $35,500 in focus for a breakout.Jul 7, 2021William Suberg
Robinhood’s cash cow under SEC scrutiny amid IPO filingRobinhood’s main revenue source for the first quarter of 2021 could come under SEC review.Jul 7, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bank of Jamaica to begin digital currency pilot in AugustThe Bank of Jamaica is getting ready to begin testing its planned central bank digital currency in collaboration with financial institutions in the country.Jul 7, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bitcoin analyst says ‘supply shock’ underway as BTC withdrawal rate spikes to one-year highThe supply shock is being unnoticed, similar to Q4 2020 before the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, says Willy Woo.Jul 7, 2021Yashu Gola