While many countries are inclined to simply ban the use of Bitcoin (BTC) and virtual assets, regulators in the United Arab Emirates are taking a different approach. The country has been consistently enacting its vision of becoming a blockchain capital by providing frameworks to guide crypto businesses on how to operate in accordance with the laws. Jurisdictions in the country…
Month: January 2022
Kosovo Police Seize Hundreds of Bitcoin Mining Machines Amid Electricity Shortages
Police in Kosovo reported the seizure of more than 300 Bitcoin mining devices since the raids against miners began last week. On January 6, police said it confiscated 67 mining devices “suspected to be used for the production of cryptocurrencies” in a raid in the city of South Mitrovica. This was followed by an announcement on January 8, with authorities…
Central bank of Bahrain trials JPMorgan blockchain and token
Bahrain is the latest nation to explore blockchain technology by American investment bank JPMorgan, with the country’s central bank trialing JPMorgan’s proprietary digital currency. The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has successfully completed a digital payment test in collaboration with JPMorgan’s blockchain and cryptocurrency unit Onyx, according to an official announcement published on Jan. 6. The trial involved two other…
Electric Car Owner Says His Hacked Tesla Model 3 Mined up to $800 a Month Mining Ethereum – Mining Bitcoin News
According to the 2018 Tesla Model 3 owner, Siraj Raval, he mined up to $800 a month in crypto assets with his hacked-out electric car. Similarly, Chris Allessi, the owner of a Tesla Model S tethered a Bitmain Antminer S9 to his car’s electrical system to mine bitcoin, and he’s mined monero with the car’s internal computer as well. Tesla…
German neobank N26 to launch crypto trading later this year
German neobank N26, one of the biggest European fintechs with over $9 billion in valuation, is finally ready to tackle crypto and equities trading after striving for a global expansion. Despite being an early player in the financial technology boom across Europe, the Berlin-based online bank N26’s global ambitions induced a setback in its diversification of services, N26 co-founder and…
Binance CEO CZ richest crypto billionaire at $96B: Bloomberg
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, tops the list of richest crypto billionaires with an estimated net worth of $96 billion. According to Bloomberg CZ ranks 11th among the world’s richest people as Binance retains its position as the biggest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume. CZ, the 44-year-old crypto entrepreneur, overtook Asia’s richest billionaire Mukesh Ambani despite Bloomberg…
Spanish Deputy Suggests Spain Might Attract Kazakhstan Miners – Bitcoin News
Maria Muñoz, a Spanish deputy from the country’s Congress, wants to position its country as a reliable alternative to miners that are facing a dire situation in Kazakhstan, after their internet service was suspended, affecting their operative capacity. Muñoz sent a letter to the congress, inquiring about the possible actions that Spain might take to attract fleeing miners, and about…
‘Most bullish macro backdrop in 75 years’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in a strange place — one which is eerily similar to where it was this time last year. After what various sources have described as an entire twelve months of “consolidation,” BTC/USD is around $42,000 — almost exactly where it was in week two of January 2021. The ups and downs in between have…
Kenya Set to Scale Up Adoption of Cryptocurrencies in 2022 – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
In his Africa crypto market predictions for 2022, Marius Reitz, the general manager for Luno in Africa, has predicted that Kenya will scale up the adoption of cryptocurrencies. To support this assertion, Reitz points to Kenya’s as position as the leader in the world’s peer-to-peer (P2P) traded volumes for the second year running. Kenya’s Booming Crypto Market Kenya is set…
Moviecoin․com to Transform Movie Financing on Blockchain – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. London, England, January 10, 2022: Moviecoin.com brings movie funding and decentralized finance (defi) to both independent movie-makers and larger budget movies. Moviecoin.com will allow any budding movie producer, director, or writer to finance their own script and movie. Moviecoin.com is decentralizing and democratizing the world of movie finance, giving movie makers and consumers more control. The…