Amid El Salvador reporting on cases of the positive impact of the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) adoption, a government official in Mexico has once again urged that the country should follow El Salvador’s example on Bitcoin. Indira Kempis, a senator representing Nuevo León state, is confident that Bitcoin should be legal tender in Mexico because Bitcoin adoption can potentially drive global…
LUNA, the native cryptocurrency of the DeFi-centric Layer 1 blockchain protocol Terra, is among the market’s top gainers as its value soared by an impressive 15.1% in the last 24 hours. The ninth-largest crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, LUNA is currently changing hands at $57.23, although the token is still down by nearly 1% over the past week,…
Bitcoin (BTC) began to see much-welcomed volatility to the upside on Feb. 23 as European markets opened with modest upside. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $39,600 set to spark “heavy resistance” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD rapidly gaining Wednesday, hitting $39,000 before consolidating. The pair had staged a steady comeback overnight, with progress totalling 6.8%…
The tide is turning on the way in which law enforcers discuss cryptocurrencies and treat crypto users. The United States Secret Service has launched a cryptocurrency awareness hub featuring a cheesy public service announcement video. The educational tool seeks to combat the “illicit use of digital assets as well as provide public awareness information on digital asset security and how…
The Advertising Stands Council of India (ASCI) released a set of 12 guidelines for promotions and advertisement of virtual digital assets (VDA), including cryptocurrencies, on Wednesday. The chief advertising watchdog has developed the new guideline after extensive consultation with the stakeholders of the crypto ecosystem as well as the government, ASCI said. The advertising guidelines also mark the first legal…
Canada’s war on Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be backfiring as the country’s flagship exchange-traded fund (ETF) adds thousands of BTC. Data from on-chain monitoring resource Coinglass shows that over the two weeks to Feb. 24, the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has increased its holdings from 28,854 BTC to 32,257 BTC — 11.8%. Institutions shrug off Canada’s crypto crackdown After a two-month…
FTX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will enter the gaming field. The company revealed it is launching its own gaming unit to focus on lending crypto services to gaming companies, acting as a middleman. This means that the exchange will support other companies launching tokens and offering NFTs via its platform. FTX Gets Into Gaming FTX,…
Amid a marketwide downturn across major crypto assets over the past week, institutional traders tipped almost $89 million into Bitcoin (BTC) funds. However, the money men failed to ba Ethereum (ETH) investment products, which saw outflows totaling $15.2 million. Despite Cointelegraph reporting earlier this week that activity on the Bitcoin network was down 30% since its ATH levels three months…
A former executive from the Securities and Exchange Commission believes the regulator has a good chance of losing its $1.3 billion lawsuit against Ripple “on the merits” of the case. Attorney Joseph Hall also voiced concerns over what the SEC’s endgame could be regarding the high-stakes case against Ripple (XRP), which will have ramifications for the entire industry. The lawsuit…
Authorities in Kazakhstan have gone after illegal crypto mining operations amid ongoing issues with electricity supply. Working together with law enforcement, the country’s energy ministry announced the closure of over a dozen facilities minting digital currencies. Government Shuts Down Unauthorized Crypto Mining Operations Across Kazakhstan Local departments of the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy…
