The Hamster Kombat team said that 2.3 million users were banned from the game for cheating. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/hamster-kombat-airdrop-131-million-users-qualified?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Month: September 2024
Australia to require crypto firms to hold financial services licenses
Licensing requirements for crypto exchanges in Australia will be extended beyond those related to digital currency exchanges. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-crypto-firms-financial-service-license?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
SEC Greenlights Nasdaq Listing of Options for BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule change that allows Nasdaq’s International Securities Exchange to list and trade options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), BlackRock’s widely-traded exchange-traded fund. Its decision marks another step in expanding the range of derivative products linked to Bitcoin, providing investors with additional tools for managing exposure to the world’s largest crypto.…
Gold hits new high as Bitcoin rallies to month high at above $64K
Gold gains more than 5% in a fortnight, reaching a record high driven by rate cuts and geopolitical tension. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/gold-price-hits-all-time-high-next-for-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
OpenSea users claim NFTs are securities in proposed class suit
A pair of OpenSea users claim the NFTs they bought on the platform “are worthless” because they the tokens are unregistered securities. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-users-nfts-securities-class-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Latam Insights: Bukele Announces Self-Financed Budget; Salvadoran Coffee Purchase Settled With Bitcoin
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, President Nayib Bukele announces a zero debt budget, a batch of Salvadoran coffee gets purchased using bitcoin, and Lightspark eyes the region’s markets. Bukele States El Salvador Will Self-Finance 2025 Budget, Won’t Issue […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/latam-insights-bukele-announces-self-financed-budget-salvadoran-coffee-purchase-settled-with-bitcoin/
Vitalik Buertin reveals 2 issues to solve after Zuzalu ‘popup city’ experiment
There is still more to learn from Vitalik Buterin’s network state popup city experiment, Zuzalu. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-shares-vision-zuzalu-implications-network-states?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Lavrov Says He Agrees With Donald Trump on US Sanctions Weakening Dollar’s Status
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has backed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about the negative effects of U.S. sanctions on the dollar and the American economy. Lavrov agreed that sanctions imposed by the Biden administration have weakened the dollar’s global reserve status. He further noted a global shift towards dedollarization, led by nations like […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/lavrov-says-he-agrees-with-donald-trump-on-us-sanctions-weakening-dollars-status/
Bitcoin Rises to Test One Month High as Rate Cut Euphoria Fades
On Monday, Bitcoin traded just shy of its month-long high, extending last week’s gains in crypto and risk assets, including stocks, following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike decision. The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday, exceeding economists’ expectations of a quarter of a percentage point cut. It also marked the first time that…
Kamala Harris finally breaks silence on crypto: Report
Kamala Harris has spoken publicly about crypto for the first time, pledging support for the industry while stressing consumer protections. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/kamala-harris-finally-breaks-silence-crypto-during-fundraiser?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound