The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, will speak at the world’s biggest Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2022 in Miami, Florida. The Central American leader will share his experience in leading his nation to become the first in the world to make bitcoin a legal tender and with what opportunities the peer-to-peer currency has provided Salvadorans. “After virtually announcing my intention…
Blockchain innovation is surging throughout Southeast Asia, as the region is home to a number of fintech firms and global crypto companies. In particular, Singapore has become one of the world’s most crypto-friendly countries. This was recently highlighted in a report conducted by crypto exchange Gemini, which found that 67% of 4,348 respondents currently own crypto. The report further noted…
In our last two Crypto On-Chain Digest reports (End of Summer Sale and SHOCKTOBER), we noted that a supply shock driven by long-term holders could push BTC and ETH prices higher. Well, price followed through and the data suggests that long-term holders remain confident in the current bull run. In the latest Kraken Intelligence report, Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over,…
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed true to form on Nov. 22 as the hour before the Wall St. opening bell was met with a sudden surge. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Skittish Bitcoin darts around below $60,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it rose almost $3,000 in minutes after hitting multi-day lows of $56,640 Monday. #Bitcoin…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out a contract to tender for external consultants in order to help train staff on the money laundering and terrorism financing risks presented by the crypto industry. The FCA will be spending £500,000 ($670,000) on these consultants, due to concerns that cryptocurrencies are being utilized by bad actors. “The FCA is seeking…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) governor, Patrick Njoroge, has said his institution is currently exploring the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to settle cross-border payments. Njoroge however insists the bank’s priority is getting it right rather than being the first. CBK’s Approach According to a report by the Kenyan Wallstreet, Njoroge — who made these remarks while…
sponsored IDO Will Follow On November 26th Anomus has been a well-anticipated project that has gained much attention over the last few months. Today Anomus is announcing the closure of its private sale round with a very successful and promising oversubscription. The oversubscription was well anticipated by the team; which is due to the project’s hype which, backed by well-known…
MoonPay, a crypto payments provider, today announced a $555 million Series A round led by Tiger Global and Coatue. Venture capital firms Blossom Capital, Thrive Capital, Paradigm, and NEA also participated in the equity-only round, which brought Moonpay’s post-money valuation to $3.4 billion—just a mere two and a half years after the company’s inception. Launched in 2019, MoonPay offers a…
Swedish financial watchdog’s call for a European Union-wide ban on proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining, mainly known as the method of minting new Bitcoin (BTC), has received backlash from crypto-related fund managers. Melanion Capital, a Paris-based alternative investment firm known for its Bitcoin ETF, addressed the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s call to ban PoW mining across…
After dropping a filing for a Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in October, the United States’ $1.6 trillion asset manager, Invesco, has disclosed the reasons behind the decision. Anna Paglia, Invesco’s global head of ETFs and indexed strategies, said that the biggest reason for dropping the filing was that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) only approved Bitcoin…
