March 24, 2021 Bank of International Settlements head says cryptos require more regulation Agustín Carstens has called for cryptocurrencies to be subject to more regulations while arguing that virtual currencies have not made a significant dent in…
March 24, 2021 Wirex halts UK signups after consultation with financial regulator Wirex has temporarily halted signing up new U.K. customers following what it called “constructive dialogue” with the Financial Conduct Authority. London-based cryptocurrency and fintech…
March 24, 2021 Russia’s money laundering watchdog monitoring crypto to ruble transactions Rosfinmonitoring has informed the Russian parliament that it is paying close attention to transactions involving the conversion of crypto to rubles. Russia’s Federal Financial…
March 24, 2021 Blockchain.com raises $300M in crypto industry’s third-largest capital raise The investment round was led by DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners and VY Capital and gave Blockchain.com a $5.2 billion valuation. London-based cryptocurrency services…
March 24, 2021 Most asset managers still in ‘education mode’ on crypto, says Fidelity Michael Derbin, head of Fidelity Institutional, says that while some wealth managers are by now “sophisticated” and “comfortable” with crypto, many others are still…
March 24, 2021 Vitalik Buterin: NFTs can be a social good, not just a casino for rich celebrities There’s little social value in helping make Elon Musk another $1 million in the NFT market, but the technology can still be put to…
March 24, 2021 Hermes Network launches zk-rollups on Ethereum mainnet to process cheap payments Hermez users will be able to transact with ETH, USDT, WBTC on a scalable layer-two network. Hermez Network has announced on Wednesday the launch…
March 24, 2021 Bitcoin tackles $56K as Tesla ‘Elon candle’ hits days before record options expiry Elon Musk is “astutely aware” of the impact of options expiry, Zhu Su claims as Tesla sparks an unlikely uptick after a week of…
March 24, 2021 South Korea faces strict crypto regulation and fears of centralization The growing cost of compliance in South Korea could push smaller crypto businesses out of the country. From real-name account trading to investigating individuals…
March 24, 2021 Tesla confirms Bitcoin hodl strategy as new report says BTC should ‘comfortably’ hit $100K Analysts at Decentrader point to encouraging hodler behavior that suggests that BTC/USD is far from its cycle top at $56,000. Bitcoin (BTC) shouldn’t have…