March 16, 2021 Bitcoin is now worth more than Visa and Mastercard combined The largest cryptocurrency also recently beat the world’s three biggest banks by market cap, data confirms. Bitcoin (BTC) did more than hit $60,000 per…
March 16, 2021 ‘Inhospitable to capitalism’ US can target those ditching dollar for Bitcoin — Ray Dalio Investors should reduce dollar exposure, the billionaire says, as MicroStrategy’s Saylor describes Bitcoin as the “obvious solution.” The United States and other countries could…
March 16, 2021 Staking app support tops 700% weekly gains for new cryptocurrency top 100 entrant The Orbs token burst into the market cap top one hundred after 75% overnight growth compounded 700% gains for the week. A new entrant…
March 16, 2021 European crypto company Bitpanda raises $170M The funding round was led by Valar Ventures and partners from DST Global. Austria-based cryptocurrency firm Bitpanda has closed a $170 million funding round…
March 16, 2021 Texas securities board takes action against hoax ‘Binance’-branded scheme The Texas State Securities Board has entered an emergency cease and desist order against a shape-shifting, fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme using the Binance brand to…
March 16, 2021 Report all crypto transactions or face 5-year jail term in South Korea Strict reporting rules for crypto businesses in South Korea are set to come into effect with existing firms given six months to comply or…
March 16, 2021 Signal encrypted messenger now accepts donations in Bitcoin Encrypted messaging app Signal has started accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether. Users of major privacy-oriented messaging app Signal can now…
March 16, 2021 BitMEX executive surrenders in New York, pleads not guilty BitMEX’s co-owner, Ben Delo, has pleaded not guilty after surrendering to U.S. authorities in New York. Ben Delo, one of the founders and co-owners…
March 16, 2021 Extreme leverage drove $500 million worth of BTC liquidations in one hour The latest Bitcoin correction triggered a record $500 million worth of liquidations in 60 minutes on major exchanges. The Bitcoin markets emphatically rejected the…
March 15, 2021 Long-term investors are hodling, with 95% of Bitcoin trades involving ‘young coins’ Long-term holders are continuing to accumulate BTC while short-term speculators are selling. According to research by on-chain analytics provider, Glassnode, 95% of the Bitcoin…