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Belarus' Largest Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange Service

Belarus’ Largest Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange Service

The largest bank in Belarus, Belarusbank, has reportedly begun providing a cryptocurrency exchange service, allowing customers to buy bitcoin using Visa cards. Belarusbank’s new cryptocurrency exchange service is in collaboration with bitcoin exchange service provider Whitebird, several local news outlets … read more.

Bitpay Launches New Payroll Service for Companies That Opt to Pay Employees in Crypto

Bitpay Launches New Payroll Service for Companies That Opt to Pay Employees in Crypto

The Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payment processing company Bitpay is now getting involved with payroll services. The firm announced the launch of Bitpay Send, a mass payout service that enables organizations of all sizes to pay employees, affiliates, and freelance contractors. Bitcoin … read more.

Galaxy Digital Acquires 2 Crypto Firms, Sees Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin

Galaxy Digital Acquires 2 Crypto Firms, Sees Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin

Bitcoin Bull Michael Novogratz’s company, Galaxy Digital, has acquired two cryptocurrency firms in preparation to meet a “bigger wave of institutional demand” for bitcoin. Big Wave of Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Incoming Galaxy Digital Holdings announced Friday that it has … read more.

Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City

Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City

The akoin cryptocurrency, created by famous singer and philanthropist Akon, has started trading on a global crypto exchange. It is also being launched as a means of payment in a tech city in Kenya as a pilot for Akon City, … read more.

Pakistan's SEC Discusses Cryptocurrency Regulation, Central Bank Confirms No Crypto Ban

Pakistan’s SEC Discusses Cryptocurrency Regulation, Central Bank Confirms No Crypto Ban

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has published a paper discussing cryptocurrency regulation in the country. Meanwhile, the central bank has reportedly confirmed that there is no cryptocurrency ban. Pakistan’s Crypto Regulation in the Works The Securities and Exchange … read more.

BCH Collectibles: RPG Blockchain Game Built on Bitcoin Cash Completes Flipstarter Campaign

BCH Collectibles: RPG Blockchain Game Built on Bitcoin Cash Completes Flipstarter Campaign

In the near future, a non-fungible token collectible game is coming to the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. The project dubbed “Enter the Sphere” aims to bring its NFT collectible universe to Bitcoin Cash by leveraging the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). Last … read more.

Citibank Executive Says Bitcoin Will Trade at $318,000 by End of 2021

Citibank Group’s Global head of Citifxtechnicals product, Tom Fitzpatrick expects to see the price of bitcoin peaking at $318,000 by end of 2021. Although he concedes that his prediction might seem improbable, Fitzpatrick argues that such a surge will still … read more.

Big Tech Execs and Bitcoin: Skype Cofounder Keeps Personal Wealth in Crypto, Intercom Chairman ‘Firmly Jumps on the Bitcoin Wagon’

Big Tech Execs ‘Jump on the Bitcoin Wagon’

This week two well known tech executives revealed they have been dabbling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview, Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn detailed that he held bitcoin and ethereum in his personal finances, while the Intercom cofounder … read more.

US Banks Face a Massive Commercial Real Estate Crisis Looming on the Horizon

US Banks Face a Massive Commercial Real Estate Crisis Looming on the Horizon

Financial incumbents may face a harsh reality soon, as a commercial real estate crisis has threatened the profits from America’s largest banks. A number of reports show that banks with a large amount of commercial real estate in their portfolios … read more.

Scaramucci’s Billion-Dollar Mega Hedge Fund Skybridge 'May Hold Positions' in Bitcoin

Scaramucci’s Billion-Dollar Mega Hedge Fund Skybridge ‘May Hold Positions’ in Bitcoin

In a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the giant global investment firm Skybridge Capital explained that the fund Skybridge G II may invest in digital currencies like bitcoin. On November 13, the New York-based company … read more.

Bitcoin Ascends in New Crypto Ranking by State-Backed Chinese Institute

Bitcoin Ascends in New Crypto Ranking by State-Backed Chinese Institute

China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), under the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has released its 20th ranking of crypto projects. A total of 37 crypto projects are ranked this time around overall as well as … read more.

Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams Wants to Know if She Should Buy Bitcoin

Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams Wants to Know if She Should Buy Bitcoin

Game of Thrones and The New Mutants actress Maisie Williams has started a poll on Twitter seeking opinions on whether she should invest in bitcoin. Among those who replied was Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk who wrote: “Toss a … read more.

Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos Plan to Testify in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit

Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos Plans to Testify in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit

On Monday evening November 16, the popular bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos tweeted about his upcoming role in the high-profile billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit, Kleiman v. Wright. Antonopoulos said that he will be “testifying at trial” during the month of April 2021, … read more.

Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital to Launch Bitcoin Fund in Canada

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Launch Bitcoin Fund in Canada

Galaxy Digital, the crypto investment management firm founded by bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz, has revealed plans to launch a bitcoin fund in Canada. In a statement published Nov. 16, Galaxy Digital said it has partnered with major Canadian fund manager … read more.

Bitcoin Unlimited Hosts Week-Long Hackathon to Bolster the Future of Finance

Bitcoin Unlimited Hosts Week-Long Hackathon to Bolster the Future of Finance

On December 2, 2020, the organization and full node project Bitcoin Unlimited is hosting a week-long hackathon that aims to build the future of finance by leveraging the decentralized crypto network Bitcoin Cash. The event dubbed “Coinparty 2020” aims to … read more.

Origin Defi Protocol Suffers Massive Flash Loan Attack- OUSD Stablecoin Value Plunges 85%

Origin Defi Protocol Suffers Massive Flash Loan Attack- OUSD Stablecoin Value Plunges 85%

The OUSD stablecoin issuer, Origin Protocol is the latest Defi protocol to fall victim to a flash loan attack. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, on November 17, resulted in the disappearance of tokens worth millions … read more.

US Senator Cynthia Lummis to Ensure Congress Understands Bitcoin Is a 'Great Store of Value'

US Senator Cynthia Lummis to Ensure Congress Understands Bitcoin Is a ‘Great Store of Value’

Bitcoiner Cynthia Lummis has been elected to the U.S. Senate. She has revealed that one of her priorities is to explain to her colleagues in Congress about bitcoin being “a great store of value.” Cynthia Lummis Plans to Convince Congress … read more.

'Control the Pandemic' - Fed Chair Jerome Powell Predicts the Entry of a 'Different Economy'

‘Control the Pandemic’ – Fed Chair Jerome Powell Predicts the Entry of a ‘Different Economy’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told participants at the Bay Area Council Business Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Tuesday that the economy will never be the same after Covid-19. According to Powell, the use of accelerated technology will change … read more.

Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Pliego Invests 10% of Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin-Says the Crypto Shields Against Wealth Expropriation

Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Pliego Invests 10% of Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin- Says the Crypto Shields Against Wealth Expropriation

Mexico’s second-richest person Ricardo Salinas Pliego confirms that 10% of his liquid portfolio is invested in bitcoin. The billionaire says the top crypto protects the wealth of private citizens from getting expropriated. Pliego advises his followers that might want to … read more.

Millionaires FOMO: 73% Say They Will Own Bitcoin by 2022, Survey

Millionaires FOMO: 73% Will Own Bitcoin by 2022, Survey

Hundreds of millionaires have revealed in a new survey that they have either already invested in bitcoin or are planning to invest in the cryptocurrency in the next couple of years. Millionaires Don’t Want to Miss Out on Bitcoin A … read more.

New Dutch Law: Clients Must Explain Why They Want To Buy Bitcoin

New Dutch Law: Clients Must Explain Why They Want To Buy Bitcoin

Netherlands-based crypto exchanges are now required by law to get additional information from clients regarding their bitcoin addresses. As part of the new requirements, which went into effect on Nov. 17, clients must now furnish exchanges with reasons why they … read more.

Deutsche Bank: Investors Increasingly Choose Bitcoin Over Gold to Hedge Dollar Risk, Inflation

Deutsche Bank: Investors Increasingly Choose Bitcoin Over Gold to Hedge Dollar Risk, Inflation

Deutsche Bank’s strategist Jim Reid reportedly wrote that investors are increasingly demanding to use bitcoin instead of gold to hedge dollar risk and inflation. His research concurs with one recently published by JPMorgan’s analysts that shows institutional investors moving from … read more.

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