New entrants to the DeFi sector and established traders looking to borrow funds have pushed the price of Compound (COMP) to a new all-time high. As Bitcoin and numerous altcoins surge toward new all-time highs, traders who are coin rich but cash poor are increasingly flocking to decentralized finance lending platforms where they can collatoralize…
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Bitcoin is on quite the run, with little sign of stopping, according to traders. Bitcoin hit just shy of $50,000 in the past 24 hours, following news earlier this week that Tesla had purchased $1.5 billion worth of the asset. Despite Bitcoin (BTC) rising more than 100% past its 2017 high near $20,000 over the course of the…
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The wireless carrier is accused of failing to protect its customers from SIM swappers’ lucrative heists. Telecoms provider T-Mobile has become the latest corporate name to come under fire for its alleged negligence and failure to protect customer information, which indirectly enabled a “SIM swap attack” that led to the successful theft of $450,000, or…
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Big BTC holders continue to accumulate as recent news supports the bullish sentiment. The latest findings by Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, indicate that the total amount of BTC held by addresses with 100+ Bitcoin has seen a particularly strong uptick since the news of Tesla investing $1.5billion in BTC, growing by an…
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JPMorgan co-president Daniel Pinto said that the current demand “isn’t there yet” for the firm to get into Bitcoin, but he is sure that “it will be at some point.” Major U.S. investment bank JPMorgan Chase will eventually have to get involved in Bitcoin (BTC), co-president Daniel Pinto believes. The executive told CNBC Friday that…
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The City Commission of Miami is now looking into the feasibility of allowing Miami residents to pay taxes and receive salaries in Bitcoin. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has proposed an official resolution that would see Bitcoin (BTC) become an acceptable payment instrument in various parts of the city’s administration. Announcing the news on Twitter, the…
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Nigeria’s securities regulator has backed the central bank’s crypto ban by suspending its planned regulatory framework for digital assets. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has put its plans for regulating cryptocurrencies on hold following the recent ban by the central bank prohibiting financial institutions from servicing crypto exchanges. In an emailed statement quoted by…
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A corporate registration filing with the State of Delaware shows that Grayscale is considering Yearn Finance as a future offering. Grayscale Investments has registered an LLC for a prospective Yearn Finance (YFI) Trust, giving the first sign that the asset manager is considering the DeFi coin. The new YFI entity was incorporated as a Statutory…
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Amazon has been silently working on a new digital currency project in Mexico, according to the company’s job postings. American e-commerce giant Amazon is developing a new service that will allow its customers to shop using digital currency, according to the company’s job postings. According to an official job application on Amazon, the company is…
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The private sector invests enormous resources to help the government combat crypto crimes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is concerned about crypto’s supposed criminal element. In Feb. 10 remarks to a financial sector innovation roundtable, United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the misuse of cryptocurrencies and…
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