Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Youtybe, CoinGeek The outspoken Australian, nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright – the man who has angered much of the crypto world by claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper – appears to have bitten off more than he can chew with his efforts…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Investing news Commenting on Bitcoin (BTC), Larry Fink, Founder, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, said: "It’s not a market for the calm. Right now it’s still untested. We’re watching it, we’re enjoying the…
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In the midst of the GameStop (GME) stock explosion, the video game retailer just got "tokenized" and "wrapped". Meanwhile, the Cryptoverse is hard at work drawing parallels between GME and Bitcoin (BTC). The Cryptoverse woke up this morning to a new token – a decentralized finance (DeFi) developer has created Wrapped Gamestop, an ETH/GME token,…
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Dutch bitcoin (BTC) exchange Bitonic has filed for a preliminary injunction at a Rotterdam court in a bid to suspend a wallet verification rule enacted by the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the country’s central bank. The platform said its decision is motivated by the fact that the imposed know your customer (KYC) requirements force it…
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Chamath Palihapitiya. Source: a video screenshot, Youtybe/Bitcoin/CNBC Crypto advocates getting involved in politics is not new – but there are suggestions that a bid from Chamath Palihapitiya, the chairman of Virgin Galactic and the CEO of the venture capital outfit Social Capital, could well be in with a better shot at winning office than previous…
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Bitcoin price extended its decline below USD 31,200, but the bulls defended heavy losses. BTC recovered from USD 30,800 and it is currently (05:00 UTC) trading above USD 31,500. However, the price is facing a lot of hurdles, starting with USD 32,400 and up to USD 34,500. Similarly, most major altcoins are consolidating losses. ETH/USD…
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Russian legal experts have criticized the nation’s crypto laws, suggesting that courts in the country have struggled when dealing with crypto in the past – and hinting that recent legislation may have done little to lift the legal fog surrounding how tokens are policed. Per a report from media outlet RBC, recently promulgated Russian laws…
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“Bitcoin is neutral like cash, and can’t discriminate between good and bad,” said Gladstein. Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, is warning Americans about the narrative coming from media outlets reporting on crypto and other privacy tools. In an article for Time Magazine published today, Gladstein said that many news outlets…
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Jihan Wu. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bitcoin.com – Official Channel Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crypto lending news Full-service crypto prime broker Genesis said that its lending business added over USD 7.6bn in new originations in the…
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François Villeroy de Galhau. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/CNBC International TV With the pandemic triggering intensified economic and financial stimulus by governments across the world, regulators and banks consider they fulfilled their mission of ensuring liquidity to the markets, but the way to emerge from the crisis will rely on a mix of policies, according…
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