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Russian Government Agrees on Road Map to Regulate Crypto: Report
The plan was drafted by a working group comprising several government agencies, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Development, General Prosecutor’s Office, Rosfinmonitoring...
Tesla and other major public companies sunk billions into crypto and now they’re taking a big hit
Bitcoin has been plunging spectacularly over the last few months, down around $1.4 trillion since hitting an all-time high last November. In that time, individual crypto traders have sold, lost, sulke...
Russians Aware of Bitcoin Divided on Proposed Crypto Ban, Poll Finds – Regulation Bitcoin News
A new survey has indicated that Russians who have heard about cryptocurrency are deeply divided in their opinions on the recently suggested ban on operations with digital assets. A third of the respon...
Investment Firm L1 Digital Receives FINMA Approval for Collective Crypto Investments
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set ...
Visa Partners With Over 65 Crypto Platforms — Crypto-Linked Card Usage Soars Despite Price Volatility – Featured Bitcoin News
Visa has now partnered with more than 65 crypto platforms and exchanges. In addition, the payments giant revealed that crypto-linked card usage exceeded $2.5 billion in the first fiscal quarter, “whic...
Is a Crypto Winter Coming? 3 Things to Consider
There’s a growing belief the crypto market (in more recent years) follows a pattern of rising and falling in price every four years. Whether this is the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy or not is ...
Treasury Has Self-Hosted Wallets And Adding Crypto To BSA On 2022 Agenda
First reported by CoinDesk, the Semiannual Agenda and Regulatory Plan of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which includes the most important regulations that are expected to be issued, indicate two...
Vitalik Buterin to Use $100 Million From Crypto Relief’s SHIB Funds to Accelerate Covid Relief Efforts – Featured Bitcoin News
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use $100 million in cryptocurrency from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund (Cryptorelief) to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benef...
US senator seeks to rub bill provision thats a potential disaster for crypto
Crypto has garnered the attention of every government globally. Some of the governments are embracing these assets, but some are finding ways to outright ban them as they cannot control the industry. ...
Will Crypto Mining Survive Another Government Crackdown?…
Crypto mining has been an environmental issue that cant be over looked; World governments have tried to put a lid on it but still have an uphill battle as the popularity of crypto grows. Will crypto ...
Is the rise of derivatives trading a risk to retail crypto investors?
BTCWith an increase in the number of retail investors dabbling in derivatives trading and investors hopping into decentralized exchanges (DEXs) due to regulations in the United States and China, there...
FriesDAO Wants to Start a Crypto-Crowdfunded Fast-Food Franchise
Wanna flip burgers instead of coins this crypto winter? FriesDAO certainly does. The crypto group plans to start a fast-food franchise following ConstitutionDAO’s “let’s buy (and govern) a real-world ...
Visa reports meteoric rise in crypto-linked payments, volumes cross $2.5 billion
Visa recently released its stellar quarterly results. With that, it is also the first quarter after the financial services company amped up its crypto offerings. In its recent earnings call, Visa note...
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Likens Crypto Market to Subprime Mortgage Crash — Warns Regulators Are Making the Same Mistake – Featured Bitcoin News
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sees parallels between the crypto market and the subprime mortgage crash. “There’s growing evidence that the risks of crypto are falling disproportionately o...
WisdomTree’s Fourth-Quarter Crypto Assets Managed Rises 5-Fold
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set ...
Criminals Laundered $8.6 Billion Worth of Crypto in 2021: Chainalysis Report
The blockchain-based data platform – Chainalysis – estimated that the total cryptocurrency value laundered in 2021 was $8.6 billion – 30% more than 2020. According to the company, though, such an incr...
Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Internationally — Sees ‘Immense Potential’ in Crypto Economy – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Robinhood has “set aggressive goals to start opening its crypto platform up to customers internationally in 2022,” the popular trading platform revealed during its Q4 earnings call. “The company belie...
The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back
A controversial proposed rule that would enforce know-your-customer rules on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets may again be under consideration by the U.S. federal government. The rule was first ...
Do People Like Eric Adams Regret Getting Into Crypto?
A lot of celebrities and politicians that have gotten into the crypto craze as of late are likely regretting their actions given that bitcoin and several other leading digital assets have experienced ...
LeBron James Teams With Crypto.com to Bring Digital Education to Students
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set ...
Russian Government Drafts Roadmap to Regulate, Not Ban Crypto, Report Unveils – Regulation Bitcoin News
A roadmap on cryptocurrencies has been prepared by a number of ministries, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, Russian media reported. The document, which aims to regulate Russia’s crypto...
Brevan Howard Taps Talent From Jump Capital and Gemini for New Crypto Unit
Hedge fund manager Brevan Howard is continuing to ramp up its crypto business, hiring Jump Capital partner Peter Johnson as a portfolio manager and Gemini Trust’s former head of security Cem Paya, acc...
Is a Crypto Winter Coming Our Way? Analysts Weigh In
Bitcoin and several leading digital currencies have experienced heavy price drops in recent days. Many analysts now fear that things are going to get a lot worse, and that a crypto winter may potentia...
LeBron James and Crypto.com team up for blockchain education initiative
In a press release published Friday, three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will partner with digital currency exchange Crypto.com to support educational and workforce dev...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 28, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava. Today’s Stories: Bitcoin Worth $670M Leaves Centralized Exchanges After Hawkish Fed Comments Goldman: Bitcoin, Altcoins to Become More Correlated With Traditio...
Weekly NFT Sales Drop 13% While Crypto Prices Rebound From Market Rout – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Last week, non-fungible token (NFT) sales remained unscathed while crypto asset spot markets were dismal. However, a week later, NFT sales have dropped 13% to $800 million in sales over the last seven...
Opinion: Warren Buffett is teaching meme-stock players and crypto traders some hard lessons about why market fundamentals still apply
In early 2021, age-old investing principles of business valuation were declared passe by meme-stock buyers, SPAC enthusiasts, and crypto-traders. A new generation of market players declared that Warre...