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India Should Ban Cryptocurrencies, Says RBI Deputy
India should ban cryptocurrencies as they are related to Ponzi schemes or worse and they pose a threat to financial and macroeconomic stability, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sa...
Winners, News And Notes On February 14, 2022
Brock Lesnar appears live on Raw Credit: WWE.com WWE Raw advertised an appearance from Brock Lesnar, an appearance from Lita, AJ Styles vs. Damian Priest for the WWE United States Championship and an ...
UK’s HMRC Makes the First NFT Seizure in Tax Evasion Scandal
The United Kingdom’s tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have arrested three suspected tax evaders and seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a confiscation that marks the very f...
UK Seizes First NFTs in $2 Million Fraud Crackdown — Arrests 3 People – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.K.’s. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has made its first non-fungible token (NFT) seizure. British authorities also seized some crypto and arrested three people in a fraud case involving 250 all...
ECB Chief Lagarde Says Digital Euro Will Not Replace Cash — But Could Offer Convenient, Cost-Free Means of Payment – Regulation Bitcoin News
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says that a digital euro will not replace cash but would complement it. “A digital euro would give you an additional choice about h...
Crypto Lending Platform Charged — Blockfi Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Penalties – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged cryptocurrency lending platform Blockfi in a first-of-its-kind action. The crypto lender has agreed to pay $100 million to settle the char...
Monero Supporters Beg XMR Miners to Boycott Mining Pool Capturing 44% of the Network Hashrate – Mining Bitcoin News
Reports indicate that the Monero community is upset about a specific mining pool that currently commands 44% of the network’s hashrate. Supporters are asking mining participants to leave a mining pool...
MINA Monday’s Big Gainer, CRO Lower Despite Crypto.com’s LeBron Ad – Market Updates Bitcoin News
In what has been a volatile day of trading, MINA is one of the biggest gainers in crypto to start the week. In addition to this, crypto.com coin (CRO) was in the red, despite pulling out all the stops...
BTC Liquidity Tightens as Bitcoin Held by Exchanges Hits 6-Month Low – Bitcoin News
While the price of bitcoin is 38% lower than its $69K price high three months ago, the amount of bitcoin on exchanges is at its lowest figure since April 2021. At the end of July last year, there was ...
Bitcoin Hashrate Surges Tapping Lifetime High, Foundry Commands Top Mining Pool Rank for 30 Days – Mining Bitcoin News
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has tapped another all-time high (ATH) in 2022, reaching 246 exahash per second (EH/s) on February 12. After the network reached an ATH on January 15, ...
BTC, ETH Prices Volatile Following Super Bowl – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrencies were initially in the red to start the week, despite several crypto firms securing lucrative Super Bowl ad slots. Over 100 million viewers watched the “crypto bowl” advertisements, ho...
Indian Government Consulting With Central Bank RBI on Crypto — ‘There Is Complete Harmony’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Indian government is consulting with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on crypto policies. According to the finance minister, the government and the central bank are in “complete harmony” on crypto ...
NFT News: CryptoPunk #5822 sold for $ 23 millioni
NFT News involves a new record for CryptoPunk #5822 sold for 8000 ETH, the equivalent of $23.3 million to Deepak Thapliyal, CEO of Chain. Not only that, OpenSea’s leading NFT marketplace launched two...
Cent NFT Marketplace Suspends Activity Due to Plagiarism Issues – Bitcoin News
Cent, one of the first marketplaces to allow people to sell tweets as NFTs, has suspended almost all of its activity due to plagiarism-related problems. According to its CEO and co-founder Cameron Hej...
European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year – Finance Bitcoin News
The executive arm of the EU is gearing up to start public consultations on the digital euro project next month. The European Commission will also prepare new legislation to establish the legal basis f...
Cardano to Repeat History ! ADA Price Rally Towards ATH Seems Near – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
The global crypto market, despite the pullback below a $2 Trillion market cap. Is buoyant of the growth metrics and achievements of a number of digital assets from the crypto directory. The recent fea...
‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister – Bitcoin News
According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last yea...
BlockFi to Pay $100M in Settlement to US SEC
BlockFi, an American crypto lending platform, reportedly agreed to a settlement deal with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The settlement as reported by Bloomberg citing peo...
Bahrain Central Bank Completes Cross-Border Transfer Test Using JPMorgan Blockchain – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), working in partnership with Bank ABC, recently announced it had successfully tested the transfer of funds across borders using JPMorgan’s JPM Coin. The test fulfills...
Here’s Why Ethereum is a superior Store of Wealth than Gold !  – Coinpedia – Fintech & Cryptocurreny News Media
After a recent inflow, the worldwide market cap has grown to $1.90 T, despite a 1.16 percent gain in value. Trading volume has decreased by more than 30% since the beginning of the year as the worldwi...
S. Korea Presidential Campaigns Support Crypto as Young Crypto Investors sees Growth
South Korea’s presidential campaigns have all supported cryptocurrencies as there is a growing number of young crypto investors in the country. There are more than 5 million individual crypto accounts...
Ethereum Adoption Continues to Scale Heights
More participants continue joining the Ethereum bandwagon, given that addresses holding 0.1 to 1 ETH hit record highs. Market insight provider IntoTheBlock explained: “Ethereum adoption is not...
Crypto Is No Match for Well-Designed Central Bank Digital Currencies – Regulation Bitcoin News
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says that crypto assets and stablecoins are no match for well-designed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “I...
Netflix to Release Documentary on 2016 Bitfinex Hack
American subscription streaming service and production company, Netflix Inc has announced it is going to release a documentary about the 2016 Bitfinex hack – a financial crime that can earn the ...
Meta Stock Has Never Been Cheaper Since Its 2012 IPO
Text size Meta Platforms, the former Facebook, has a lower price-to-earnings ratio than other Big Tech companies. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Meta Platforms ‘ stock is as cheap now as it has ever...