Russian politicians suggest fines and prison terms of up to 7 years for illegal issuance and use of cryptocurrencies. Russian lawmakers have suggested punishments of up to 2 million rubles ($27,800) and seven years in prison for illegal turnover of digital assets and cryptocurrencies. As reported by the Russian business channel, RBC, the draft amendments […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain.com follows Binance in listing the Russian ruble, while local government considers strict regulations for the industry. Blockchain.com, a major cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain data provider, plans to support Russia’s national currency, the ruble (RUB). Although some big exchanges like Binance have introduced the Russian ruble, there is still no law authorizing circulation of crypto […]
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Binance’s new Chinese website gets an approval from the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and owner of crypto pricing website CoinMarketCap, is getting closer to one of the most crypto-sceptical jurisdictions in the world, China. After leaving the country amid a nation-wide crypto ban in 2017, Binance […]
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Bitcoin price charts hint at an exciting breakout, Telegram officially ditches TON, and why Trump could be the next victim of the REvil ransomware group. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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Amid the COVID-19 slowdown, institution-facing liquidity aggregator FalconX has raised $17 million from top VCs in the crypto space. Institution-facing liquidity aggregator, FalconX, has announced a $17 million fundraising round including participation from Coinbase Ventures, Accel, and a venture capital firm associated with FMR LLC — the parent company of Fidelity Investments. FalconX will use […]
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Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo will provide its services to Indian exchange CoinCDX, offering secure storage and partial insurance for assets traded on the platform. Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo will provide its services to Indian exchange CoinCDX, offering secure storage and partial insurance for assets traded on the platform. BitGo — a United States-based firm that claims to […]
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A recent play sees international fiat digital asset exchange, OKCoin, bringing top brass from Blockchain.com and Coinbase to its front office. Global crypto exchange, OKCoin, has added two new members to its top bass — Haider Rafique, Blockchain.com’s former head of growth, and Megan Monroe-Coleman, Coinbase’s previous compliance executive. Megan Monroe-Coleman comes on board as […]
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As the halving approaches, miners in Europe face a serious challenge: Can they survive the event, and will the industry thrive post-halving? As the Bitcoin halving approaches, miners across the world have been forced to make adjustments in order to adapt. The halving will see Bitcoin’s (BTC) production cost double overnight, but luckily the cryptocurrency […]
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Regulation is one of the biggest hurdles for crypto in India as exchanges continue the legal battle to establish a clear framework. It was early in March when India’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict on a landmark case that promised a new era for crypto in India. The Supreme Court moved to lift the […]
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Telegram founder says that the U.S. is no longer an attractive place for tech entrepreneurs. In a May 7 post, Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, calls the U.S. a “police state” and discourages entrepreneurs from moving their businesses to Silicon Valley. Perhaps exhausted by the legal battles around Telegram’s beleaguered token offering, Durov, berates the U.S. […]
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