An evolving list of finance policies and practices suspended due to Coronavirus and their meaning for cryptocurrencies. By this point, everyone knows that Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has wreaked havoc on the world economy. The ongoing pandemic On March 13, crypto markets saw an unprecedented collapse alongside the worst day in the traditional markets […]
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Spain’s National Securities Market Commission has halted short selling in an effort to protect local stocks from the recession caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has halted short selling in an effort to secure local stocks from the recession caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The ban will last one month, […]
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Data companies are bringing transparency and accountability to the crypto market, making way for institutional investments. On Feb. 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the rejection of yet another ETF submission from Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based investment firm, citing a lack of resistance to market manipulation and fraudulent activity. The filing stated that […]
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Check the bad crypto news of the past week. Bitcoin has been on a downward streak for the last week, down around 15 percent over the last seven days. That’s bad but it could be worse. You might have put your money in stocks. Some people, though, remain optimistic. RT’s Max Keiser predicts that the […]
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among attendees of the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris earlier this month has jumped to seven. The number of attendees of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) conference in Paris to contract coronavirus has now increased to seven — highlighting the urgent need for attendees to get tested for COVID-19. […]
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As Bitcoin plunges close to its lowest levels since 2018, many are convinced that BTC is heavily interlinked with traditional markets. Since coming to power back in 2016, President Trump seemed to have reinvigorated the United States stock market after it showed signs of slowing down throughout the first half of the previous decade. Just […]
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U.S. ISIS supporter gets 13-year sentence for funding the terrorist organization using cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin back in 2017. A United States federal court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 13 years in jail for laundering money for ISIS using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Per a Department of Justice announcement on March 13, Zoobia Shahnaz of […]
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Major crypto and blockchain-focused event, Consensus, will not be hosting a conference in New York in 2020. Consensus, a major global cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused event, is another industry conference that had to change its plans due to intensifying coronavirus fears. In line with the increasing number of industry events being delayed or canceled in response […]
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The NYDFS has sent a letter to all regulated institutions engaged in crypto-related activities, asking them to submit detailed plans for weathering the coronavirus crisis. New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. “The only analogy is war,” he said — and the consequences […]
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Following Bitcoin’s flash crash, the world-famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is considering buying the dip. Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) flash crash, the world-famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is considering buying the dip. In a tweet posted on March 13, Snowden — famous for disclosing top-secret documents that revealed the extent of American and British global surveillance operations — […]
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