Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
California-based venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, is doubling down on its bullish stance in the digital currency ecosystem with the launch of a $500 to $600 million investment dubbed the Sequoia Capital Fund.
As by the company, the establish...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
In a  sent to members of Congress, Gary Gensler, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), promised to give âcareful considerationâ about spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Products (ETPs).Â
Recalled that two Congressmen, To...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Colorado State Governor Jared Polis has revealed that it plans to let its residents pay their taxes in digital currencies as early as this summer.
Speaking in an with CNBC, the governor said the state does not intend to keep or HODL any of the dig...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The new national cryptocurrency enforcement team will be led by a prosecutor in charge of the case  Russian hackers, the U.S. Department of Justice said, also adding that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will launch a unit for blockchain an...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
To protect the blockchain networks from eavesdropping and quantum computing attacks, JP Morgan Chase, Ciena, and Toshiba have shown the feasibility of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system in groundbreaking research.Â
In a , the research team dis...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
In a bid to become a global crypto hub, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is gearing up to issue federal licenses to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of Q1 2022.Â
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is finalizing the amend...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
A week-long event, set for March 7-10, 2022, will cover how paradigm-shifting technologies revolutionize and scale in industries like finance, art, cybersecurity, media and investment.
Organized by NexChange Group, will run from 7th to 10th of Marc...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
After Bitcoin tipping on its platform in September 2021, Twitter has stretched its hands by adding Ethereum to the mix.Â
Through a tweet, Twitter :
âHave you set up Tips on your profile yet so it's easy for people to show their support? Yes:...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Annual inflation rates have been going through the roof in Argentina by surging more than 50%. Argentinians, therefore, have resorted to transacting in to tame runaway prices.
Lemon Cash, a crypto exchange, is aiding in these efforts by offering B...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Digital asset company Castle Island Ventures completed the largest financing in history, up to $250 million to invest in startups focused on building currency networks, financial services and Internet architecture, such as web3.
Castle Island Ventu...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has asked several Canadian cryptocurrency exchanges to block transactions on 34 crypto wallets related to the truckersâ âFreedom Fleetâ protest, according to the Financial Post .
Truckers began protesting on Januar...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has asked several Canadian cryptocurrency exchanges to block transactions on 34 crypto wallets related to the truckersâ âFreedom Fleetâ protest, according to the Financial Post .
Truckers began protesting on Januar...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that cryptocurrencies should not be banned as by the central bank, but instead, the government should fix the ongoing crypto regulation predicament.
The ban proposed by the Bank of Russia stated that cr...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The United Kingdomâs Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared its concerns about the recent partnership between Binance Exchange and Paysafe, a London-based multinational online payments company.
As  by The Telegraph, Binance has informed its...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Fireblocks, a digital asset custody, transfer, and settlement platform, has its acquisition of First Digital, which is a , and digital asset payments technology platform, in a deal whose financial detail was not revealed.Â
As the company unveiled,...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Following a 3-year deal, Singapore-based crypto assets trading platform Bybit has become the Principal Team Partner for Oracle Red Bull Racing, one of the most successful Formula 1 teams.
As by Red Bull, the deal is worth $50 million annually and...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Regulators need to prepare  in advance to bring the crypto market to obey rules and regulations, as risks from the sector could grow quickly, a risk monitoring watchdog for the G20 economies said.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said that altho...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Ethereum (ETH) capped 2021 on a high with a 399% annual return. This significant run can be linked to the fact that more participants joined the ETH network at a rate of 1.53 million new addresses monthly.
Market insight provider IntoTheBlock :
...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The latest  suggests that cryptocurrency-based crime hit a new all-time high in 2021, with âillicit addresses receiving $14 billion over the year, up from $7.8 billion in 2020,â which amount was doubled to 2020, according to blockchain analytics pla...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that law enforcement can barely keep up with the  of criminal activities in the cryptocurrency sector.
The FBI said that cybercriminals have embraced digital innovations in the cryptocurr...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The worldâs largest public bourse, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), said it filed a trade NFT trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office () on February 10, aiming to enter the world of the NFT market.
According to t...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Coinbase, the largest U.S. , said it launched a pilot program in Mexico on Tuesday, allowing crypto traders in Mexico to cash out cryptocurrencies in Pesos, Reuters .
According to the official coinbase blog, crypto recipients in Mexico can now opt...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree that will allow the free circulation of cryptocurrencies.Â
The Council of Ministers will the order within three months of its publication. However, the move will also  the national cryp...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Fraudsters are becoming sophisticated by the day, with their latest tool being one-time password (OTP) bots used to wipe out cryptocurrency accounts, as by CNBC.
The bots are being sold on Telegram, and they are designed in such a way that investo...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Ethereum wallet Rainbow has raised $18 million in Series A funding.
This investment follows the VC firm announcing a $500 million crypto fund at the beginning of this month.
Rainbow's funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the VC fund set up by Reddit...