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Every day an increasing number of countries turn their back on Binance, sending warnings to their users, letting them know that if they use the exchange, they are basically on their own in case of any inconvenience. A few hours ago, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa issued a Press Release stating that Binance was not authorized to operate in the country. The regulatory body assures that the company does not have the necessary registration to offer...

Tezos, the blockchain platform of decentralized governance, will be launching a suite of lending and yield products with the leading DeFi platform EQIFI, providing support for the Tezos blockchain ecosystem. Why EQIFI Chose Tezos According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, EQIFI favors Tezos for its time-tested on-chain governance, its proof of stake consensus mechanism, and its community of developers and innovators. For EQIFI, this partnership cements them as the...

Arise Coin was a crypto business that allegedly cheated investors out of as much as $4 million. Now, it appears the founder – a 33-year-old man named Jared Rice, Sr. – has been found guilty of masterminding the company. He has been sentenced to serve five years in prison and must also pay more than $4 million in restitution. Jared Rice Will Serve Time and Pay Penalties The sentence was handed down by US District Judge Ed Kinkeade in late August. Upon pleading guilty to...

A new study suggests that bitcoin and cryptocurrency have grown like crazy. They are part of a big industry that is seeing many investors, analysts and individuals stepping in and desiring to take advantage of the many benefits. There just seems to be a big problem: the crypto space is allegedly dominated by men, while women are struggling to keep up. Women Aren’t As Active in Crypto as Men Per a new study conducted by CNBC, Momentive, and other partners, it appears that...

The legal case between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the blockchain company Ripple Labs continues to intensify and this time, the regulator has been granted access to the payment processor’s employee Stack communications. A Win for the SEC As reported by Law360, the SEC earned the discovery win after US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ordered Ripple to give the regulator access to more than one million Slack messages that were previously...

This week saw Bitcoin’s price surging past $50,000 on a few occasions, while altcoins have been charting double-digit gains all along. Let’s start with BTC. The primary cryptocurrency is up about 7% over the past seven days, and it’s currently sitting above the coveted $50K mark. However, it took it a few attempts to go there, and we need to see today’s daily candle close above it for further validation of the bullish continuation. Towards last weekend, Bitcoin attempted to...

Two siblings have learned a lot about bitcoin mining over the past few months and are now putting their knowledge to good use. 14-year-old Ishaan Thakur and his nine-year-old sister Aanya have apparently been earning more than $30,000 per month mining the world’s number one digital currency. Ishaan and Aanya Have Become Mining Moguls In a recent interview, Ishaan states: We started because we wanted to learn something new about technology – and also make some money along...

Akon, the Senegalese-American R&B superstar, singer, songwriter, and record producer from New Jersey has released a video voicing his support for Polker.game – an up-and-coming Play-to-Earn NFT poker-style game. Polker must have made a real impression on the star for him to voice such a positive opinion. Akon rose to fame in 2004 after the release of his album ‘Locked Up’ and is perhaps most famous for his hit single ‘Smack That’ featuring Eminem. Akon was even...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] The next set of awards are already awaiting some lucky users on the PrimeXBT exchange. The platform has launched a new giveaway, in which it will provide $20,000 in bitcoin. Those who plan to participate in the promotion have to complete a few easy steps to make sure their registrations go through. Firstly, they need to have an active and open account at PrimeXBT. If they don’t as of now, they can still register for free on the...

Ethereum Ethereum is up by a very solid 27% over the past week of trading as the cryptocurrency makes its way back to the $4000 level. The cryptocurrency was trading inside an ascending triangle pattern since hitting resistance at $3350 (bearish .618 Fib) earlier in August. On Tuesday, ETH finally surged beyond $3350 to reach $3400. It continued higher throughout the week and continued to surge today to reach the current $3975 resistance (1.272 Fib Extension). Looking ahead,...