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Amid international crises and a shaky crypto market, debates rage on about what role Bitcoin actually serves as an investment. Is it digital gold, or just another risk asset? In a recent tweet, Ki Young Ju –  CEO of crypto market analytics firm CryptoQuant – weighed in on the matter. He believes that as long as institutions like MicroStrategy continue buying Bitcoin, the asset’s “digital gold” narrative continues to apply. Knowing Bitcoin’s Fundamentals Ju offered his...

Chinese courts will now issue jail sentences if individuals engage in fundraising activities via crypto from the public. New Guideline: Crypto Fundraising, A Punishable Offence After an intense crackdown on trading and mining, China is taking its anti-crypto stance to another level. For the first time, the Chinese Supreme People’s Court has announced amending the interpretation of the nation’s Criminal Law to make public fundraising through “virtual currency” illegal....

Putin’s “special military operation” caused major financial uncertainty in Ukraine. To bring more clarity to the situation, the National Bank of Ukraine informed that local monetary institutions will suspend the issuance and distribution of electronic money. Ukraine’s Central Bank Introduces Its Policies It is safe to say that Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is the top news today (February 24). As Russian troops are heading towards the biggest cities of their neighbor,...

Yesterday saw one of the most highly-anticipated collections of non-fungible tokens go through its public sale. As expected, the event was heavily populated by bots, and one of them managed to mint 950 tubby cats, spending 200 ETH in gas in the process. Explaining Tubby Cats Tubby Cats is a collection of 20,000 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that went through its whitelist and public mint over the course of this week. In a bid to incentivize decentralized ownership of the...

The past couple of months have been challenging in the cryptocurrency market as many coins, including Bitcoin, lost substantial chunks of their dollar value. While the primary cryptocurrency is down about 50% since its November all-time high, many altcoins are crashing harder. This became even more pronounced in the context of the tensions between Ukraine and Russia, which ultimately resulted in a war between both countries. Altcoins Crash, BTC Dominance on the Rise Bitcoin’s...

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy discovered and halted the operations of 13 illegal digital asset mining farms. Those were collectively using an electricity capacity of over 200 megawatts. War on Illegal Miners The central Asian country was torn by protests at the beginning of 2022 when thousands of residents occupied the streets to fight against the surging electricity prices. Shortly after that unrest, Kazakhstan’s government vowed to crack down on unauthorized...

The leading British financial markets infrastructure – London Stock Exchange Group – will acquire the trading tech solutions provider TORA for $325 million. The initiative aims to strengthen LSEG’s presence in the cryptocurrency sector. London Stock Exchange Dives Deeper According to a recent announcement, the London Stock Exchange Group will pay $325 million in an all-cash transaction to acquire TORA. Upon completing the settlement, the latter will sit within LSEG’s Data...

As part of the partnership, NEAR users will be benefitted the full visibility of the blockchain across Elliptic’s wide range of product offerings. The focus will also be to improve security and on-chain forensics while letting users explore Web 3. Elliptic-NEAR Partnership The official announcement regarding the partnership revealed that the deal means both the NEAR blockchain and its native asset, NEAR, will have access to Elliptic’s analytics and financial crime tracking...

The ASCI said that the guidelines will be enforced from April 1, 2022, and advertisers must ensure that their previous ads don’t appear in the public domain without the new disclaimer. Ads Must Have a Disclaimer The local watchdog asked in the guidelines that crypto ads display a disclaimer that these “unregulated” products can be “highly risky” as there can be no regulatory recourse in case of any loss.  “Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky....

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently flagged Brian Armstrong and Jesse Powell – CEOs of Coinbase and Kraken respectively – for tweets surrounding Canada’s freedom convoy protests. Each has been accused of offering advice on how to evade national financial emergency restrictions through the use of self-custodial crypto wallets. Crypto CEOs Against Canada’s Government According to a report from The Logic, Kristen Rose – the OSC’s manager of public affairs – said the...