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Illinois will soon become the 3rd state in the U.S. to pass legislation that would favor Bitcoin with a new digital asset charter, which will be granted to a special purpose trust company instead of a traditional bank. Announced by crypto-advocate and Wall Street Veteran Caitlin Long, Illinois will be the third state, followed by Nebraska and Wyoming, to embrace cryptocurrencies as part of their plans to explore emerging financial technologies. ILLINOIS abt to be 3rd US...

Mark Bristow, the CEO of the gold mining company Barrick Gold, criticized the cryptocurrency space following the latest substantial price crash. He asserted that no one can just print gold, which was not the case with digital assets, and questioned their store of value status Crypto No Better Store of Value Than Gold Founded in 1983, Barrick Gold Corporation is a large mining organization producing gold and copper with over a dozen operating sites in 13 countries. Speaking to...

Crypto exchanges FTX and BitMEX pledged to become carbon neutral. They will start the process with considerable donations to balance emissions. The Musk Effect Following the environmental debates which Elon Musk caused with his tweets earlier this week, two of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges announced they would become carbon neutral. The San Fransisco-based trading venue – FTX – revealed its commitment to implement the inovation. In a recent tweet, it reminded that...

Goldman Sachs, one of the most important banks in the United States -and the whole world- released a report on cryptocurrencies, and its content is quite promising for the ecosystem. The report “Crypto, a new asset class” is not yet available to the general public. Still, it has already been shared on social networks by investors with early access to these investigations. Alex Krüger, founder of asset management firm Aike Capital and active Crypto Twitter commentator, shared...

Tesla’s electric vehicle competitor Fisker Automotive has no plans to interact with bitcoin, said the company’s CEO, Henrik Fisker. During a recent interview, the executive also touched upon the growing environmental concerns and called BTC “not a sustainable solution.” Fisker Won’t Get Involved With Bitcoin Although Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, caused massive turbulence in the markets most recently, the electric vehicle maker is actually one of the largest BTC holders....

Volatility could be scary for some BTC investors, but it’s the price to pay for overperforming the S&P index 10x over a decade, said MicroStrategy’s CEO, Michael Saylor. He also described Elon Musk as “enthusiastic” about the bitcoin space following the latest criticism from Tesla’s CEO. Speaking on the enhanced volatility that bitcoin faced in the past week or so, Saylor joined others indicating that such dramatic fluctuations could be expected to some extent in the...

In yet another comment on the overall cryptocurrency industry, Elon Musk reaffirmed that he supports it over the existing fiat system. Elon Musk, one of the richest men on the planet and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, once again caused a Tweetstorm after saying that he supports crypto over fiat. The true battle is between fiat & crypto. On balance, I support the latter. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 22, 2021 Despite his Tweet being short and without any arguments, it...

The Iranian government enlisted intelligence officers with the task of cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency miners. This unprecedented move aims to solve the nation’s concerns with rising electricity consumption. The Government vs. Illegal Crypto Miners The Iranian authorities seem determined to solve their issues with illicit crypto mining. Bloomberg reported that the Ministry of Intelligence helped set up committees across the Asian country to detect and seize computer...

It appears that Chinese authorities are doubling down on their reiterations of the previous crackdown on cryptocurrencies. The latest stark warning comes from the State Council of China. According to a report issued today, the Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council of China held a meeting, pointing out that “the financial system resolutely implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, increased...

Tom Tugendhat, a member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, urged the nation towards implementing more innovations in its financial sphere. Interestingly, he also outlined the growth of the cryptocurrency sector and hinted he was more bullish on ether rather than bitcoin. UK Member of Parliament Bullish on ETH Tugendhat is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee since 2017. He has also been a member of the UK...