Maxime Bernier – leader of the fast-growing “People’s Party” of Canada, has confirmed that he supports the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency space just a week prior to a federal election in the country. Bitcoin: A Counter to Central Banking Bernier revealed his opinion for Bitcoin in a tweet earlier this week, after many had asked him whether he supported the asset and any of the alternative coins. “Of course I do,” he replied. “I hate how central banks are destroying our money and...
Read More »Over $1B Worth of ETH Burned in the Aftermath of Ethereum’s London Upgrade
Following the implementation of the long-anticipated Ethereum’s London hard fork on August 5, 2021, fresh data shows that more than a billion dollars worth of ETH has become unusable through a burn mechanism. Over 300k ETH Burned According to Dune Analytics, a total of 303,681.05 Ether, which is worth $1.032 billion at the time of writing, that was originally designed to be rewarded to miners as part of fees, has been burned in less than two months since the last network...
Read More »South Korea to Delay Cryptocurrency Taxation Laws: Report
The ruling Democratic Party of South Korea intends to delay the upcoming taxation policy of digital assets. According to the officials, taxing bitcoin and altcoin investors still lacks proper infrastructure. Delaying The Crypto Taxation The Democratic Party of South Korea has objections in regards to the upcoming law that plans to start taxing gains made from cryptocurrency investments. According to a recent report, they have even passed a bill that could suspend the...
Read More »Financial Institutions Are Coming Big Time for Bitcoin and Crypto, Says Binance CEO
Changpeng Zhao – Chief Executive Officer at Binance – opined that a growing number of traditional monetary institutions had turned their sight into cryptocurrencies recently, especially bitcoin. He also mentioned that the trading platform would change its structure to comply with the regulatory requirements. Financial Institutions Are Flocking into BTC In a recent interview for The South China Morning Post, Changpeng Zhao – Founder and CEO of Binance – shared his views on the...
Read More »Venture Firm Raises $350 Million to Double Down on Its Cryptocurrency Involvement
Jump Capital – a Chigaco-based venture capital firm – decided to expand its cryptocurrency engagement by closing its latest fund at $350 million. The company has made 30 investments in the digital asset space in 2021 alone. Jump Capital’s Seventh Fundraise The American venture capital firm – Jump Capital – closed its largest fundraising round to date – $350 million. By doing so, the company intends to invest in cryptocurrency sectors like Web 3.0, DeFi, and blockchain and...
Read More »Fidelity Urges The SEC to Greenlight Its Bitcoin ETF Application
The American financial services corporation – Fidelity Investments – urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. According to the company, the regulator should allow the initiative as investors’ demand for digital assets has significantly increased recently. Looking for The SEC’s Approval According to a recent filing, the multinational investment management giant – Fidelity Investments – pressured the U.S. Securities...
Read More »Despite The Pressure from Coinbase, Estonia Would Not Open Its Doors for Bitcoin Yet
The Prime Minister of Estonia – Kaja Kallas – opined that the country should be very cautious about employing cryptocurrencies in its economic system. She added that even one of the leading digital asset exchanges – Coinbase – urged the government of the small Baltic nation to make Bitcoin legal tender. As of the moment, though, Kallas does not feel “positive about this.” Following El Salvador’s Move Is Not on The Horizon The recently elected Prime Minister of Estonia – Kaja...
Read More »Ray Dalio: If Bitcoin Succeeds, Regulators and Governments Will Try to Kill It
If the primary cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption continues and the asset succeeds, regulators and governments will kill its progress, said Ray Dalio. At the same time, he believes most bigger countries, like China and India, have already started trying to do so. Speaking to CNBC on September 15th, the founder of Bridgewater admitted once again that he had allocated a certain amount of his portfolio in bitcoin. This comes even after spending years bashing the cryptocurrency...
Read More »Coinseed Ordered to Halt Its ‘Illegal And Fraudulent Operations’ Related to Dogecoin
The New York Attorney General (NYAG) – Letitia James – won the case against the cryptocurrency trading venue Coinseed. Following the court decision, the platform must shut down after it defrauded its customers by converting their funds into Dogecoin (DOGE) without permission. NYAG Scores a Victory against Coinseed According to a recent press release, Letitia James – New York Attorney General – won a court order against the digital asset exchange Coinseed and its Chief...
Read More »Grayscale and iCapital Form Partnership to Facilitate Crypto Investment for Advisors
Grayscale – the world’s largest digital asset fund based in the United States – has recently partnered with fintech investment platform iCapital to provide cryptocurrency investment strategy to the latter’s 6,700+ clients. Crypto Exposure for Wealthy Clients As reported by Globe News Wire, the partnership will be pairing iCapital’s technology and investment capabilities with Grayscale’s expertise in the cryptocurrency space. Together, iCapital will provide access to...
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