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Shortly after the oldest US-based bank entered the cryptocurrency space, so has done the second-oldest – State Street Corporation. The banking giant with $3 trillion in assets under management will allow the London-based Puremarkets to use its Currenex platform for digital asset trading.  Launched by Puremarkets Ltd., Pure Digital is advertised as an “interbank marketplace for cryptocurrency price discovery and exchange of wholesale risk.”   According to an announcement from...

Jason William Siesser, a Missouri man, tried to buy a hazardous chemical weapon on the dark web paying for it with bitcoin. He told the potential seller that he intended to use it soon, thus killing up to 300 people. Another Purchase on the Dark Web via Bitcoin A recent example of using the primary cryptocurrency as a payment option comes from Missouri, where a man tried to buy a deadly chemical weapon on the dark web. According to federal authorities, 46-year old Jason...

Sweden’s plans to create a central bank digital currency might be more complicated than initially thought according to a new study published by the nation’s central bank. It estimated that the Scandinavian country could delay the release of the e-krona until 2026. How Does a Cashless Future Look Like? The Riksbank published the results of the first phase of a pilot project exploring an eventual post-cash era and its consequences. The simulation showed that the rapid speed at...

Cryptocurrency regulations across different countries continue to be a hot topic, and Spain is the latest to join in. The nation’s watchdog has asked industry participants, investors, and consumers for their opinion, and they have until April 16th to respond. Spain’s Regulator Looks for Crypto Legislation According to a report from La Informacion, The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), Spain’s watchdog overseeing the securities markets, has initiated the first...

A week prior to its direct listing on NASDAQ, Coinbase has posted preliminary Q1 data indicating a massive increase in its userbase and revenue. The trading volume has increased by nearly 300%, the revenue is about $1.8 billion, and more than 11% of all crypto assets are stored on the platform. Coinbase’s Record-Breaking Q1 The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange published its Q1 results yesterday, showing a substantial growth in every area compared to previous...

The existing regulatory framework around cryptocurrency restricts Goldman Sachs from implementing its projects covering digital currencies, said the bank’s CEO, David Solomon. He added that customer demand has skyrocketed in recent months, which is the reason behind GS’s proactive crypto approach. US Rules Bring Challenges for Institutions Engaging with BTC Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a giant US multinational investment bank that has displayed a somewhat controversial...

The bears had the upper hand in today’s trading session as markets are red across the board. Bitcoin’s price dipped to $55,600, causing a serious number of liquidated long positions. Bitcoin’s price took a turn for the worst today and declined from an intraday high of around $58,600 to a low of $55,600, losing $3,000 from its dollar value. At the time of this writing, the price hovers indecisively around $56,000. BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThe entire cryptocurrency market...

One of the most successful sportspersons, Tom Brady, looks to take advantage of the growing mania of non-fungible tokens. The legendary quarterback has announced intentions to release his own NFT platform called Autograph.  The 43-year-old Brady is arguable the most successful American football player with a mind-blowing record as a seven-time Super Bowl champion.  According to a CNN coverage, the quarterback has set his sights on perhaps the most quickly growing in...

After releasing physically-backed exchange-traded products tracking the performance of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) earlier this year, CoinShares has expanded its portfolio with the addition of a Litecoin ETP. Litecoin ETP Arrives from CoinShares According to an announcement from April 6th, CoinShares has released another exchange-traded product tracking the performance of a cryptocurrency asset called CoinShares Physical Litecoin. The company revealed that the base fee...

As nations are dabbling with establishing legislative frameworks on the cryptocurrency industry, several giants have formed a coalition to lobby policy makers and conduct researches to ensure the proper implementation of such rules.  According to a Wall Street Journal coverage from today, the prominent names to participate in the new initiative are the mutual fund behemoth Fidelity Investments, the financial service provider Square, the crypto-focused investment company...