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The long wait is over. Bitcoin has finally managed to peak above the coveted $20,000 and setting a brand new all-time high. Apart from a brief period back in 2017 on one particular exchange, the coin hasn’t traded above this level throughout its history.Bitcoin Jumps Above $20,000 Setting New ATHTo say that the last couple of months have been exciting for Bitcoin aficionados would be an understatement. The primary cryptocurrency went on a streak, increasing tremendously, dragging the entire...

In an effort to reinforce its foothold in the cryptocurrency industry, Japanese financial behemoth SBI Holdings, through its subsidiary SBI Financial Services, has acquired UK-based crypto trading company B2C2 for an undisclosed sum. The development comes six months after SBI signed a strategic partnership with the firm. According to reports at the time, SBI purchased a $30 million minority stake at the firm as a first leap into future cooperation.B2C2 was established in 2015 as a crypto...

After a threat of a lawsuit for displaying Bitcoin scams, The Guardian Australia launched an investigation to determine the nature of the increasing number of similar fraudulent activities. It concluded that there’s a group of fraudsters operating a massive global enterprise based in Moscow, Russia.Global BTC Scam Organization RevealedCryptoPotato reported in early October that the giant news media displayed a number of false Bitcoin advertisements that impersonated famous individuals. The...

If you don’t have anything better to do during the holidays, and you’ve thought about wandering around the beautiful grounds of porn sites, you might want to become a bitcoiner.Recently, Visa and Mastercard —the two leading credit card companies in the world— revoked support for payment to Pornhub, after an investigation by The New York Times revealed that the website was being used as a kind of underground repository for videos of non-consensual, violent sex and even child pornography.The...

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and Microsoft have extended the latter’s blockchain service for gaming rights and royalties management to offer a financial system of record ranging from contract productions to settlements and reconciliations.More Functionalities For Gaming PartnersThe expanded blockchain functions will allow Microsoft’s Xbox video gaming partners and its network of content creators, including musicians, artists, writers, and more, to gain more “visibility into tracking, management...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has expanded its partnership with the blockchain-based provider of sports and entertainment entities, Chiliz. The first direct result of this will be the distribution of Juventus and PSG Fan Tokens through Binance Launchpool.Binance Doubles-Down On ChilizThe Malta-based giant trading venue announced the new endeavor in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. According to it, as an early investor in Chiliz, the company has decided to allocate...

One of the leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges BitMEX has announced the completion of a significant upgrade on its custody system to improve transactions. The update will allow BitMEX to use Bitcoin Core to track users’ BTC deposits and withdrawals, the company said. Important UpdatesSince Bitcoin Core ZeroMQ notifications trigger the new architecture, deposits will be credited within a minute of the block confirmation, considerably quicker than before.According to the announcement,...

The world of decentralized finance continues to amaze. Roughly around 12 hours ago, someone bid almost $800,000 for a collection of nun-fungible tokens (NFT) in what seems to be the most expensive purchase of digital art in the cryptocurrency industry.$800,000 Paid for NFT Digital Art CollectionMike Winklemann is a graphic designer from Charleston, USA, who uses the artistic pseudonym Beeple. His work spans a broader field and includes short films, VR and AR work, as well as Creative Commons...

Jim Cramer, the host of the financial TV show Mad Money, has recently increased his bitcoin position by buying “nicely from the top.” He also advised investors who want to enter the BTC market to do it with caution and be aware of the asset’s notorious volatility.Cramer Doubles-down on BitcoinThe popular TV host changed his mind on bitcoin earlier this year, as he admitted on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast. He asserted that the actions undertaken by the US Federal Reserve during the COVID-19...

CoinShares data reaffirms the narrative that institutional investors continue to allocate considerable amounts into cryptocurrency assets. Last week was the second-highest seven-day period with nearly $430 million inserted in the crypto market, driving the assets under management to an all-time high of $15 billion.Record-Breaking Weeks For Institutional Money In CryptoBy citing data from the digital asset manager CoinShares, Reuters reported the significant growth of institutional money...