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Leading US cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, Gemini Trust Company, has taken a strategic step to provide robust coverage for the cryptocurrencies in its custody.Gemini Takes An Extra StepOwned by the Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, the exchange announced Thursday that it had launched its captive insurance firm, Nakamoto Ltd., to secure Gemini Custody, the company’s arm that stores customer’s digital assets, against theft.This development now allows Gemini’s customers to purchase...

The YouTube cryptocurrency purge was a hot topic in the last days of 2019, but it seems that it may not be over. Another prominent cryptocurrency YouTuber has bemoaned that he received a strike on a recent live stream video and is unable to upload new content.YouTube Purge Not Really Over?During Christmas time last year, YouTube became the most talked-about topic within the crypto community. The Google-owned content sharing platform began giving strikes, removing videos, and even deleting...

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb, has filed a complaint with the Tax Tribunal against the National Tax Service (NTS). The company wants the Tribunal to nullify a tax for nearly $70 million, which was previously imposed by the NTS on its customers.Bithumb Fires BackAt the end of 2019, NTS imposed $69.3 million of withholding tax on the exchange’s foreign customers, according to a report. At the time, this was the first confirmed case where the Korean government has...

According to recent buzz on Twitter, one of the biggest names in the crypto-industry, Michael Novogratz, is speaking up and questioning the biggest price shift made by altcoins yet this year, raising a red flag for crypto-enthusiasts everywhere.Michael Novogratz is the CEO of U.S.-based Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, a limited partner of Galaxy Digital LP, a merchant banking institution focused on digital assets and blockchain technology.The crypto mogul recently spoke out via tweet about this...

The situation in Lebanon just got intense as the Western Asian country is currently facing what appears to be its worst economic crisis since the end of its civil war in 1990.Reports from international news media, France 24, today revealed that angry protesters launched a night-time attack on several banks in the Beirut, the capital city and commercial hub of Lebanon, after a brief lull in the past weeks.The demonstrators were fiercer in their renewed rallies as they attacked the district of...

During yesterday’s turbulent price movements, most cryptocurrency exchanges recorded notable 24-hour Bitcoin on-chain flows. The Chinese-based Huobi stands above all in terms of inflow with $157M and only $78M out.Huobi’s Impressive 24H InflowsThe popular monitoring resource, TokenAnalyst, examined the 24-hour Bitcoin on-chain inflows and outflows of eight of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the report, Huobi’s inflow outperforms dramatically every other exchange and is...

The majority of voters in a recent poll think that Bitcoin will surpass its all-time high of $20,000 in 2020. This comes just one day after an impressive price surge of almost 8%, confirming the generally positive sentiment in the community.2020 – A New BTC ATH?The cryptocurrency market experienced a serious price increase yesterday, as the total market cap surged by nearly 10%. Bitcoin was among the leaders in the move, recording a 7.5% gain throughout the day that took it from $8,100 to...

It appears that the cryptocurrency community won’t be seeing an SEC Bitcoin ETF yet again, as Bitwise has withdrawn its application which was filed in January 2019. According to the official note, the move is largely due to the public interest and pursuant to existing regulations.Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF ApplicationA lot of people from the cryptocurrency community seem to believe that a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund will send the cryptocurrency to new all-time highs.However, so far, all...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp and California-based Silvergate Bank have partnered up to launch a new Bitcoin leverage trading product. It would allow institutional investors to trade with leverage collateralized by Bitcoin and held on the exchange.SEN Leverage By Bitstamp And Silvergate BankThe Luxemburg-based cryptocurrency exchange recently announced its involvement with Silvergate Bank’s new product – SEN Leverage. Investors will have the option to obtain USD loans...

Bitcoin set the stage for an impressive price increase throughout the whole market with a positive run to over $8,800 at one point. Amid all this, the popular transaction monitoring resource, Whale Alert, detected a $1 billion transaction carried out with BTC.$1 Billion Transferred For $80The last 24 hours have been nothing short than impressing in the market. The largest crypto was trading at around $8,100 before it skyrocketed to $8,850 on Bitstamp in just several hours. Even though it has...