Tag Archives: Bitcoin News

Dubai – which has grown exponentially over the years as a leading digital currency hub – is expanding its reputation thanks in part to the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the regulatory entity of the region. The organization is now unveiling a new digital currency regime designed to boost crypto-based innovation and regulatory strategies. Dubai Is Growing Its Crypto Friendly Sector The goal is to make the crypto arena in Dubai as transparent as possible...

The Freedom Convoy made headlines earlier in the year when Canada sought to impose COVID vaccine mandates. Comprised of several Canadian truckers and others who refused to give in, the Convoy took issue with what it felt were oppressive politics, and let the world know it wasn’t going to be giving in any time soon. The Freedom Convoy Is Waiting for Its Crypto Funds During that period, many people who sided with the Convoy made the decision to forward digital currency funds to those...

What is a crypto custodian? It’s a company or person hired to protect your digital assets and prevent them from being stolen or falling into the wrong hands, and according to Matt Leitch – a social media marketer at Internet Pulse – the need for crypto custodians is getting stronger each day. Matt Leitch Argues That Crypto Custodians Are Very Necessary As time has gone by, the digital currency market has thrived, but it has also seen its fair share of bad actors. This has left to theft,...

Source Hut – an open-source repository – has stated it’s not going to permit any more projects that delve into the digital currency or blockchain arenas. The idea is that these assets and the technology behind them are too often used for fraudulent means, and the platform doesn’t want its software, its name, or reputation tarnished should illicit actors decide to utilize its services. Source Hut Is Doing Away with Crypto Permissions The decision was made by founder and creator Drew DeVault....

Instagram celebrity Jebara Igbara has pled guilty to running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving bitcoin. Jebara Igbara Guilty of Crypto Ponzi Scheme Igbara – who has amassed several million followers on social media – entered a guilty plea for his alleged crimes and could be sentenced to as many as ten full years in a federal prison. Often going by the name Jay Mazini, Igbara is 27 years of age and has built a reputation for being a generous person. His social pages often feature...

New Jersey wants to turn itself into the most crypto friendly region in America. That’s why it’s introducing the “Digital Assets and Blockchain Regulation” Act, which will permit decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to establish themselves within the state’s borders and issue stock certificates and create tax incentives for digital currency firms. New Jersey Is Establishing New Digital Currency Laws New Jersey has been up and down in its relationship with digital assets. While some...

According to White House officials, bitcoin – though it has its benefits – has increased ransomware cases across the country. The White House Isn’t Confident in BTC A White House spokesperson (who remains anonymous) recently commented in an interview: When bitcoin became more widely used, we saw a huge jump in ransomware because it was a way to move money across borders. It’s a borderless threat, and we [need] to tackle it in a borderless way. The threat has clearly evolved. The government...

What will bring bitcoin back from the brink of disaster? According to famed venture capitalist and digital currency enthusiast Tim Draper, the answer is women. Tim Draper: Women Are the Answer The crypto space has been doing very poorly as of late. The industry has fallen by more than $2 trillion in valuation and some of the largest, mainstream digital assets – including bitcoin – are down by 70 percent or more from their 2021 November highs. It’s an ugly sight to see, and many analysts are...

New York really doesn’t care about cryptocurrency, and the re-election of Governor Kathy Hochul is proof of this. New York Just Doesn’t Get It During this year’s midterm elections, Hochul ran against Lee Zeldin, who arguably had one of the most competitive republican campaigns in the Empire State in years. Right now, New York is facing a bill that’s been passed by the state legislature. The bill would enforce a moratorium on the crypto mining space and prevent all new digital currency...

Despite the recent crash of the crypto space, despite everything bitcoin has cost him, Michael Saylor – the former head executive of MicroStrategy, a one-time software giant that has since transformed into one of the biggest bitcoin bulls out there – says bitcoin is going to be a winning asset in the end. Michael Saylor Will Never Give Up on BTC In a recent interview, he commented: Speaking for all bitcoiners, we feel we’re trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with crypto and we want...