After conducting tests for several months, the Swiss branch of the large Spanish bank – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBCA) – has announced plans to release two services related to the cryptocurrency industry. According to the official statement, private banking customers based only in Switzerland will have the option to trade bitcoin and other digital assets starting from Monday – June 21st. BBVA’s second service will enable its clients to store their digital assets on a...
Read More »Paraguayan Official Confirms: In July We Legislate Bitcoin
Paraguay’s Deputy of the Nation, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, has confirmed that new legislation in regards to Bitcoin will arrive in July. This comes amid growing adoption in Latin America led by El Salvador, which could be followed by Panama as well. CryptoPotato reported last week when Rejala Helman said his country planned to start working on an “important project” that included Bitcoin and PayPal Although he provided little-to-no information at the time about the...
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Started Selling as BTC Dipped to $37,000 (Market Watch)
Bitcoin continues to gradually lose value with another price slump to around $37,000. Most alternative coins are also suffering, with ETH dipping beneath $2,400 and BNB close to dropping below $350. Bitcoin’s Struggles Continue Just a few days ago, the situation with the primary cryptocurrency seemed significantly more promising. The asset was riding high above $40,000 for the first time in nearly a month and even spiked to north of $41,000. However, it failed to maintain...
Read More »Miami’s Mayor Lures Chinese Bitcoin Miners With Cheap Nuclear Energy
The bitcoin miners who are ousted from China with the latest crackdown could find a place in Miami, Florida. The city’s mayor, Francis Suarez, said he’s working on lowering the costs for electricity in order to attract more miners to the region. BTC Miners Going to Miami? In a recent interview with CNBC, Francis Suarez spoke about the city’s BTC adoption, but this time he specifically focused on mining. He also touched on the topic of using clean energy. Miami’s mayor wants...
Read More »Analysis: BitMEX Traders Short BTC In Large Quantities – Good Buying Opportunity?
Bitcoin traders utilizing the popular derivatives exchange BitMEX still seem significantly more bearish on the asset’s future price developments, on-chain data reveals. At the same time, a prominent analyst argued that the most violent stages of the recent market crash are over, which could suggest good entry opportunities. BitMEX BTC Traders Still Bearish Bitcoin’s price went through a roller-coaster in the past month propelled by FUD and over-leveraged positions on...
Read More »Elon Musk Should Study Bitcoin Mining More, Advised Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell
Elon Musk should study more bitcoin mining as the cryptocurrency is actually a lot greener than people believe, commented Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell. In a recent interview, the executive also admitted that the crypto market has cooled off after the latest bull market. Musk Should Study More BTC Mining Tesla’s CEO made the news last month after the EV-maker disabled bitcoin payments citing environmental concerns. Musk started to frequently bash the high energy consumption...
Read More »VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Application Further Delayed by the SEC
The global investment manager VanEck would have to wait more to receive the SEC’s answer about its Bitcoin ETF application from earlier this year. The Commission’s second delay seeks other interested parties to weigh in on whether such a product will be sustainable. After withdrawing its previous attempts, VanEck filed another application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March this year to release a Bitcoin ETF. The agency initially delayed the decision back...
Read More »Elon Musk’s Tesla Should Accept ADA, Says Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson – the founder of Cardano – stated that the project’s native cryptocurrency ADA is one of the greenest and most eco-friendly digital assets. He further opined that Tesla (TSLA) should choose it if it really cares about environmental sustainability. Tesla Should Go for Cardano (ADA) In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Charles Hoskinson highlighted the benefits of his proof-of-stake blockchain platform Cardano. He noted that the PoS system is much better...
Read More »Top Economist Steve Hanke Calls El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Decision Stupid
While the entire crypto industry was extremely delighted with the news of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption as a legal tender, several financial analysts have called out the country’s president and congress for the decision. A “Very Stupid” Decision In a recent report, Steve Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics at the John Hopkins University, has called the decision a “very stupid” one. According to him, El Salvador is one of the three officially dollarized American nations,...
Read More »Huobi Reportedly Slashes Maximum Leverage Following China Regulatory Crackdown
Huobi, one of China’s most popular Bitcoin exchanges, has reportedly slashed their maximum leverage allowance from 125x to less than 5x for existing users on the back of China’s regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrencies. New users signing up to the platform will not be able to use leverage at all. Exclusive: Due to concerns about regulatory policies, China’s largest exchange Huobi recently restricted the leverage of existing users to less than 5x after stopping new users in...
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