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The last seven days weren’t so fruitful for Bitcoin. After trading in a relatively narrow range for a while before that, the BTC price gradually increased to about $9,700 on Wednesday. On the same day, however, the price tumbled during the same day and started declining.Immediately after that, Bitcoin retraced to about $9,000 before finding support and bouncing off to where it currently trades at around $9,200. The thing to consider about the movements is that they coincided with respective...

Virgin Galactic Chairman and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya recently doubled-down on his advice that people should allocate at least 1% of their portfolio in Bitcoin as protection.He believes that if the asset skyrockets in value, it would be because of rather damaging world events and the lack of proper countermeasures by governments.Palihapitiya: BTC’s Lack Of Fundamental Correlation Is PositiveIn a recent podcast, the former Facebook executive noted that the US Fed and Treasury...

In what seems to be the end of a legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the messaging giant Telegram, the latter is expected to pay a civil penalty of $18.5 million to the SEC and $1.2 billion disgorgement fee according to a proposed agreement.Telegram Agrees to Pay Disgorgement and Civil PenaltyThe U.S. SEC filed a proposed final judgment with the U.S. District Court of Southern District Of New York on Thursday (June 25, 2020). According to the court...

An SEC suit against allegedly fraudulent ICO was recently put on pause by US federal judge. Prosecutors have interfered because a parallel criminal investigation against the alleged scammers was also on the go.The Court Put On Hold A $30 Million Crypto Investment ScamA New Jersey Federal Judge has ordered the pause of SEC’s proceedings against Edith Pardo and Boaz Manor. Recently they were alleged by the Security and Exchange Commission to have raised “over $30 million” through the crypto...

Recent reports have it that Australians can now pay for BTC at the country’s Post offices. This is a result of a newly formed partnership between Australia Post and the local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au.BTC At Australian Post OfficesIt was recently reported that Australia Post and the country’s local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au entered into a partnership. This will result in the opportunity for people to use cash and EFTPOS payments to buy BTC directly from the post...

Wirecard, a company whose subsidiary issues Crypto.com’s MCO Visa card and TenX’s Visa Debit Card, has filed for insolvency. This comes after it was reported that auditor Ernst & Young was unable to confirm that $2.1 billion appeared on the company’s trust accounts, and its former CEO was arrested.Wirecard Files for InsolvencyAs CryptoPotato reported earlier this month, auditing company Ernst & Young was unable to confirm that $2.1 billion appeared on Wirecard’s trust accounts.Shortly...

A new report informed that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) had proposed new licensing rules that could ultimately facilitate companies to engage in any cryptocurrency business in the state.NYDFS to Ease Crypto BusinessThe New York Post reported earlier today that New York’s regulator is asking for the public’s opinion about the proposed legislation, which could ease the regulations on cryptocurrency-related business operations. Locals have until August 10th to...

KPMG Chain Fusion is set to help traditional financial companies and fintech startups provide well-managed crypto asset services.Aiming At Institutional ClientsIn a recent announcement, the company presented KPMG Chain Fusion. The project aims to help the management of crypto and traditional assets over public and private blockchain networks for institutional clients.The new set of capabilities will be able to assist customers in managing and addressing global regulatory considerations for...

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently stated that interest rates on decentralized finance protocols that are significantly higher compared to those in traditional finance come with unstated risks attached.Vitalik Buterin on High DeFi Interest RatesThe co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most prominent members of the cryptocurrency community, Vitalik Buterin, recently took it to Twitter to comment on high yields and interest rates associated with Decentralized Finance...

More companies are utilizing blockchain, reveals a recent study compiled by the multinational professional service network Deloitte.Interestingly, the Asia-Pacific region appears to be leading on the matter with the most use cases employing the distributed ledger technology (DLT).Blockchain MaturesDeloitte surveyed nearly 1,500 senior executives and practitioners from large companies from 14 countries, including Canada, the UK, the US, Singapore, Israel, China, and Germany. In its third...