Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink

Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink

Post Views: 237 In Bitcoin.com News’ inaugural newsletter featuring the biggest crypto and economic news stories from Africa, the head of an African regional central bank, Herve Ndoba, implores the bank’s board to introduce a common digital currency. At the same time, the regional bank warned that the Central African Republic’s bitcoin law is incompatible…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Climbs Above $24,000, While ETH Nears $1,800

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Climbs Above $24,000, While ETH Nears $1,800

Post Views: 252 Bitcoin rose for a third consecutive session on Friday, as prices rose above $24,000 to end the work week. Today’s rise comes as sentiment in crypto remains bullish, following Wednesday’s interest rate hike by the Fed. Ethereum was also higher, as prices approached $1,800. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an intraday peak…

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

Post Views: 252 Authorities in Iran have revised some rules for the crypto mining industry in order to facilitate its access to green power. Licensed miners will now be able to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources from across the country at lower rates. Iran’s Ministry of Energy has changed certain crypto mining regulations to…

Greek Police Scramble to Catch Onecoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, Local Media Reports

Greek Police Scramble to Catch Onecoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, Local Media Reports

Post Views: 206 Law enforcement in Greece has recently tried to locate Ruja Ignatova, founder of the infamous Onecoin pyramid scheme. According to a leading Greek daily, investigators acted on intelligence suggesting she was still in the country. Also known as ‘Cryptoqueen,’ Ignatova was last seen boarding a plane to Greece several years ago. Greece…

Biggest Movers: UNI, BCH Surge by Over 20%, Hitting Multi-Month Highs

Biggest Movers: UNI, BCH Surge by Over 20%, Hitting Multi-Month Highs

Post Views: 247 Uniswap was trading over 20% higher in Thursday’s session as the token rose to its highest point since April. This comes as crypto markets surged on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the Fed rate decision. Bitcoin cash moved to a six week high on the news. The global crypto market cap is…

Celsius Clients Beg Bankruptcy Court to Release Crypto, One Customer Needs Funds to ‘Put Food on the Table’

Celsius Clients Beg Bankruptcy Court to Release Crypto, One Customer Needs Funds to ‘Put Food on the Table’

Post Views: 226 After the crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy protection on July 13, the company recently contacted customers and explained that an employee from one of the firm’s vendors accessed a list of Celsius client emails, and the email addresses were “transferred to a third party.” Furthermore, Celsius customers have written to the…

IMF Warns of Further Crypto Selloffs and More Coins Failing

IMF Warns of Further Crypto Selloffs and More Coins Failing

Post Views: 284 A director with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of further selloffs in both crypto assets and equities. He further warned that more crypto tokens could fail. Tobias Adrian, director of Monetary and Capital Markets for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned about further selling pressure in the crypto…

Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings

Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings

Post Views: 316 Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed revenue and earnings expectations, with Meta seeing its first quarterly sales decline ever recorded. source

Foundry Digital Launches Logistics Arm to Advance Standards in the Cryptocurrency Mining Industry

Foundry Digital Launches Logistics Arm to Advance Standards in the Cryptocurrency Mining Industry

Post Views: 362 On Thursday, Foundry Digital LLC, the mining company and subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), announced the launch of Foundry Logistics in order to advance standards in the cryptocurrency mining industry. The newly launched arm of the company plans to “bridge the gap between hardware manufacturers and buyers by providing an all-in-one…