Cryptocurrency

Post Views: 343 A draft law tailored to regulate cryptocurrency mining has been filed with the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma. The legislation provides a legal definition for the extraction of digital currencies and envisages the establishment of a register for miners. The authors of the bill describe the minting of digital…

Post Views: 358 Three years ago there were a lot of discussions concerning data embedded in bitcoin transactions and the block size space consumed by these OP_Return transactions. However, in recent times, the use of OP_Return transactions has dropped a great deal and the trend has lowered network fees to some degree. Thorn’s report explains…

Post Views: 334 The World Bank has said it expects the price of gold to rise by 3% in 2022 but warned the price might fall sharply if the Russian central bank decides to offload large quantities of the commodity. After the price of gold surged past the $2,000 mark in early March, a new…

Post Views: 290 Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly offered its first-ever loan backed by cryptocurrency. The cash loan was collateralized by bitcoin owned by the borrower. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs explained that the deal is interesting to the investment bank due to its structure and 24-hour risk management. Global investment bank Goldman…

Post Views: 331 The Cuban government has issued new regulations concerning the operation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country. In an official resolution, the Bank of Cuba establishes specific procedures that these individuals or companies must follow to operate legally in the country, after establishing a general framework in August. First and…

Post Views: 384 According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF published on April 26, with an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their own bitcoins to verify transactions.” You’ve heard Bitcoin…

Post Views: 317 PRESS RELEASE. NEW YORK, April. 28, 2022 — VegaX Holdings (“VegaX”), the cryptocurrency index platform providing actionable cryptocurrency indexes and index-based asset management products for traditional investors globally, announced the company’s first partnership with institutional investment manager, UNCAP Investment Management, providing the fund with access to proprietary portfolio rebalancing tools and indexes…

Post Views: 290 Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, is expanding into Europe. “We’re going to be very thoughtful, very methodical about each of the financial centers and financial hubs that we ultimately launch in,” said the CEO. The world’s largest digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, is getting ready to expand into Europe,…

Post Views: 396 Market uncertainty in crypto was once again higher on Thursday, as traders continue to anticipate next week’s Fed decision. Following a drop to a one-month low during Wednesday’s session, BTC rebounded, with prices now hovering below $40,000. ETH also rallied, attempting to break out of the $2,950 resistance level. BTC was back…

Post Views: 315 Cambodian authorities have reportedly said that no cryptocurrency company has been issued a business license yet, and that conducting cryptocurrency-related activities in the country is still illegal. The Cambodian government has not greenlighted the issuing or use of any cryptocurrency in the country, a report has said. The report, which cites a…