While most digital currency markets are down in value, a token called axie infinity, the native coin tethered to the blockchain-based trading and battle game of the same title, has reached new price highs jumping to $21.55 on Tuesday. The Axie Infinity platform has seen massive demand in recent days, and other tokens from the …
Monthly archives: July 2021
Police Set New UK Record Seizing £180 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency
Britain’s Metropolitan Police have seized a staggering £180 million in cryptocurrency as part of a money laundering investigation. The announcement comes just weeks after Scotland Yard confiscated £114 million in crypto, breaking the previous record. UK Police Discover £180 Million in Crypto Linked to Criminal Transfers Law enforcement officials in the U.K. have announced the …
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Vow Introduces the Next Step in the Evolution of Crypto-Based Currencies
sponsored Since the beginning of 2021, the cryptocurrency industry has experienced a marked surge in popularity, as institutions and individuals flock to the rapidly developing space in large numbers. Whilst the barrier to enter the space has significantly decreased since its birth a decade ago, there remain several sticking points which keep more widespread adoption …
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Forex Shortages Force Nigerian Corporates to Turn to Parallel Market
Nigeria’s ongoing shortage of foreign exchange is forcing corporates and businesses to source this resource on the parallel market, a former official with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said. According to Muda Yusuf, who is the previous director-general at LCCI, these shortages stem from the foreign exchange market liquidity constraints that …
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Indian Bank Blocks Use of RBI’s Remittance System for Crypto While Government Delays Bill
Major Indian bank ICICI has asked customers not to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) for any crypto-related investments. ICICI, a leading private sector bank in India, has updated its retail outward remittance application to include cryptocurrency. With this update, the bank has asked its customers to declare under India’s …
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Says ‘No Moonshot’ for Bitcoin Unless BTC Takes Out These Crucial Levels
Seasoned trader Peter Brandt says the price of Bitcoin will not soar higher until the flagship cryptocurrency can surmount a rally to take out crucial resistance areas. Brandt says that Bitcoin has been stuck in a range roughly between $30,000 and $40,0000 for over three weeks, indicating that bulls are not in control of the …
BNY Mellon to provide ETF services for Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust
The bank of New York Mellon, America’s oldest bank, has signed an agreement with cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments to provide a set of services to its flagship Bitcoin (BTC) investment product. Grayscale officially announced Tuesday that it selected BNY Mellon as an asset servicing provider for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), a major digital currency …
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Bitcoin drops below ‘critical’ level for avoiding a return to $31K — gold rises on inflation data
Bitcoin (BTC) fell to support which could determine a $30,000 retest on July 13 as bulls failed to make their case for fresh gains. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin bulls see $33,000 slip away Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed another lackluster performance for BTC/USD on Tuesday, with local lows at …
Bison Trails provides infrastructure support to Provenance blockchain
Provenance will utilize Bison Trails’ infrastructure to strengthen its network and provide support to Hash holders to run validator nodes, according to June Ou, the executive director at Provenance Blockchain Foundation. Hash is the native cryptocurrency of the Provenance blockchain, serving both as a medium of payment as well as a governance token. “We’re proud …
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India’s ICICI Bank warns remittance users to steer away from Bitcoin
India’s stance on crypto adoption has been a gray area ever since the birth of Bitcoin (BTC). In what seems like another blow for the Indian crypto community, one of the biggest financial services, ICICI Bank, has warned users not to use their remittance services for transferring any form of crypto or digital currency. In …
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Bitcoin (BTC) Dips to $32.2k as US Consumer Index Increases By 5.4%
The US Consumer Index has risen by 5.4% in June from a year ago This increment is the highest annual rate increment since August 2008 The US consumer is paying more for goods and services as inflation bites News of the increased Consumer Index has caused Bitcoin to once again lose its $33k support to …
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Crypto Exchange CEO Says Huge Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Unlock Doesn’t Matter for BTC – Here’s Why
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX, doesn’t agree with opinions about the impact of the upcoming Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) unlock. About 40,000 BTC worth more than $1.32 billion will be unlocked from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust this month, and analysts at JP Morgan have predicted that it could be a bearish catalyst …
FTX crypto exchange integrates institutional trading tool ClearLoop
FTX has become the latest crypto exchange service to join ClearLoop — an instant trading settlement infrastructure from Brevan Howard-backed Copper.co. As part of the integration, Copper’s over 300 institutional asset managers will be able to access FTX crypto offerings such as cryptocurrency futures, options, volatility markets, as well as tokenized stocks among others. At over …
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UK will hold back action against crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’ for now
The Bank of England (BoE)’s latest Financial Stability Report, released twice yearly, acknowledges that increased crypto trading action and price volatility in 2021 signals that the sector is harboring “potential pockets of exuberance.” The report notes that the top market cryptos, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), saw a sharp appreciation in value over the 12 …
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OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain
OK Group, a blockchain technology firm formerly behind cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, will start working with Chinese authorities to combat money laundering using blockchain technology. The company’s settlement-focused subsidiary OKLink has reached a partnership with Nanjing Public Security Research Institute to collaborate on applying blockchain tech for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. The institute announced that the partnership will …
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