Binance’s troubles with regulators grow as U.S. authorities are now reportedly investigating the exchange for possible insider trading and market manipulation. The investigation involves the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have also been investigating Binance on a separate issue. Binance Probed for Possible Insider Trading, …
Monthly archives: September 2021
Paypal Completes Rollout of Crypto Offering in UK: First International Expansion Outside US
Paypal has completed the first international expansion of its cryptocurrency offering outside of the U.S. Paypal Crypto is now available to customers in the U.K. allowing them to buy, hold, and sell four kinds of cryptocurrencies. Paypal Crypto Now Available to All Eligible UK Customers Payments giant Paypal Inc. announced Friday that it has completed …
Just 10 Days After El Salvador’s “Bitcoin Day”, President Bukele Confirms 1.1 Million Citizens Have Chivo Wallet
El Salvador has now marked its 10th day of bitcoin being legal tender in the country. This is a huge milestone that could not have been predicted to happen this soon. But as with bitcoin, everything is happening on an accelerated timeline. The country had introduced its own government-backed crypto wallet named Chivo in order …
Mastercard UK Partners With José Mourinho For First-Ever NFT Giveaway
Mastercard, a multinational financial services corporation, has jumped on the NFT bandwagon. Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have continued to gain popularity among mainstream industries. The most recent addition to the NFT world is the global payments leader. Related Reading | Visa Describes NFTs As Promising Means To Engage With The Fans On Thursday, September 16, the company announced that …
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Why Projects Are Switching to the Binance Smart Chain
Despite the popularity of the Ethereum blockchain, several developers believe the blockchain network is slowly becoming outdated as more and more projects shift their bases to alternative blockchain networks. What caused this gradual shift was Ethereum’s slow transaction rate and high gas fees. The slow transactions and high gas fees of the Ethereum Network were …
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Arrington Capital Hosts Polkadot In Miami
Yesterday the core Web3 Foundation and Polkadot teams visited Miami – including founder Gavin Wood. We were honored to host an event for them and the Miami crypto community. Approximately 50 people attended the event. The event happened to coincide with the release of our most recent research report on the Polkadot ecosystem. You can …
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Ethereum Above $10,000 Is Already ‘Programmed Into the Matrix,’ Says Crypto Trader Lark Davis
Cryptocurrency trader and YouTube influencer Lark Davis says Ethereum (ETH) is poised for a 190% rally en route to hitting a five-figure price. In a new video, Davis tells his 431,000 YouTube subscribers that the second-largest crypto asset by market cap is preparing to appreciate to above $10,000 based on key fundamental factors. ADVERTISEMENT …
Cardano price dips after smart contract launch, Walmart working with Litecoin is fake news, Coinbase raises $2B from junk-bond sale: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 12-18
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Cardano launches smart contracts after successful hard fork After years …
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Climbs Past $48,000 Resistance
Bitcoin Price Prediction – September 18 The Bitcoin price prediction is seen facing the upside as the coin rises to trade above $48,000. BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Ranging (Daily Chart) Key levels: Resistance Levels: $52,000, $54,000, $56,000 Support Levels: $44,000, $42,000, $40,000 BTCUSD – Daily Chart Buy Bitcoin Now BTC/USD shoots to the north as the …
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Cardano (ADA) boss predicts DeFi bubble will burst, how likely is that to happen?
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson talks DeFi in his latest interview. Rather than beat the drum of it democratizing finance, he called it a bubble that’s ripe for popping. But what’s his reasoning for saying this, and what does he think will take its place? Gensler says big changes are coming Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is …
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$2 Billion Worth of Unpeeled Casascius Physical Bitcoins: There’s Less Than 20,000 Coins Left Active
While bitcoin continues to become more scarce every day, the most popular set of physical bitcoins, crafted by Mike Caldwell from 2011 to 2013, have become far scarcer than their digital counterparts. As of September 18, 2021, there are now less than 20,000 active bitcoins from the Casascius physical bitcoin collection. Casascius Physical Bitcoin Collection …
Viral Philanthropic App Dreamr® Announces the Return of Charlie Rocket’s Dream Machine Tour
press release PRESS RELEASE. Social media dream builder Charlie Rocket and Dreamr Labs announce 2nd nationwide tour with $1 million traveling giveaway kicking off at Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, 9/17 Click to tweet: Hit the road with Charlie Rocket and @dreamr_app as they travel the country building dreams and giving away $1 …
Defi TVL Climbs Higher, Optimism Use Rises, 270K BTC on ETH, Lending on ETH Taps $44 Billion
In mid-September, the total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) continues to climb higher, as the value held on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, Solana, and more blockchains has risen dramatically to $171 billion today. On the Ethereum network, there’s 270,783 bitcoin held in TVL worth more than $13 billion and $15 billion has been …
Valuation of Stablecoin DAI Market Swells — DAI Market Cap Increased More Than 800% in 12 Months
Recently Bitcoin.com News covered the stablecoin tether and how the crypto asset’s market valuation jumped more than 1,500% in just over 500 days. In addition to this exponential increase, the decentralized stablecoin DAI’s market capitalization has also swelled significantly as DAI’s market valuation jumped more than 800% during the last 12 months, increasing from $696 …
Russia Cracks Down on BTC by Slowing Deposits to Exchanges
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has announced plans to increase the time taken to process payments made to cryptocurrency exchanges. The objective of this decision is to stop Russian citizens from making Bitcoin purchases impulsively. The Central Bank has also stated that it is negotiating the terms of this restriction with local banks …
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