The legal status of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies differs substantially from country to country, while in some, the status remains undefined or is constantly changing. As more people turn to cryptos as an investment, there are issues manifest as an array of restrictions on their usage. While in the majority of countries, Bitcoin is not…
Breaking crypto news from the last week (11 – 17 Sept. 2021): 11 Sept.: After a tremendous August surge of $4 billion in sales volume on the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, recent data indicate a metaphoric return from heaven to earth. Over the last week, the sales volume has dropped by almost 50%. 12 Sept.:…
In South Korea, more than 60 cryptocurrency exchanges must notify their customers about a partial or full suspension of trading by Friday midnight, a week before a new regulation comes into effect. The new regulations require exchanges to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit by 24 September, providing a security certificate from the Internet Security…
Holding North American Bitcoin miner equity is an opportunity for those looking for indirect Bitcoin exposure in the public markets, said the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. Because of average year-to-date returns for the top-four North American Bitcoin miners are up to 140% versus Bitcoin price returns of 49%. Of the top-four publicly…
Facebook has big plans for expanding in the world of financial services. Its upcoming digital wallet, Novi, will be built upon the still-pending stablecoin Diem to supplant established players like PayPal in the process. The social network’s Novi division will be “a next-generation digital wallet” built upon cryptocurrency that will be nothing short of a…
The study of Fidelity has shown an increased appetite of institutional investors for Bitcoin and crypto, while a lack of understanding still is a barrier for wider adoption. The 2021 Institutional Investor Digital Assets Study published by Fidelity Digital Assets tracked institutional investor’s behavior amid the uneasy situation on traditional markets in the past year….