Formula 1 bets on cryptocurrency sponsorship

    On Tuesday, Formula 1 has announced Crypto.com, the world’s fastest-growing crypto platform, as the inaugural global partner of the new Sprint series for 2021. The Hong Kong-based exchange with over 10 million users worldwide also sponsored Italian soccer’s Coppa Italia final in May and signed a deal with the National Hockey League team Montreal Canadiens…

    U.S. Congressman wants courts to ‘reverse’ crypto transactions over ransomware attacks

    U.S. Congressman Bill Foster has suggested that laws must allow federal courts to identify digital-asset holders and reverse blockchain transactions in Bitcoin and other digital currencies. But it’s doubtful that many crypto investors would like that policy. Speaking at a virtual event hosted by Axios on June 29, Bill Foster, U.S. congressman and Democratic Rep…

    Africrypt fraud: possibly the largest exit scam in history

    This is a story so simple that its almost frightening. Amir and Rais Kaji, two brothers from South Africa, created a large cryptocurrency exchange Africrypt in 2019. Lo and behold, they just disappear, along with 69,000 BTC of their clients – at the time it was worth over $ 4 billion (according to other estimates…

    Digital yuan: Will China get the first-mover advantage with the wide adoption of digital currency?

    China has moved deliberately to secure the first-mover advantage in what it believes is the future of the internet. If the digital yuan is Beijing’s tender for the digital frontier, its blockchain initiative is its bid to build the railroads. In the first installment of a three-part series produced with support from the Judith Neilson…

    12 reasons that push Dogecoin to predictable crash

    Over the last decade, cryptocurrencies have embraced the wider market. As Bitcoin (BTC) tends to be the most popular currency in the crypto world, Dogecoin (DOGE), the so-called ‘meme-coin,’ has delivered one of the highest returns. Within just six months between November and May, Dogecoin has shown a 27,000% return! Too bad, but the Dogecoin…

    Abrupt turnaround to crypto underway in Tanzania following President’s directive

    The Сentral bank of Tanzania is working on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s directive to prepare the country for cryptocurrencies, as Reuters reported. It might point to a reversal of a local law banning digital assets it put in place in November 2019. Tanzania may now be on the cusp of a crypto turnaround after the…

    Israel CBDC: When To Expect The Digital Shekel?

    Recently, thanks to Bloomberg, the whole world learned that Israel has completed a pilot test of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). This was announced at a conference from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya by the central bank Deputy Governor Andrew Abir. According to the official, the actual launch of CBDC will likely take a…

    Money Leaving Defi Sector As Cryptocurrency Falls And Market Loses Its Gloss

    Decentralized finance (DeFi) is considered the next big opportunity among blockchain technologies. But money is fleeing the sector amid a cryptocurrency market decline and fears of regulatory scrutiny. Recently, red flags are starting to appear more often in the DeFi sector, one of the most profitable and volatile fields of the crypto world this year….

    Palestinian Monetary Authority looks toward its own digital currency

    The Palestinian Monetary Authority is researching the possibility of issuance of its own digital currency, which would provide a symbolic move to monetary independence from Israel. PMA plans to use European funds to boost the private sector, but experts are skeptical about this new adventure. This step would include Palestine on the list of other…

    U.K. regulator bars crypto exchange Binance from operating in Britain

    Britain’s financial regulator has ordered Binance Markets Ltd., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, to stop conducting any regulated activity in the U.K. by June 30. But as the exchange pulled its application for the assets register, it will be unable to offer unregulated services too. It appears one of the most significant regulator’s…