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Genesis Digital Assets has become the latest Bitcoin mining firm to raise millions towards plans for aggressive expansion amid the exodus of miners from China due to its crackdown on the sector. On July 28, Genesis announced it had closed a $125 million equity funding round led by U.K.-based Kingsway Capital. The capital will be […]
Continue ReadingProminent figures in the crypto community have come forward to address comments made by Senator Elizabeth Warren. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Senator Warren spoke of the risks associated with crypto, calling on Yellen to introduce a “comprehensive and coordinated framework.” In other words, to bring tougher regulation that would more than […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin and the stock market over the last year has transcended pop culture, and been fully embraced by the world of memes and the mainstream. What started as an April fool’s day joke earlier in the year, has since turned into a dream come true for this very trader who adores the occult and unorthodox. […]
Continue ReadingGhana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia believes that African governments need to embrace digital currencies to facilitate trade throughout the continent. As reported by Ghanaweb Bawumia outlined his argument during the Fifth Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference, which boasted the theme of “Facilitating Trade and Trade-Finance in AfCFTA; The Role of the Financial Services […]
Continue ReadingFast Money trader Brian Kelly was on the show recently to talk about Bitcoin’s recent price surge. The surge which had happened at the end of the weekend had seen the price of Bitcoin rise over 10% to surpass $39,000, gaining over $4,000 within a day. Brian Kelly agreed with show host Melissa Lee saying […]
Continue ReadingBack in May, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin donated over $1 billion in ETH and meme coin Shiba Inu (SHIB) to an Indian COVID relief fund. The meme coins had been sent to Buterin by the creator of the meme coin Shiba Inu. This had been done as a marketing stunt to increase the value of […]
Continue ReadingPayment provider company PayPal said its users may not have much longer to wait to have greater crypto functionality through the platform. During PayPal’s Q2 2021 investor update call today, CEO Dan Schulman said the initial version of the company’s super app wallet was “code complete.” The PayPal president said the company planned for the […]
Continue ReadingCrypto custody bank Anchorage Digital will be providing digital asset services for the United States Marshals Service for seized funds related to federal crimes. In a Wednesday announcement from Anchorage, the digital asset platform said the U.S. Marshals Service, or USMS, “seized some amount of digital assets in recent years” which required a partner in the […]
Continue ReadingBIT Mining, a cryptocurrency mining company that recently stated it will be expanding outside of China, aims to buy 2,500 Bitcoin miners for deployment in Kazakhstan. BIT Mining Goes To Kazakhstan BIT Mining announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy 2,500 Bitcoin (BTC) mining equipment for $6.6 million. The company has already installed […]
Continue ReadingAfter years of building a foundation in Africa, Cardano and its developer Input Output Global (IOG) have been making considerable progress in this region. On April 30th, 2021, the company announced its partnership with World Mobile, a mobile network to connect millions and provide millions with “affordable” local internet connections. At the beginning of July, […]
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