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Switzerland’s “crypto valley” is in talks with the federal government for setting up a 100 million Swiss franc ($102.7 million) fund for helping the fintech companies. 1796 Total views 49 Total shares Switzerland’s “crypto valley”, a fintech friendly region near Zurich, is seeking a 100 million Swiss franc ($102.7 million) fund from the federal government.…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its decision to reject the Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing from Bitwise Asset Management and NYSE Arca.Taking a second lookIn an announcement on Nov. 18, the commission said that the ETF filing from Bitwise Asset Management and NYSE Arca will return to review, following…

Christopher Wood, the global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has dumped five percent of their physical gold position in order to buy Bitcoin (BTC). This move shows that a growing number of institutional investors consider Bitcoin to be at par or a better store of value than gold.Wood also said that if Bitcoin were…

Getting all the facts right is hard, especially when you don’t have internet access. Ross Ulbricht, the founder of SilkRoad, has issued a short follow-up to his essay on MakerDAO (MKR) and how it could be redesigned and improved.The follow-up amounts to a small correction to an assumption he made earlier about the Maker system.…

Lawmakers in Thailand plan to reform cryptocurrency laws after voicing concerns that they have made the country uncompetitive.As local English-language news outlet Bangkok Post reported on Nov. 25, Thailand’s regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to reconsider its crypto policy in 2020. SEC must be “flexible” on cryptoThe reason, it says, lies in poor…

Bitcoin (BTC) launches into a new week determined to keep $60,000 as support — despite new all-time highs failing to last.After a classic Sunday dip, bulls regained control and have managed to keep BTC/USD clear of sub-$60,000 lows.With neither the April nor October all-time highs seeing a retest so far, however, investors are eager to…

Monthly global searches for Bitcoin are reportedly 350% higher than in late 2017. According to data collected by Brad Michelson, a senior marketing manager at major trading and investment platform eToro, monthly global volume for Bitcoin searches in December 2017 bull run was lower than in November 2020.Citing data from SEO data provider SEMrush, Michelson…

New Hampshire’s Bitcoin bill will now be voted on in the House after its House commerce committee voted in favor of the bill in a 16-1 vote. A New Hampshire House committee passed the US state’s Bitcoin reserve bill in a 16-1 vote on March 5 — making it the latest US state to send