Back to extreme greed past $65K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

A new DeFi yield farming platform in Thailand has rattled regulators. 1684 Total views 3 Total shares In their latest effort to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, Thailand’s financial regulators have turned their sights towards decentralized finance, or DeFi.According to a June 1 report from Bangkok Post, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that…

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Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading below $29,000 for the past several days. The analyst community remains divided on the near-term prospects of Bitcoin. While some believe that Bitcoin could rise to $30,000, others are of the opinion that a local top has been made.Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone said that cryptocurrencies, along with…

Tether USDT stablecoin cannot be used for salary payments, a Chinese court ruled, citing the country’s blanket ban on all types of crypto transactions. 228 Total views 3 Total shares Despite the Chinese government banning all kinds of cryptocurrency transactions last year, some firms apparently still use stablecoins like Tether (USDT) to pay their employees.Beijing’s…

A data-sharing initiative involving one hundred of Japan’s biggest companies will use blockchain for its security, English-language news outlet Nikkei Asian Review reported on June 17.The project, which will commence in spring 2020, aims for participants to share production data in order to enhance overall efficiency.Its controller is the Industrial Value Chain Initiative, an industry…

On Nov. 7, Ashley Alder, the CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, said at a conference that a new framework for crypto exchanges will be implemented. Almost immediately after the announcement, Reuters reported that a crypto exchange based in Hong Kong called OSL became the first to apply for a license…

The South Korean city of Busan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain company Hyundai Pay, according to a press release published on Feb. 12.According to the announcement, South Korea’s second most populous city after Seoul and Hyundai Pay, a company that developed a blockchain platform and a cryptocurrency wallet, will cooperate in…

Institutions still fear Bitcoin’s criminal persona, its volatility, and other factors. 644 Total views 5 Total shares Although a number of big players have picked up bags of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2020, multiple aspects still avert institutions from investing on a wide scale, according to Robert Li, an analyst for Draper Dragon, a Draper Venture…