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Japanese financial regulators have reportedly introduced new regulations for cryptocurrency margin trading, local news agency Nikkei reported on March 18.The Cabinet of Japan, the executive branch of the country’s government, has reportedly approved draft amendments to Japan’s financial instruments and payment services laws, limiting leverage in cryptocurrency margin trading at two to four times the…

Government efforts to identify and disconnect mining farms from the electrical networks will continue, according to the announcement. 134 Total views 10 Total shares The Kazakh Ministry of Energy announced that it has discovered and terminated 13 cryptocurrency mining operations. The government executed the shutdown as part of its efforts to regulate the Bitcoin (BTC)…

Both the major crypto exchange and its U.S. arm closed on separate $400 million funding rounds in January. 349 Total views 11 Total shares Crypto exchange FTX and its United States subsidiary FTX US have reportedly each set new fundraising targets following the firms planning several high profile acquisitions and credit lines to firms.According to…

“Added a cool $300 million in AUM in one day,” boasts Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert. Crypto fund manager Grayscale Investments has increased its assets under management (AUM) by $1 billion in the space of a week.According to an update posted to Grayscale’s Twitter account on Oct. 22, the investment firm currently has $7.3 billion in…

The two Nigerians jetsetters who filled their Instagram accounts with pictures of their ostentatious wealth were extradited from Dubai to the United States. According to the FBI, they were able to convert millions of dollars into Bitcoin (BTC) via the Gemini exchange.Transaction summary for Bitcoin address 16AtGJbaxL2kmzx4mW5ocpT2ysTWxmacWn. Source: Crystal BlockchainThe two are Olalekan Jacob Ponle,…

On Sept.16 Avalanche (AVAX) price hit a new all-time high at $68.89 and over the last few months the project has risen to challenge the Ethereum (ETH) network’s dominance among smart contract platforms. According to the project's website, the layer-one protocol capable of surpassing 4,500 transactions per second (TPS) with a time to finality of…

A high-profile UK Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) has resigned from two blockchain-related positions after media investigations into an allegedly undisclosed pay deal for his advisory role in a blockchain startup, FT Alphaville reported yesterday, August 1. Grant Shapps, the former chair of the Conservative party until his resignation in the throes of a 2015…

The Turbo memecoin surged by over 2,000% in the last three months, sending its market capitalization above $600 million.