Crypto Biz: Consolidation ramps up among crypto firms
This week’s Crypto Biz examines recent acquisitions in the crypto industry, Tether’s plans for a dirham stablecoin, and Polychain’s investment in the Bitcoin protocol Corn.
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Bank of Indonesia joins central bank digital currency race
After banning crypto payments back in 2017, Indonesia is looking to allow payments in a digital rupiah currency. 887 Total views 1 Total shares The Bank of Indonesia is one of the latest global central banks to announce state digital currency plans amid a major spike in the country’s digital payments.Governor Perry Warjiyo said Tuesday…

Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange Gemini to seek UAE crypto license
The United-States-based cryptocurrency exchange is now seeking a UAE license and reportedly told local media there was "hostility and lack of clarity" on regulations in the U.S. 185 Total views 2 Total shares The Winklevoss-owned crypto exchange Gemini has announced that it has begun the process of acquiring a crypto service license for customers in…

Bitcoin transaction fees briefly doubled yet remain exceptionally low
Got some Satoshi to send or Bitcoin (BTC) wallets to reorganize? It’s increasingly cheap to do so. According to an Arcane Research report, Bitcoin “transaction fees have stayed low since July 2021, showing no signs of rising.” Bitcoin mean tx fees remaining very low despite small hike last week. Source: Arcane ResearchThere was, however, a small…

Kraken acquires Dutch broker BCM as part of European expansion
The acquisition of the Dutch broker firm is a key part of the exchange’s European expansion strategy ahead of the MiCA regulation.

9 years after the first Bitcoin ATM, there are now 38,804 globally
From one Candian coffee shop to a worldwide network of nearly 39,000, crypto ATMs have turned nine years old and are only expected to continue growing. 341 Total views 11 Total shares On Oct. 29, 2013, a coffee shop in downtown Vancouver, Canada opened what is understood to be the world’s first publicly available Bitcoin…

Local Media: Afghanistani, Tunisian Central Banks Consider Issuing Bitcoin Bonds
Afghanistan and Tunisia’s central banks are looking to issue a bitcoin (BTC) bond, Hong Kong-based news outlet Asia Times reports on April 17.Per the report, the governors of the two country’s central banks spoke at the annual Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington…

Huobi Korea Delists XMR Amid Nth Room Sexual Exploitation Case Rumors
Huobi Korea announced on April 8 that they would be ending support for Monero (XMR) trading starting on April 9, 2020. They stated that this was due to "low trading volumes and anonymity functions". They did not, however, reference the recent Nth room case, in which South Korean media has speculated the exploitation ring used…