El Salvador launches Bitcoin certifications for civil servants

Major peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange LocalBitcoins.com has banned users living in Iran, according to their website as of today, May 24.Screenshot of LocalBitcoin Iranian page as of press timeA source had previously told Cointelegraph in an email that the impetus for restricting Iranian transactions is to comply with financial regulations in Finland, where the headquarters of…

Trading Bitcoin (BTC), crypto and other assets can be intimidating for those new to the investing scene; and even veteran investors go through bouts of uncertainty where they second guess themselves, trade from their gut, and only truly see the signals an asset was flashing when provided with the benefit of hindsight. For many new traders…

While some lawmakers expressed their eagerness to quick up the regulatory progress, others blamed the SEC in FTX’s monopoly. 268 Total views 2 Total shares Last week was tough — the alarming series of crypto meltdowns continued with the failure of FTX, one of the biggest exchanges on the market. The crypto industry’s very own…

The bill amendment demands the Secretary of State submit reports to congressional committees explaining why the DOS made the determination to pay out rewards in cryptocurrency. 36 Total views 2 Total shares A new bill demanding a congressional notification prior to payments of the United States Department of State (DOS) rewards using cryptocurrencies surfaced as…

NFT artist SHHAN previously told users to "switch to English" in the community chat, which went largely unfollowed. 1242 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTAccording to a Twitter post dated Dec. 11, SHHAN, creator of the black cats nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection Mimic Shhans, explained…

Streami, the company behind the popular GOPAX exchange, has received direct funding from Digital Currency Group. 6328 Total views 25 Total shares Digital Currency Group, the venture capital firm behind some of the biggest companies in blockchain, has become the second-largest shareholder of Streami, a leading cryptocurrency exchange operator in South Korea. Barry Silbert, founder and…

Members of the House Financial Services Committee questioned the “timing and circumstances” of FINRA approving Prometheum’s special purpose broker-dealer license in May. 219 Total views 2 Total shares United States lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have demanded answers from the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…

Online information flows have a tremendous influence on the prices of crypto assets. Just this week, investors witnessed how even fake news can sometimes make the market value of a token explode, even if for just an hour. Fortunately, the effects of legitimate news tend to last longer, but the trick for investors is to…