El Salvador plans Bitcoin policy changes to secure $1.3B IMF loan — FT

CoinEx previously blocked access and terminated the registration of new users from mainland China in March 2019. 351 Total views 24 Total shares CoinEx cryptocurrency exchange is winding down operations in mainland China to comply with local anti-crypto regulations.The company officially announced on Sept. 30 that it will completely retire user accounts verified as mainland China…

Austria’s government is set to use the Ethereum (ETH) public blockchain to issue €1.15 billion ($1.35 billion) of government bonds in an auction next week, local news outlet Kleine Zeitung reports September 25.Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) — one of Austria’s biggest banks with $26 billion in assets in 2017 — will reportedly operate the live blockchain…

The mayor reportedly said the City Hall had learned more about cryptocurrencies and blockchain and how to utilize them for improved city services. 146 Total views 30 Total shares In an effort to embrace virtual money, the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will allow residents to pay their bills in Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies.…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBitcoin hits all-time highs as Tesla invests $1.5 billionThe past week is…

LongHash said China’s blockchain companies have increased substantially and recorded an all-time high in 2020 despite Covid-19. 280 Total views 7 Total shares Blockchain and crypto data platform LongHash revealed on August 8 in a tweet that China’s blockchain sector has grown substantially despite the pandemic this year. It stated that over 10,000 blockchain companies…

Institutional traders have locked $56 billion into Bitcoin investment products after inflows totaled $97.5 million last week. 3346 Total views 7 Total shares Institutional traders have locked a record sum of capital into Bitcoin investment products despite trade volume declining during the second half of 2021.According to CoinShares’ Nov. 15 “Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly”…

The New York Times: “Reality Intrudes on a Utopian Crypto Vision.” Bloomberg: “The Next Crypto Bust May Be Spelled D-A-O.” The Guardian: “Are blockchain-based DAOs really a utopian revolution in the making?”Seemingly every week, another old-guard media outlet echoes the talking points of defenders of the status quo financial system who fear and distrust the…

“NFTs present a real opportunity for artists to create and derive more value than ever before, and we saw an opportunity to solve the existing challenges and barriers to entry that many are currently facing with Metaplex,” said Raj Gokal, COO of Solana Labs. 2288 Total views 2 Total shares A nonfungible token marketplace by…

French authorities have come under fire from free speech activists and the crypto community after arresting Telegram founder Pavel Durov.