Gemini’s exit from Canada: What’s driving crypto exchanges out?

Rich crypto investors are turning their attention back to Bitcoin (BTC) as its price continues to eye a breakout move above $50,000.Crypto-focused newsletter Ecoinometrics reported positive changes in Bitcoin holdings for addresses controlling 1,000–10,000 BTC. So, based on their rising account balances throughout August, Ecoinometrics spotted a renewed accumulation sentiment among “whales,” hinting that wealthy…

The Technology Advisory Committee heard a briefing on DeFi's functionality, as well as the pros and cons of holding programmers legally liable for bad usage. 891 Total views 6 Total shares The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is trying to make heads or tails of the recent explosion in decentralized finance.On Monday, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory…

The Italian Red Cross and the Colli Albani Committee are raising donations Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to fight the country's coronavirus pandemic with the support of Helperbit, as announced on March 12.Goals of the new campaignProceeds from the campaign will reportedly be used to set up a second-level advanced medical post for pre-triage of COVID-19…

Two years after John McAfee’s death, and his wife, Janice, is still unable to get closure. “All I want is to see his body for myself and know that really happened.” by Monty Munford 9 min November 8, 2023 Share Share Share Share Janice McAfee, the widow of tech impresario John McAfee, is still in

Borrowers in the U.S. can now get funds with a DeFi-powered Visa card by Swipe. Swipe, a Binance-owned cryptocurrency debit card provider, is expanding its offering with a new crypto Visa card that allows users to borrow funds using blockchain technology.Dubbed the “LendFi Visa Card,” the new product deploys major decentralized finance protocols to provide…

The hackers' identity may not be a mystery for much longer. On Aug. 30, a Github user made a post about losing 1,400 Bitcoin (BTC) via an elaborate hack that affected his Electrum wallet. N-chain analysis indicates that the hackers had a Binance account and that some of the transactions used to move the stolen…

Overstock’s blockchain accelerator, Medici Ventures, announced a global expansion of the distributed ledger technology (DLT)-powered agritech platform GrainChain.Medici Ventures published a press release on March 27 announcing that GrainChain’s expansion will be executed in collaboration with fintech company Symbiont — with GrainChain set to transition from HyperLedger Fabric to Symbiont’s enterprise blockchain platform, Assembly.Medici is…

Lawmakers in Thailand plan to reform cryptocurrency laws after voicing concerns that they have made the country uncompetitive.As local English-language news outlet Bangkok Post reported on Nov. 25, Thailand’s regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to reconsider its crypto policy in 2020. SEC must be “flexible” on cryptoThe reason, it says, lies in poor…