Ireland eyes MiCA guardrails to democratize finance with crypto

Bitcoin (BTC) is leaving traders guessing as the future of the bull market depends on the last week of February.In multiple tweets on Feb. 17, popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital flagged crucial resistance battles ongoing on BTC/USD across multiple timeframes.Bitcoin price squares off with bear market downtrendBitcoin hit new six-month highs this week as…

An examination of eight key data points determined London to sport the highest crypto readiness to entice businesses and start-ups. 1335 Total views 14 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAlong with pro-crypto regulations, mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies requires a supporting infrastructure that can allow the general public access…

Bitcoin Ordinals inventor Casey Rodarmor says a fungible token protocol like Runes wouldn’t leave as much “junk” on the Bitcoin network as that of BRC-20 tokens. 264 Total views 6 Total shares The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals is proposing a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol as a potential alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The

PayPal’s Bitcoin trading services are now fully available in the United Kingdom after the global payment giant began rolling out services last month. 284 Total views 40 Total shares PayPal officially announced on Friday that all eligible customers in the United Kingdom can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies using their PayPal accounts.Customers can trade four…

Gaming retailer GameStop says it will no longer focus any efforts on cryptocurrencies, after amounting $94.7 million in net losses in the third quarter and laying off staff from its digital assets department. On a Dec. 7 earnings call GameStop CEO, Matt Furlong, said it “proactively minimized exposure to cryptocurrency” over the year and “does…

2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts. A European cryptocurrency trading platform called 2gether was recently targeted by an unknown group of hackers. These bad actors stole over 1.183 million Euros ($1.39M) from the service’s investment accounts in a cyberattack on July 31.Ramon Ferraz Estrada,…

Japan’s financial giant Monex Group, owner of cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, will be granting Bitcoin (BTC) as a mid-term shareholder benefit in 2019.In addition to the existing shareholder benefits, the new dividends will be paid out to those who hold the company’s shares as of Sept. 30, 2019, as a mid-term shareholder benefit for the 2019…

This week’s newsletter highlights Yahoo’s plans to get involved in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse-based projects. Also, watch manufacturer TAG Heuer is dipping its toes into NFTs, and digital collectible platforms in China have increased in number despite warnings from the government.On a positive note, a CryptoPunk that was donated to Aid For Ukraine sold for…