Riot Platforms boosts Bitfarms stake with $2.28M share acquisition

The launch announcement followed expansion moves by Bitfinex into El Salvador and Chile through licensing and partnerships, respectively. Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia.In a June 27 announcement, the crypto exchange said it had started the “Bitfinex P2P” platform allowing users in the South American…

The U.S. lawmaker suggested four financial regulatory heads had done little to address “crypto billionaire bros” using digital assets for the evasion of sanctions and taxes. 639 Total views 4 Total shares California Representative Brad Sherman, who repeatedly called for a ban on U.S. residents buying crypto, accused leaders at several financial agencies of parroting…

Previously, Hong Kong crypto buyers worth less than $1 million only had Bitcoin and Ether to choose from.

The now-bankrupt Silvergate Bank was forced to cap its crypto deposits at 15% under threat of being shut down by US regulators, claims to Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter.

U.K.-based multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will bolster its employees’ blockchain knowledge through a dedicated program next year, Digiday reported Thursday, August 30.Part of a coordinated push to enhance digital awareness, the company will put 1000 staff through its Digital Accelerators program, which will run for two years from January.Participants will forego a portion…

Global computing conglomerate Microsoft is notifying hospitals that are vulnerable to ransomware attacks to help prevent healthcare institutions from becoming overwhelmed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The firm also published recommendations to hospitals for securing their systems and preventing ransomware attacks on April 1.Through the company’s network of threat intelligence analysts, Microsoft states that it “identified several…

In the future, India's NDSL and the Securities Board division will welcome other entities to join the decentralized network. 260 Total views 17 Total shares The National Securities Depository (NSDL), India's central securities depository based in Mumbai, launched blockchain-based security and covenant monitoring platform. NSDL officially launched the distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform on Saturday, May 7,…

A new year heralds the opportunity for a new beginning. The start of a new life cycle. As the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, the year 2019 will be dealt a fatal blow by old father time, a cold-hearted act of destruction that would inspire Thanos himself. Soon, all that will remain of 2019 will…