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Kumar Gaurav said "there is no way any government" can outright ban crypto given its nature as a global and decentralized system. 3152 Total views 14 Total shares Kumar Gaurav, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa, believes the Indian government’s latest efforts to regulate digital currencies are more of an attempt to prevent illicit…

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied on the back of the United States Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates on July 27. Investors interpreted Federal Reserve chairman Jeremy Powell’s statement as more dovish than the previous FOMC committee meeting, suggesting that the worst moment of tight economic policies is behind us.Another positive news for risk assets came…

Venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has invested in cryptocurrency investment platform Layer1, according to a press release published Dec. 19.San Francisco-based Layer1 has concluded a $2.1 million seed funding round backed by such industry players as Thiel, crypto-focused venture capital company Digital Currency Group, and American investor and Protégé Partners founder Jeffrey Tarrant,…

“When businesses can use smart contracts to gain a competitive advantage, they will. The chains that realize this will survive,” according to Mark Cuban. 356 Total views 4 Total shares Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has tipped commercial smart contract adoption as the next catalyst to drive the crypto and blockchain sector. The Dallas Mavericks owner…

Monday, May 13 —  Following a solid to break above the $7,400 mark earlier today, bitcoin (BTC) has broken $8,000, with all top-20 cryptocurrencies trading in the green.Market visualization from Coin360BTC is trading around $8,013 at press time, up over 13% on the day.Bitcoin’s weekly gains are now at around 38.88%.Bitcoin 7-day chart. Source: CoinMarketCapEthereum…

The separately managed account will be exclusively available for Coinbase Prime users, and specifically targets the institutional investor. 266 Total views 3 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has penned a partnership agreement with One River Digital Assessment Management to provide institutional-grade wealth managers with an exclusive platform to acquire digital asset investments, and engage in…

With its historic Merge event in September, Ethereum has become a proof-of-stake blockchain. The mechanism now used to confirm transactions relies on validators staking their Ether (ETH). Ethereum’s March upgrade, codenamed Shanghai, finally enabled stakers to withdraw their locked Ether. The Ethereum ecosystem’s “investment themes” have included a) decentralized finance (DeFi) b) stablecoins c) Bitcoin (via…

Twitter Help warns that other users may still be able to tell if they're a subscriber. 249 Total views 2 Total shares X users who subscribe to the “Blue” service now have the option to hide their check mark, according to a recently updated Twitter Help article. Owner Elon Musk had previously warned that he wasn’t…

AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin. AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin (BTC).In a statement posted on the club website on Thursday, the Eredivisie side, which finished…