Spot ETH ETFs approved, crypto bill passes US House, and more: Hodler’s Digest, May 19-25

The winning candidate's primary task will be to monitor the latest developments related to electronic money, but also research “the development of a CBDC” 825 Total views 13 Total shares The Bank of Canada is looking to hire an economist who has a deep knowledge of financial technology and digital currencies, potentially signaling the latest…

Growing crypto adoption and the COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged Italy’s Banco Sella to launch a Bitcoin trading serviceThe trading is conducted via the bank’s Hype platform, with the bank acting as an intermediary to mitigate against potential security risks with cryptocurrency exchanges. With the country in lockdown and everyone stuck at home, the bank is…

Bitcoin’s third halving is less than a day away and the cryptocurrency community remains divided on whether the price will rise or drop after the event. Interestingly, on-chain data from previous halvings suggests that after the halving Bitcoin price may not see an immediate drop.Google Trends data shows that searches for the halving have already…

The UK Government's economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, is recruiting for a Head of central bank digital currency (CBDC) to lead the development of a digital pound. The work is described as "Important, complex, and cross-cutting" and will "require extensive engagement across and beyond the HM Treasury."According to the Linkedin post, the Treasury and…

Apple’s new AI features will potentially arrive a few weeks later in October, giving developers more time to iron out potential bugs.

The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs.

Bitcoin (BTC) achieved a bear market first on June 18 as BTC price action gave up $20,000 support.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC price crosses under 2017 all-time highData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed BTC/USD sliding under $20,000 for the first time since December 2020, reaching press-time lows of $19,066.As nerves heightened after…

Government efforts to identify and disconnect mining farms from the electrical networks will continue, according to the announcement. 134 Total views 10 Total shares The Kazakh Ministry of Energy announced that it has discovered and terminated 13 cryptocurrency mining operations. The government executed the shutdown as part of its efforts to regulate the Bitcoin (BTC)…

Just a decade ago, speculating on cryptocurrency prices meant figuring out a way to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and add it to your blockchain wallet. This was a feat that was worthy of bragging rights: In 2010, there were few exchanges, low liquidity and barely any infrastructure, meaning that crypto was less a financial instrument and more…