Up to 99% of Mt. Gox’s $8.2B Bitcoin could be sold: Analyst

Turkish are losing faith in its local fiat currency, with confidence in the lira falling 20% this year. Rampant inflation is affecting Turkish residents’ confidence in the lira fiat currency. According to a Reuters report on August 14, locals are dumping lira and converting it to dollars and buying gold. Even with market interventions and reassuring…

‘Calexit’ is now a crypto-friendly independence initiative. A Brexit-inspired plan wants to make California its own nation, separate from the USA. The people behind the plan are now looking to establish cryptocurrencies as the financial backbone of the proposed nation.The movement is called “Yes California,” though it is more commonly known as the “Calexit movement.”…

The SEC announced securities charges against the lending platform over its Abra Earn service but also said the firm had settled with pending civil penalties and an injunction.

After solid growth to break above the $7,000 mark earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) saw a loss of around $500 in six hours. At press time, all of the top ten cryptocurrencies other than Tether (USDT) are in the red, according to Coin360. Market visualization from Coin360 BTC is trading around $6,598 at press time, dropping…

It appears that more people are reading about Bitcoin these days. 687 Total views 1 Total shares A new book on Bitcoin (BTC) has catapulted into the top-3 on Amazon’s macroeconomics bestseller list, offering more evidence that digital assets are piquing peoples’ interest. Released on Dec. 2, 2020, “Bitcoin: Hard Money You Can't F*ck With:…

The CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) expects the firm’s digital asset platform Bakkt to launch later in 2019. The comment was made by ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher during an earnings call Thursday, Feb. 7.The call was dedicated to ICE’s financial results for Q4 and the full year of 2018. Sprecher explained that the company…

China buys military secrets from Taiwanese soldiers with Tether; Asia’s crypto license barrage; scam victim under suspicion: Asia Express

Tokenized Apple, Tesla and GameStop stocks have surpassed $1 million per day in trading on cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and FTX. Is tokenization of securities the way of the future? In an interview with Raiffeisen Bank International, the bankers leading its blockchain research hub stated that indeed, by 2030, most securities will have been tokenized. To…

The ripples of the Libra effect are beginning to lap against the shores of Europe, with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire suggesting that Europe should throw its hat into the ring and launch its own digital currency. Le Maire’s announcement comes at a time when EU politicians are becoming increasingly vocal about Libra and…