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Russia Wants Criminalizing Non-Disclosure of Crypto Transfers

September 24, 2020

The Russian Ministry of Finance has updated its proposed bills for cryptocurrencies and included new penalties for citizens failing to declare their digital currency holdings. Reported by local news agency K...

Venezuelan Government Takes Control of Crypto Mining Industry

September 24, 2020

The Venezuelan government is trying to take control of the cryptocurrency operations in the country. It has recently legalized crypto mining, but also mandated miners to join the National Digital Mining Pool....

Emin Gün Sirer’s $42 Million Blockchain For DeFi Scaling Has Launched

September 23, 2020

Avalanche, a blockchain offering scalability to the world of decentralized finance took its mainnet live on Sept. 21. "From Snowflake to Avalanche, the decentralized platform has come a long way, and its jou...

Bitcoin-Related Ads Streaming During Indian Premier League Thanks To Zebpay

September 23, 2020

Bitcoin-related ads streaming during Indian Premier League thanks to Zebpay. Crypto exchange Zebpay has released a campaign with ads featuring Bitcoin during the Indian Premier League cricket games. The news...

MicroStrategy CEO Could ‘Liquidate $200M In Bitcoin On A Saturday’

September 23, 2020

Michael Saylor has said that all $400 million of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin reserve holdings could be liquidated at any time. In a Sept. 22 interview, Saylor told Bloomberg that altho...

US Banking Regulator Authorizes Federal Banks To Hold Reserves For Stablecoins

September 23, 2020

Per an interpretive letter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released on Monday, national banks will be free to hold reserve currencies for stablecoins. The new guidance reads...

Iran Grants Bitcoin Miners Exclusive Access To Electricity At Three Power Plants

September 23, 2020

Iran has granted bitcoin miners exclusive access to electricity generated from three power plants for their mining activities, according to state power utility Thermal Power Plant Holding Company . Mohsen Ta...

No, You Can’t Buy Venezuela’s Petro On Any Overseas Exchanges

September 22, 2020

A New York-based crypto exchange has listed a token with the same name as the Venezuelan state-issued asset, the Petro (PTR). In reality however, the two are entirely unconnected. Exchanges such as BitMart h...

PayPal Integration Bridges Fiat-Crypto Gap For BitFlyer Europe Users

September 22, 2020

The European subsidiary of BitFlyer, one of the largest Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges,has integrated PayPal deposits to their platforms. The official announcement calls BitFlyer’s integration with the in...

World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Indirectly Holds Almost 600 Bitcoin

September 22, 2020

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, also known as the Oil Fund, has over $1 trillion in assets, including 1.4% of all global stocks and shares. It is considered the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. A...