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FTX Becomes Official Crypto Sponsor Of MLB

June 23, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX and Alameda Research, announced the new partnership on Wednesday. Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has become an official sponsor of Major League Baseball, setting th...

PayPal and Visa Participate in Blockchain Capital’s $300 Million Fund

June 23, 2021

PayPal, the US-based payments giant, and Visa, a leading global financial services provider, have participated in the latest $300 million Fund V by Blockchain Capital. According to an official announcement, ...

South Korea Mulls Singapore-style Approach to Crypto Regulation

June 22, 2021

The South Korean financial regulator is looking to Singapore for inspiration as it forms new crypto sector policies, sparking anticipation that it may look to adopt a similar system. Singapore is known for h...

PayPal, Visa & Other Investors Double Down On Their Crypto Investments

June 22, 2021

Crypto- and blockchain-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital said it has raised USD 300m for its Fund V, with PayPal and Visa among the traditional investors who are still showing interest in the cr...

US SEC Charges ICO Issuer and Its CEO with Unregistered Securities Offering

June 22, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced on Tuesday that it settled charges against Loci Inc. and its CEO, John Wise, for allegedly making false and misleading statements connected to fra...

Big-four Chinese Bank Announces Crypto Ban, Will ‘Report’ Offenders

June 21, 2021

Confusion was reigning in China after one of the country’s biggest commercial banks, the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), said in a statement that it will crack down on crypto transactions, and will seek to ...

China Doubles Down On Crypto FUD By Recycling Old Warnings

June 21, 2021

The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a statement announcing that it has reached an agreement with all the nation’s biggest commercial banks and one of its biggest e-payments providers to help ...

Republican Congressional Committee to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations

June 19, 2021

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has decided to accept cryptocurrency donations to support its candidates for the next year’s elections. According to a report published by US News, first...

NASCAR Driver Landon Cassill Decides to Take Salary in Crypto

June 18, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are penetrating more and more into sports as American race car driver, Landon Cassill recently partnered with a crypto exchange, Voyager Digital, agreeing to receive part of his salary in dig...

Grayscale’s Crypto AUM Reaches $34 Billion

June 18, 2021

Grayscale, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, has seen a major drop in the total value of its digital assets under management (AUM) in the last few weeks. According to the latest numbers published by ...