As specified in a recently published report, the Chinese government has ordered to suspend electricity to bitcoin miners belonging to Yunnan province.
The measure orders the electricity companies to stop supplying energy to the mining activity in the area in order to minimize the important sector,…
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ECB rates bitcoin as a speculative asset
In an online event, the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, reported that bitcoin has a high level of speculation and needs to be regulated.
At the Reuters Next conference, Lagarde reported that the popular…
Digital ruble could contain cybersecurity risks
This Wednesday, the Association of Banks of Russia (ABR) has published its comments about the digital ruble and the risks that the cryptocurrency may have directly related to cybersecurity and fraud.
As specified in the report, the…
Bitcoin falls more than 20% and loses 158 million euros since Friday
This Monday, January 11, the price of bitcoin suffered a 20% collapse, after its meteoric rises at the beginning of 2021, which boosted the value of the reference cryptocurrency by 14% so far this year and more than 300% in twelve months,…
Ethereum will offer batch payments with Tether
The digital currency Tether has turned out to be the first token to be activated in Hermez's layer two network, it has been associated with the cryptoasset in order to offer cheaper transactions through accumulation of zero knowledge.
As…
IlCOIN Launches Blockchain Powered Virtual Reality Video Game
IlCOIN digital asset, launched to the crypto market in mid-2015, announced the creation of a video game which will be powered by blockchain technology.
Age of ILCOIN took on the challenge of developing this project together with a…
Bitcoin hits new all-time highs opening the year
Bitcoin, the world's most widely used cryptocurrency, reached a new all-time high this weekend, close to the $ 35,000 border, although it subsequently lost steam and is now around $ 32,150.
The cryptocurrency, which also trades on…
Bitcoin surpassed Visa as the largest financial organization globally
The first cryptocurrency tops the ranking of financial services entities according to its capitalization.
Since January 1st, 2020, when 1 BTC could be purchased for $ 7,200, the price increased by 275%. In the same period, Visa's share…
Mastercard: Use of Cash Reduced Significantly Due to Pandemic
According to this analysis, in Mexico, six out of 10 citizens reduced the use of bills or coins by at least 11%.
Chile was the country where the use of cash decreased the most with 17%, followed by Peru and Puerto Rico, which had a…
Binance Korea closes its doors due to low trading volume
Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has decided to close its doors due to declining liquidity and declines in trading volume in its BKRW peers.
As it is known, BKRW is considered a stablecoin pegged 1: 1 to the Korean Won that is…
Ripple CEO Responds to SEC Lawsuit Against XRP
On December 22, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to the latest regulatory lawsuit filed against XRP by the SEC, where he alleged that the company will prove its case in court as an "attack on cryptocurrencies in general."…
Estonia revokes the license of more than a thousand crypto companies this year
Two thirds of cryptocurrency businesses in Estonia have had their licenses revoked in 2020, and in what this year 70 % of crypto-associated companies have had their permission to work with digital currencies invalidated.
According to…