Uruguay takes another step towards the adoption of cryptocurrencies with the launch of the Criptala platform in partnership with the RedPagos collection network.
The bitcoin buying and selling company, Criptala, recently signed an agreement with the collection platform in the country to expedite…
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Venezuela will mine bitcoin with natural gas
The government of the Monagas state, located in the East of Venezuela, announced during a recent event called Monagas Innova, that they will create bitcoin mining farms, in which surplus natural gas from oil fields will be used.
The…
The Red Cross works on a tokenized aid project for areas in conflict
The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, is working on a project based on blockchain technology to deliver tokenized aid to populations in conflict zones.
According to information provided by The Block, the Red Cross project is…
UK cryptocurrency scams up 32 %
Cryptocurrency scams in the UK have increased this year by 32 % according to a study by the country's Police Fraud Unit.
The estimate in thefts and other cryptographic frauds in 2022 amounts to 273 million dollars. The main reason to hook…
BlockFi demands guarantees from FTX
Crypto asset lender BlockFi, which has filed for bankruptcy, has filed a lawsuit against Emergent Fidelity Technologies, the investment vehicle of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of platform FTX, which also filed for…
Russia would be working on its own Bitcoin exchange
The sanctions against Russia from the European block are leading Vladimir Putin to consider the creation of his own Bitcoin exchange, to regulate trading in the territory. Likewise, the president would be studying an international payment…
Itaú Unibanco will offer custody of cryptocurrencies in 2023
The Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco announced this week that it is preparing the cryptocurrency custody service through its Itaú Digital Assets unit. The service would be available to the entity's clients from 2023, and then it would be open…
Binance wants to buy Voyager
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced that its US subsidiary is about to make an offer to acquire the company Voyager, which is currently bankrupt.
“Binance.US will make another offer for Voyager now, as FTX can no longer follow through on…
FTX subsidiary in Japan studies reactivating withdrawals at the end of 2022
In an announcement made Monday, the FTX affiliate in Japan unveiled the possibility of reinstating cryptocurrency withdrawals to its clients later this year.
FTX Japan had complied with the order issued by the country's Financial Services…
US authorities were already investigating FTX
According to recently published information, it was learned that the FTX cryptocurrency exchange was already being investigated by the United States (USA) authorities.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New…
El Salvador will buy a Bitcoin a day
Amid the fluctuation in the price of Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced this Wednesday the purchase of a daily Bitcoin.
Bukele, who had not made announcements related to the purchase…
Cyber scams add to the World Cup fever
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicks off on Sunday, November 20 and, in addition to attracting millions of fans from around the world, it also attracts the interest of cybercriminals looking to make a quick buck.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup…