The CFTC Fines Kraken $1.25M for Offering Unregulated Margin Trading
According to a CFTC statement on Sept. 28, Kraken allowed U.S. customers to access products that were supposed to be prohibited for them. The order requires Kraken to pay a…
Pan-African Exchange Yellow Card Raises $15 Million in Latest Funding Round
Yellow Card, an Africa-focused crypto exchange platform, recently announced a capital raise of $15 million from its Series A funding round. The capital raise, which is Yellow Card’s largest, was…
Thailand’s tourism authority is considering creating its own utility token
The proposed TAT Coin will enable tourism operators to cash in on the popularity of cryptocurrencies.
Opposition mounts to Biden’s OCC pick, fears she could ‘regulate crypto into oblivion’
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is among a number of politicians and bankers that are opposed to the nomination of Saule Omarova.
Huobi-Backed SocialFi Platform, Torum to Make Social Metaverses a Reality With Avatar NFTs
PRESS RELEASE. Torum is set to launch a pioneering social metaverse and socially integrated Avatar NFTs through a unique SocialFi platform. 29th September 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Torum SocialFi…
SEBA Bank granted the first Swiss digital asset custody license
The bank will concentrate efforts on building an institutional-grade facility to invest in crypto assets.
El Salvador President Shares Images of What Seems To Be Its Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele may be receiving a wave of criticism due to his hasty decision to declare Bitcoin as legal tender in his country, but that is not…
China’s Great Firewall Censors Crypto Websites Coingecko, Coinmarketcap, Tradingview
On September 28, reports stemming from social media and crypto-focused forums detailed that China has been blocking a number of cryptocurrency websites. The Twitter handle for 8btc News tweeted that…
Former Bitcoin lead dev predicts demise of BTC network … with a major silver lining
Bitcoin prices could reach $6 million per coin in forty years’ time, but the whales may eventually pull the plug.
US Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Treasury to Report on Cryptocurrencies and Their Use Globally
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at improving the oversight of cryptocurrency. The bill requires the Treasury Secretary to submit a report to Congress on cryptocurrencies and…