Members of East Africa Community Explore Potential Use of CBDC for Alternative Regional Payment System
Six East African states are reportedly set to explore the possibility of using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as an...
Bitcoin
Elon Musk Agrees With Vitalik Buterin on Dogecoin and Ethereum Collaboration
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he “pretty much” agrees with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin about a collaboration between Dogecoin and...
Coinbase Says Interest From Pension Funds and Hedge Funds Has Skyrocketed, Institutional Holdings Soar 170%
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed record growth in its institutional business. “This year, interest from pension funds and...
Bitcoin Keys Cannot be Hacked: Skeptics Question the Official Colonial Pipeline Bitcoin Seizure Story
On June 7, the United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the “recovery” of 63.70...
Amazon Job Listing Seeks Blockchain Lead – Internet Giant Looks to Create ‘Business Use Cases Across Defi’
Amazon is looking for a blockchain expert, according to a job posting published on the company’s employment portal. The firm...
IRS Seeks Congressional Authority to Obtain Data on Cryptocurrency Transactions
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it needs congressional authority in order to obtain the information needed to regulate...
Skybridge Capital Says Bitcoin Still Has More Upside Than Gold
The chief investment officer of global investment firm Skybridge Capital says bitcoin still has more upside than gold. While expecting...
British Asset Manager Ruffer Bags $1.1 Billion Profit From Bitcoin
British asset management firm Ruffer reportedly said its bitcoin investment has generated about $1.1 billion in profit. The firm says...
Deutsche Bank Warns: Ignoring Rising US Inflation Akin to ‘Sitting on a Time Bomb’
Deutsche Bank published a report Monday noting that the United States is facing “the very real specter of consumer-driven inflation.”...
White House Tech Advisor Tim Wu Keeps at Least $1 Million in Bitcoin
Tim Wu, top advisor to the Biden administration on technology and competition policy, holds more than $1 million in cryptocurrency,...
Celebrating Upland’s Genesis Week With a Big Bitcoin Giveaway
Upland.me is a blockchain-based game in which users can buy, sell, and trade virtual NFT properties mapped to the real...
Solana Aims to Raise $450 Million to Battle Ethereum Supremacy
Solana, a proof-of-stake, smart contracts-enabled currency, is aiming to raise $450 million in a funding round that was extended last...
Kenyan Banks Warn Clients Against Crypto Trading
A few Kenyan banks have started sending out warning alerts to clients engaged in cryptocurrency trading to be wary of...
Alternative 401(k) Product Offers In-Plan Cryptocurrency Investment via Coinbase Institutional
On Monday, the San Francisco-based retirement plan provider for small to medium-sized businesses, Forusall, announced the launch of an alternative...
Scammers Pick Bank Transfers Over Cryptocurrency, Australian Report Reveals
Investment scams have been by far the most common type in Australia recently, a new report by the country’s consumer...
