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China’s cryptocurrency mining sector becomes target of fresh clampdown
Chinese authorities’ latest regulatory offensive against the crypto industry may not be as bad for the sector as it appears.
Kelly Le
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Bitcoin News
Marathon to host 73,000 Bitcoin miners in Texas as Chinese exodus looms
Marathon Digital Holdings has announced a deal with Compute North to host 73,000 of Marathon's Bitcoin miners at a new data center in Texas.
Michelle Lim
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin rallies as Elon Musk meets with miners in green energy push
Bitcoin has rallied to nearly US$40,000, boosted by tweets from Tesla founder Elon Musk and MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announcing that they have met with North American miners of the cryptocurrency to promote a renewable energy initiative.
Lucas Cacioli
Regulation
What will happen if Hong Kong bans retail investors from trading crypto?
Hong Kong is poised to ban small investors from buying cryptocurrencies, while making exchanges get licences. Industry experts discuss how this might play out.
Kelly Le
Bitcoin News
What is the outlook for Bitcoin and Ethereum for the rest of 2021?
The current dip aside, what are Bitcoin and Ethereum's longer-term price forecasts? Finder's brain trust of 35 crypto experts peers into a crystal ball.
Fred Schebesta
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin dominance rises to 45% as altcoins crash over China crypto crackdown
As the crypto sell-off continued over the weekend, Bitcoin once again proved its resilience relative to other cryptocurrencies in not bleeding as much.
Lucas Cacioli
Crypto Trading and Strategies
Half of hedge funds are now investing in crypto, says PwC report
PwC and Elwood Asset Management have published their third annual report on the global crypto hedge fund landscape. Here are its findings.
Lucas Cacioli
Bitcoin News
Bitcoin price plunges and altcoins sell-off as crypto market decline intensifies
Bitcoin and altcoin prices take heavy hits and sell-off deepens as more bad news, including a blatant DeFi exit scam, continue battering crypto markets.
Lucas Cacioli
Crypto Trading and Strategies
Bybit crypto derivatives exchange launches cloud mining for Ether
Crypto exchange Bybit is launching cloud mining to provide exposure to Ether. What happens when Ethereum moves from proof of work to proof of stake?
Michelle Lim
Regulation
South Korea forges ahead on its digital currency development
Kicking the digital won's development into higher gear, Bank of Korea is calling for bids to be a technology supplier for its digital currency (CBDC) project.
Danny Park
Regulation
Hong Kong to close crypto exchanges to all but ‘professional investors’
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong will have to obtain licenses from the territory’s markets regulator and limit their service offerings to “professional investors”, according to the results of a consultation published today.
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Compliance Challenges
How NFTs could trigger lawsuits and anti-money laundering regulation
Non-fungible tokens may be a boon for art and sports collectibles, but the technology is also spawning a host of thorny regulatory and legal issues.
Benjamin Sauter
Altcoins
Solana gets Coinbase listing after SOL prices surge amid crypto market crash
Coinbase Pro adds Solana's native token, opening the doors for US investors after SOL outperforms Bitcoin and most other cryptos amid market crash.
Lucas Cacioli
Bitcoin News
Singapore’s DBS Bank says no investment discussion can omit Bitcoin
Diversification to allocate funds to Bitcoin is an "opportunity that (fiat) money cannot buy", says DBS Bank's chief investment officer.
Michelle Lim
Regulation
S. Korean crypto exchange Bithumb distances itself from scandal-hit ex-chairman
Bithumb, one of South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, is attempting to disassociate itself from its former chairman amid fears that its links to him may pose a threat to its license to operate.
Danny Park
Bitcoin News
Meitu, Chinese crypto-invested firms’ stock slammed by Bitcoin crash
Hong Kong-listed beauty app Meitu and other companies that have invested in cryptocurrencies have seen millions of dollars wiped off the value of their stock following the huge global Bitcoin sell-off this week.
Kelly Le
Regulatory News
US Treasury calls on firms to report to IRS on crypto transactions over US$10K
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is calling for business to report cryptocurrency transactions worth more than US$10,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
Lucas Cacioli
DeFi News
Bank on change: DeFi’s challenge to traditional finance and fintech
As mainstream finance embraces decentralized finance, neither it nor its younger challengers are likely to escape the evolutionary forces at work.
Bryan Michael Galvan
DeFi News
Thailand’s The Brooker Group still bullish on crypto, planning US$3M investment in DeFi
The Booker Group announced that it now holds approximately US$35 million in crypto and plans to invest US$3 million into DeFi in Q2.
Michelle Lim