Cryptocurrency


Markets

Crypto Is Banned in Morocco, but Bitcoin Purchases Are Soaring

Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading volumes steadily increased in the country during the last three years.

LocalBitcoins saw a 30% jump in user sign-ups in Morocco last year, an executive told CoinDesk.

Markets

SBI Crypto Opens Mining Pool Services to the Masses

SBI Crypto has opened its mining pool service for both institutions and individuals.

Bitcoin mining equipment

Finance

Oakland Athletics Baseball Team Accepting Bitcoin for Private Suites

"The price of a season suite may fluctuate depending on when it’s purchased, which adds to the excitement," said the A’s president.

RingCentral Coliseum, home of the Oakland A's

Markets

Indian Government Officials Give Mixed Signals Over Planned Crypto Legislation

As one government official says the planned legislation would completely ban cryptocurrency use, another stresses that is not the case.

Government buildings in New Delhi.

Markets

Multiple Crypto-Related Twitter Accounts Have Been Suspended

No explanation for the suspensions has been given aside from the fact the accounts allegedly violated Twitter's rules.

Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.

Finance

JPMorgan to Launch 'Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket' of Bitcoin Proxy Stocks

The debt instrument would lean heavily on MicroStrategy, Square and Riot Blockchain stocks.

JPMorgan Trading-Floor Staff Return To Office

Markets

IRS Initiates ‘Operation Hidden Treasure’ to Root Out Unreported Crypto Income

“These transactions are not anonymous,” the IRS' national fraud counsel said. “We see you.”

irs (1)

Markets

Goldman Digital Asset Lead Sees Mergers Ahead for Crypto Infrastructure Providers

As institutional appetite for bitcoin grows, "incumbent banks" will look for ways to satisfy that demand, a Goldman Sachs industry lead says.

Goldman Sachs Tower

Markets

India Needs to Assess Crypto Risks Before Deciding Whether to Ban, Minister Says

On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is still formulating its opinion on cryptocurrencies.

Indian_Flag