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Investors Still Prefer Stocks To Bitcoin, But BTC Wins Over Gold – Survey

Despite outperforming traditional assets, bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies are still less popular than usual investment options in the US and Japan, a recent survey showed. However, the good news for the Cryptoverse is that cryptoassets are now more popular than gold in the US.In the US,...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Winklevoss Test New Way To Earn More Clients For Gemini

Crypto is being feted as a promising store of value or even an “inflation-proof” asset by some – but it appears some industry players want to go a step beyond even this, with US-headquartered crypto exchange Gemini revealing a new 7.4% annual percentage rate offering on a new...

, by Tim Alper

Colombian Banks to Work with Exchanges on Year-long Crypto Pilot

Colombian banks are set to form an unlikely alliance, with some of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges set to work together on a cryptoasset transactions pilot.Per Semana, the pilot will, in most cases see crypto exchanges join forces with a bank to test how financial institutions can use...

, by Tim Alper

A Reddit Army Blurs The Line Between Crypto and Traditional Finance

Philip Gradwell is Chief Economist at Chainalysis. He provides data and insight on the uses of cryptocurrencies and the direction of the market at markets.chainalysis.com. ______What does the phenomenon of retail traders coordinating on the internet to turn finance on its head have to do with...

, by Philip Gradwell

Ukraine Wants to Bolster its Budget with Nuclear-powered Crypto Mining

The Ukrainian energy ministry is in advanced talks with a domestic crypto mining firm named Hotmine over a proposed deal to allow the company to build mining centers at more of the nation’s nuclear power plants.As reported late last month, the ministry, in conjunction with NAEC Energoatom...

, by Tim Alper

Retail Investors Flock to Coinbase While It’s Preparing For a Direct Listing

As popular trading platform Robinhood run into troubles, retail investors who are looking for new ways to trade, seem to have set their eyes on the US-based crypto exchange Coinbase, while the company is preparing for a direct listing.There is now a reason to believe that we are seeing retail...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

South Korean Bank Shinhan Seals Crypto Custody Deal with BitGo

The South Korean banking giant Shinhan is looking to take its fast-expanding crypto operations global – after striking a deal with American major crypto custody player BitGo.Per EDaily, the deal pertains to crypto custody – a deal that also involves the South Korean crypto firm the...

, by Tim Alper

S Korean Lawmaker Wants To Criminalize Crypto Manipulation

A South Korean MP has announced the creation of a draft private members’ bill that seeks to criminalize crypto market manipulation.Per News1, the measure is the brainchild of the opposition People Power Party MP Lee Ju-hwan, who has criticized architects of the existing legal framework for...

, by Tim Alper

86% Of Surveyed Central Banks Now Engage In CBDC Work – BIS

As the world’s central banks are increasingly looking into central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, their focus is shifting into more advanced stages of CBDC engagement, with more banks moving from conceptual work to experimentation, according to a new report by the Bank for...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Lawyers Take Aim at Russia’s Crypto Legislation

Russian legal experts have criticized the nation’s crypto laws, suggesting that courts in the country have struggled when dealing with crypto in the past – and hinting that recent legislation may have done little to lift the legal fog surrounding how tokens are policed.Per a report from...

, by Tim Alper

Davos Watch: ‘Underestimated’ Digital Revolution & Unsafe ‘Magic Money Tree’

Senior political and economic figures have warned banks that they risk falling behind to digital finance networks and providers – and suggested it may be unsafe to overuse the “magic money tree” that has helped central banks around the world navigate their way through the...

, by Tim Alper

A Hint From Davos: Regulating Crypto Is ‘in the Public Interest’

Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the British central bank, the Bank of England, has told the World Economic Forum that crypto, stablecoins, and digital currency projects are still yet to “land” on the design and governance models required for “a lasting” digital...

, by Tim Alper

New Exchange To Offer Sharia-Compliant Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Trading

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued a license to CoinMENA, a Bahrain-headquartered new crypto exchange preparing for its launch, allowing the business to offer its services across the region in compliance with the Sharia law. CoinMENA aims to make its platform available in Bahrain, as well...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

US Treasury Nominee Yellen Tells Senators that Crypto Has ‘Benefits’

American President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen has been blamed by many for the recent slide in token prices after expressing “concerns” about crypto – now many will hope that more positive comments on the matter could help halt the worsening...

, by Tim Alper

Idea Of Taxing Unrealized Gains Resurfaces As Money Printing Intensifies

United States President Joe Biden's Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen has once again become a topic of discussion in the Cryptoverse - this time over her comments suggesting she may look to tax of unrealized gains. And this has led some to question if the US is demonstrating a sign of what is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

US Treasury Secretary Nominee Hints at Brand New Crypto Environment

The US Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen has made a splash in the Cryptoverse with her recent quotes about cryptocurrencies, but she actually made a few other points in her address yesterday that may affect and ultimately form an environment for crypto in the United States.All eyes in the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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