CoinSmart reported $16.7 million in gross revenue in 2021 as retail trading volumes soared during the Bitcoin bull market. Canada’s crypto exchange landscape appears to be consolidating after Coinsquare, one of the largest digital asset trading platforms in the country, acquired CoinSmart for an undisclosed amount. On Thursday, Coinsquare announced that it had...
Luke Ryan of CoinJar says sporting partnerships “helps shift the image of crypto away from the idea that it’s only there as speculative mania.” The sponsorship of high-profile sports and teams may be key to legitimizing the crypto industry to the general masses, according to Luke Ryan, head of content at Australian crypto exchange CoinJar. In May 2021, the...
Six individuals are challenging the Treasury Department. Two seemingly separate stories. One terrifying precedent. It’s all about privacy. On Sept. 8, Coinbase announced it was bankrolling a lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department. The cryptocurrency exchange is funding a lawsuit brought by six people that challenges the sanctions on Tornado Cash....
A panel discussion hosted at Surfin Bitcoin in France illustrated that while Bitcoin works for those in need, more education is required. Bitcoin (BTC) is there for those that need it most; the rest may need time to learn. This message reverberated around the casino conference hall during a panel at Surfin Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-only conference in Biarritz,...
Bukele says that despite past laws that prohibited the reelection of presidents, El Salvador can follow in the footsteps of developing nations. In an Independence Day live streaming event on Sept. 15, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced his bid for reelection after his current term ends in 2024. Bukele’s announcement comes even though past presidents in...
Higher volatility, equity offerings and resistance to regulatory sanctions are just a few reasons why investors should keep an eye on BTC. Let's rewind the tape to the end of 2021 when Bitcoin (BTC) was trading near $47,000, which at the time was 32% lower than the all-time high. During that time, the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock market index held 15,650 points, just...
Analysts and traders strongly adhere to the “Bitcoin is inversely correlated to the strength of the U.S. dollar index” thesis, but a closer look at the data suggests otherwise. Presently, there seems to be a general assumption that when the U.S. dollar value increases against other global major currencies, as measured by the DXY index, the impact on Bitcoin (BTC)...
Critics have suggested Bitcoin could not operate as the same decentralized currency without a consensus mechanism like proof-of-work. Transitioning the Ethereum blockchain from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake has reduced its energy usage by more than 99% — and many climate activists have called for Bitcoin to follow suit. In a Thursday notice following the...
Some of the biggest names in finance are joining together to create the EDXM exchange, citing a pent-up demand for crypto assets and the need for compliance and security. Major financial firms have teamed up to create EDX Markets (EDXM), a new exchange that will trade digital assets through trusted intermediaries. The exchange will provide services to...
The expansion may not necessarily include Mercado Bitcoin acquiring a Mexico-based crypto exchange to operate in the country. Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin could begin operating in Mexico sometime in 2022, pending regulatory approval. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Thursday, Mercado Bitcoin CEO Reinaldo Rabelo said the company was awaiting regulatory...
BTC bulls aim to secure a $235 million profit from July 22’s BTC options expiry, but a downside move below $22,000 could nix this plan. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke above $24,000 on July 20, but the excitement lasted less than two hours after the resistance level proved more challenging than expected. A positive is that the $24,280 high represents a 28.5% increase...
The investment startup made a short bet on LUNC in May using client funds. The trade blew up and wiped out 99% of its assets. South Korean crypto investment company Uprise plans to compensate investors for damages incurred during its futures bet on Luna Classic (LUNC) — a token that was built on the ruins of the failed Terra ecosystem. Uprise is making...
COIN stock can rally to $160 by the end of the year, a mix of technical and fundamental indicators suggest. Coinbase stock (COIN) price has nearly doubled since its June lows with a potential for much more upside this year, according to a mix of technical and fundamental indicators. COIN's symmetrical triangle reversal COIN has been undergoing a strong bullish...
Offenders that use cryptocurrency for illegal activity in Australia are more likely to receive a tougher sentence. Criminals that used cryptocurrency as part of committing a crime are more likely to receive a tougher sentence in Australian courts, a new study has found. The study, titled “Crime and Cryptocurrency in Australian Courts,” published on Monday in...
Allen Wei, CEO of crypto exchange LBank, told Cointelegraph that blockchain could contribute to the creation of a robust economy in Africa. As one of the most populated continents, Africa continues to be an important target for blockchain proponents, as adoption in the region could significantly impact the broader crypto economy. In an interview with...
The total market capitalization for all of the cryptocurrencies has surged past $1 trillion in a day of big green candles. Bye-bye, Monday blues, hello bullish news — the total crypto market capitalization has retaken the $1 trillion level. The crypto market cap is now almost as valuable as all the silver on the planet. A price pump for Bitcoin (BTC) brought the...
The Dutch central bank said that the Binance crypto exchange had a “very large number of customers in the Netherlands." Major global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is facing a penalty in the Netherlands after failing to obtain regulatory approval to operate in the country. The central bank of the Netherlands (DNB) has fined Binance Holdings 3.3 million euros...
Indian finance minister reiterated RBI’s stance on the crypto market, claiming it’s driven by speculation. Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for global collaboration on cryptocurrencies, assessing their pros and cons to form a common standard and taxonomy. Addressing a question on cryptocurrency in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian...