Gibraltar Stock Exchange Receives Purchase Proposal by Blockchain Firm
The stock exchange of Gibraltar, a British territory, has received a purchase offer by a blockchain firm called Valereum. The purchase, that is set to occur in the new year,…
Malaysia Seizes 1,720 Bitcoin Mining Machines in Electricity Theft Crackdown
Police in Malaysia have shut down a bitcoin mining operation and seized 1,720 bitcoin mining machines in a major electricity theft crackdown following public complaints. “Police inspected 75 premises… ]…
Is 2022 The Year Bitcoin Proves Itself On The World Stage?
While amazing advances came this year, it may be 2022 that Bitcoin truly takes the spotlight. 2021 seemed like the year cryptocurrency grew up. Bitcoin broke out of its three-year…
Canadian Regulator Insists Binance Is Unauthorized, Calls the Crypto Exchange’s Letter to Users ‘Unacceptable’
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) claims that Binance has rescinded its commitment to comply with previously agreed requirements. The crypto exchange told the regulator that there would be no… ]…
South Korean Lawmaker Says He Will Start Accepting Crypto Donations in the New Year
Lee Kwang-jae, a South Korean lawmaker, recently stated that he will be accepting cryptocurrency donations starting mid-January 2022. According to the politician, this plan represents his attempt to… ] Go…
Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming-Centric NFT Marketplace Fractal
The co-founder of Twitch, Justin Kan launched a gaming-centric non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Fractal on December 30. Fractal’s focus is on NFTs with video game utility and the project……
What If… We’re Right About Bitcoin?
Entering 2022 with the clown world simulation shifting into ever-higher gears, it’s worth remembering why we’re here and why Bitcoin is worth fighting for. So what if we’re wrong? The…
How Bubbles, Price And COVID-19 Changed Bitcoin for Me
Bitcoin is not a bubble. It’s the monetary escape hatch we need now that the COVID-19 cat is out of the bag. I trained as a financial historian. My academic…
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Adds Crypto Adviser to Executive Staff
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added a number of advisers to Chairman Gary Gensler’s executive staff. Among them is Corey Frayer, who advises Gensler on “SEC policymaking…
Bitcoin Is A One-Way Hash Function
Bitcoin offers an irreversible digital property function that prior to its invention simply did not exist. Understanding Bitcoin is a one-way hash function should make sense because a hash function……