Crypto miners scheduled to go public will probably face some adversity in the next few months as bitcoin sees its price fall, according to a Friday (Jan. 14) CoinDesk report. The drop in crypto prices could affect Core Scientific, which wants to go public through...
Bitcoin put option demand seems to be waning as a U.S. inflation report approaches, which could make the case for faster liquidity withdrawal by the Federal Reserve, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (Jan. 12). That could show investors not as inclined to seek protection against the crypto’s...
Cryptocurrency provider and aggregator Triple A says that almost 1 million people, or roughly 2.4% of Morocco’s population, currently own cryptocurrency, according to a Cointelegraph report Tuesday (Jan. 11). The data shows that Morocco is the top country in North Africa in terms of crypto...
Thai taxpayers making money off cryptocurrencies will have to pay a 15% capital gains tax this year, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 6). While there will be exemptions for exchanges, there won’t be any exemptions for retail investors or mining operators, according to the Bangkok Post...
FinTech Baanx has received full approval for cryptoassets registration by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to a IBS Intelligence report Wednesday (Jan. 5). Baanx has seen massive growth in the last year, and works on providing compliant and secure crypto assets. With the...
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform WonderFi Technologies has agreed to buy Canadian crypto exchange Bitbuy for $161.8 million, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 4) CoinDesk report. With the deal, WonderFi now gets one of the fastest growing Canadian crypto platforms, with an addition of 375,000 new...
Bitcoin mining could grow abundantly in Latin America, research from data analysis firm Arcane Research predicts, according to Investing.com. The Monday (Jan. 3) report suggests that crypto’s hashrate will continue to grow in geographical distribution in 2022, partly as a result of China’s crackdown on...
Malaysian officials have arrested 28-year-old suspect on charges of allegedly running illicit crypto mining, a Sunday (Jan. 2) report from Micky says. The police have identified 30 mining stations using electricity stolen from the grid. The stolen electricity was valued at RM 2 million ($478,000),...
Cryptocurrency investors have said it’s worthwhile to keep an eye on ether, with that coin performing better than the more popular bitcoin, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Dec. 29). Although bitcoin saw volatility from the presidential election, the momentum eventually plateaued. Ether has seen notable gains as...
