Russia’s Irkutsk region saw its energy consumption rates surge by 160% following China’s crackdown on crypto mining.
Russia considers new energy tariffs as Chinese crypto miners relocate Too early to talk about using crypto for oil trading, says Putin The Russian president has not excluded the possibility that, at some point, crypto will become a “means of accumulation.”
Estonian regulator wants to revoke all crypto exchange licenses About 400 crypto businesses in Estonia still hold licenses after the state revoked nearly 2,000 licenses last year.
Binance to suspend Chinese yuan from P2P platform in December Binance is taking more measures to comply with China’s cryptocurrency crackdown with new restrictions in the mainland.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler actually is pro-Bitcoin, Volt Equity CEO argues Volt recently received approval for an ETF that includes stocks in various crypto-related companies.
Crypto lending firm Celsius Network raises $400M “It’s not $400 million. It’s the credibility that comes with the people who wrote those cheques,” Celsius CEO said.
Venezuelan international airport to accept Bitcoin payments: Report “We must advance in these new economic and technological systems to be accessible,” Maiquetia airport director said.
Swiss think tank initiates vote to add Bitcoin in federal constitution Successful or not, the vote will bring crypto education to people who are not yet Bitcoin-savvy, 2B4CH founder said.
BitMEX CEO predicts Bitcoin will be legal tender in five countries by 2022 Developing economies are more affected by issues related to remittances and inflation, BitMEX’s CEO said.
Chinese blockchain project BSN expands to Turkey and Uzbekistan Chinese blockchain project BSN comes to Turkey and Uzbekistan after launching the BSN Hong Kong and Macau portal.
Indian TikTok challenger raises $19M to launch social token on Solana “What Axie Infinity did for gaming, we want to do for social media,” Chingari co-founder and CEO Sumit Ghosh says.
Bitkraft VC launches $75M investment fund for blockchain gaming Bitkraft’s new $75-million token fund has already closed investments in six different projects.
Russia aims to limit crypto purchases by non-accredited investors The Bank of Russia also wants to slow down transactions to crypto exchanges to prevent “emotional” crypto purchases.
$25B toy brand to launch L.O.L. Surprise NFT collectibles Released in 2017, L.O.L. Surprise doll was MGA’s best-selling U.S. toy property for three consecutive years.
UAE crypto exchange BitOasis raises $30M to expand in MENA “Our aim is to build the largest and most trusted cryptocurrency platform in the region,” BitOasis CEO Ola Doudin said.
Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260M Valued at $1.9 billion, CoinSwitch Kuber has become the largest crypto company in India, CEO Ashish Singhal said.
AMC Theatres debuts crypto payments for e-gift card purchases The major American theater chain wants to let customers buy movie tickets with crypto by 2022.
CoinMarketCap to integrate crypto price data into Presearch Presearch is a default search engine on all new and factory-reset Android devices sold in the U.K. and Europe.
Canadian Bitcoin mining firm Link Global faces $5.6M penalty Link Global has received an extension to Oct. 14, 2021, as the deadline for filing its response to the action.
Korean crypto exchange Upbit to halt withdrawals for unverified users Major South Korean crypto trading platform Upbit will start gradually limiting services for unverified users this week.
Brazil aims to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes The penalties are part of a new piece of legislation that also regulates crypto trading and payments.
Brazil Stock Exchange wants to provide oracles for digital real “We are looking at it and evaluating the best ways to interact and participate in this ecosystem,” a B3 executive said.
French regulator warns against unauthorized crypto platforms AMF once again advised investors to only invest in crypto through authorized services listed on official websites.
Global CBDC bridge needs public and private cooperation, says BIS Cooperation between public and private sectors would be vital for a global CBDC system, says a new joint report.
Singapore finance authority grants licenses to Independent Reserve and DBS DBSV and Independent Reserve previously received MAS’ in-principle approvals to provide digital payment token services.
Visa working on blockchain interoperability hub for crypto payments Visa’s new blockchain interoperability project is designed to serve as a “network of blockchain networks.”
Switzerland national postal service to debut crypto stamp on Polygon The Swiss crypto stamp is a digital collectible linked to a traditional physical stamp issued by the Swiss Post.
CoinEx crypto exchange to remove all mainland China users in October CoinEx previously blocked access and terminated the registration of new users from mainland China in March 2019.
New Zealand central bank releases issue paper on digital currency The central bank of New Zealand has outlined the major benefits of CBDC designs based on blockchain technology.
El Salvador president teases geothermal Bitcoin mining farm El Salvador’s president showed the supposed first steps of a geothermal Bitcoin mining facility.