Russia’s Irkutsk region saw its energy consumption rates surge by 160% following China’s crackdown on crypto mining.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bitkraft VC launches $75M investment fund for blockchain gaming Bitkraft’s new $75-million token fund has already closed investments in six different projects.
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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.
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$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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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French regulator warns against unauthorized crypto platforms AMF once again advised investors to only invest in crypto through authorized services listed on official websites.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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El Salvador president teases geothermal Bitcoin mining farm El Salvador’s president showed the supposed first steps of a geothermal Bitcoin mining facility.