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Russia, Belarus Move to Introduce Special Electricity Tariffs for Crypto Miners

October 18, 2021 Belarus, belarusian, crypto, crypto miners, crypto mining, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency miners, cryptocurrency mining, Electricity, Energy, Miners, Mining, power, Prices, rate, rates, Russia, russian, tariff, tariff category, tariff groups, tariffs Eddy 0

Authorities in Belarus and the Russian Federation are taking steps to separate cryptocurrency miners from other groups of power users and deny them access to subsidized energy. This could lead to the adoption of differentiated electricity rates for businesses involved in digital coin minting activities. Cryptocurrency Miners in Russia and Belarus May Face Higher Energy […]

Global cryptocurrency market cap hits $2.6 trillion, returning to all-time high

October 18, 2021 Bitcoin, crypto, Cryptocurrency, growth, Market Cap Eddy 0

Over the weekend, the market cap of the entire crypto market broke $2.6 trillion, according to data from CoinGecko. This puts it back at levels last seen in May when bitcoin first topped the $60,000 mark. Since breaking above this figure, the size of the crypto market has slightly declined to $2.58 trillion. The surge […]

Liquidator of Defunct South African Crypto Exchange Says He Found a 54 BTC Discrepancy in Ice3’s Accounts

October 18, 2021 BTC, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Exchange, Dewald Breytenbach, Exchanges, Ice3x, LTC, Merkeleon, Withdrawal Suspensions Eddy 0

A court-appointed liquidator, Dewald Breytenbach of National Liquidators, recently claimed that out of the 76 bitcoins that belonged to the now-defunct South African cryptocurrency exchange, Ice3, his firm can only account for 22. Ice3’s Abrupt Shut Down The liquidator adds that the crypto exchange’s Zurich-based tech provider Merkeleon is now being asked to help unravel […]

Central Bank of Brazil Reports Brazilians Have Bought More Than $4 Billion in Cryptocurrency This Year

October 18, 2021 Bitcoin, Brazil, Central Bank of Brazil, Cryptocurrency, Inflows, News, outflows, Purchases Eddy 0

Brazilians have brought over $4 billion of cryptocurrencies to the country, according to numbers from the Central Bank of Brazil. The commercial asset balance report presented shows that Brazilians have consistently acquired over $350 million dollars of cryptocurrencies each month since January. However, according to some analysts from the central bank, this number has the […]

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Taunts Economist Steve Hanke After Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets

October 17, 2021 Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Adoption, bonds, BTC, BTC adoption, Central Banks, crypto, Cryptocurrency, Currency Boards, Economics, Economist Steve Hanke, Economy, El Salvador, Erik Vorhees, Johns Hopkins University, Latin American country, Nayib Bukele, News, President Bukele, Steve Hanke Eddy 0

On October 15, the day bitcoin’s price surpassed the $60K per unit handle, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele taunted the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, over his recent statements. At the time, the well known economist warned that El Salvador faces “financial ruin” with “Bukele at the helm,” after El Salvador’s […]

President of Mexico Denies Having Interest in Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender

October 17, 2021 Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Finance, legal tender, lopez obrador, Mexico, News, President, Tax Eddy 0

The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, denied having any interest in adopting cryptocurrencies as legal tender in the country. The statements, offered in a press conference in the National Palace this week, also confirmed that the Mexican government will keep dealing with the financial matters of the country in a traditional and orthodox […]

Impossible to Run Away From Cryptocurrencies Says Zimbabwe Finance Minister

October 16, 2021 crypto etf, Cryptocurrency, Emerging markets, investment class, Justin Bgoni, Mthuli Ncube, regulatory sandox, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls Stock Exchange Eddy 0

Zimbabwe’s increasingly pro-crypto finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, recently told his colleagues in government that it is now impossible to run away from cryptocurrencies. Ncube said this after revealing that some 30% of the country’s youth are now invested in cryptocurrencies. Zimbabwe Ready to Make Concessions on Cryptos According to a report by the Herald, Ncube […]

Bitcoin Mining Operation Being Sued for Producing High Noise Levels in Tennessee

October 16, 2021 Bitcoin, complaint, Cryptocurrency, Lawsuit, Mining, noise, zoning Eddy 0

A bitcoin mining operation in Tennessee is being sued by neighbors due to the high level of noise the facility produces. The lawsuit, which was filed in August, asks mining operator Red Dog to shut down operations and pay personal damages fees, as well as compensate owners for decreased property values. The lawsuit could set […]

Estonia Considers Revoking Crypto Licenses as Government Mulls Tougher Regulations

October 16, 2021 AML, bill, crypto, crypto regulations, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, estonia, estonian, financial intelligence, FIU, Investments, jobs, law, legislation, License, licensed, licenses, licensing, licensing regime, Matis Mäeker, oversight, Regulation, Regulations, regulatory regime, rescind, revoke, rules, supervision Eddy 0

Authorities in Estonia are working on new legislation expected to stiffen the rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The Baltic nation’s regulator for the industry is considering whether to revoke previously issued crypto licenses and restart authorization from scratch. Licensed Crypto Companies Register Millions in Turnover, Estonia Gets Little With only around 1.3 million people, […]

Jacobi Asset Management claims it will launch the world’s first ‘tier one’ bitcoin ETF

October 16, 2021 Bitcoin ETFs, Capital Markets, CBOE, Cryptocurrency, Europe, Exchanges, jacobi, Regulation Eddy 0

Jacobi Asset Management announced Friday that it has received approval to launch what it calls the world’s first “tier 1” bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The firm says the term reflects the top-tier partners supporting it. The new bitcoin ETF has authorization from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), Jacobi said in a press release. Jacobi […]

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