Billionaire investor, John Paulson, is setting his bets against cryptocurrency, predicting the crypto market’s vacant financial fantasy is bound to collapse as it will “go to zero,” as he gives gold the knighthood of a “safe haven.” Since digital coins are the desired novelty of this era, from the looks of it, cryptocurrency will stand its ground as […]
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PayPal announced on Monday that it will allow UK customers to buy, hold, and sell digital currencies, starting this week. The cryptocurrency world is growing by the second, prompting organizations around the globe, like PayPal, to take notice. However, there’s a trick to the equation. Initially, the online payments giant will introduce only Bitcoin, Ethereum, […]
Walmart is officially joining the cryptocurrency bandwagon. The popular American retailer posted on the company’s job listing a new position for a senior director to develop digital currency products, with the potential of including cryptocurrency payments. If you’re still warming up to the idea of cryptocurrency disrupting our traditional means of finance, then you might be moving on a slower pace as an increasing number of Fortune 500 companies are beginning to work with the digital currencies. Walmart’s move […]
More than $600 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen from the protocol PolyNetwork, in a scheme that’s regarded as one of the largest thefts in the history of cryptocurrency. In a letter posted on Twitter, PolyNetwork, a decentralized platform that allows crypto coin holders to trade assets across a variety of blockchains, pleaded with hackers to return the haul on Tuesday. “Dear Hackers,” the […]
Israel said Thursday it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its armed wing. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered security forces to seize the accounts after a joint operation “uncovered a web of electronic wallets” used by Hamas to raise funds using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, […]
As cryptocurrency market is one the rise, Bank of France governor fears France is running out of time to regulate its cryptocurrency policy. Francois Villeroy de Galhau; Governor of France’s central bank spoke in Europlace financial conference about the importance of “considering crypto regulations as a priority or risk digital assets challenging its monetary sovereignty.” […]
Just around one month ago, Tesla stopped accepting Bitcoin as payment for vehicles citing precisely environmental concerns as the main reason. The reason for this is that Bitcoin, and in fact, most cryptocurrencies, use an energy exhaustive method to mine and complete transaction. The creation of new Bitcoins, or mining, is essentially rewarding the user, […]
China’s biggest banks promised Monday to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban. Regulators appear to worry that despite the 2013 ban on Chinese banks and other institutions handling cryptocurrencies, the state-run financial system might be indirectly […]
After fans of the cryptocurrency touted April 20, long an unofficial holiday for marijuana devotees, as “Doge Day,” Dogecoin failed to come close to the $1 target that supporters hoped to reach and was falling in late afternoon trading. The goal may have sounded like a low hurdle, particularly when compared against the $50,000 or […]
London-based FinTech company Celsius has been awarded the Best Cryptocurrency Wallet award in the fifth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program which recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global FinTech market today. Celsius generates yield on crypto through its robust crypto-lending business and diversified deployment channels. Celsius manages over $10 billion in cryptocurrencies […]