Bitcoin hits new ATH of $75K as Trump takes early lead in presidential race

The legislators objected to a chapter of the president’s annual report that they believe diminished the role of Congress and could damage the economy with its hostility to digital assets. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTUnited States Congressmen Warren Davidson and Mike Flood have written a letter to the chair…

In late July of 2019, the New York State Assembly appointed six members to its Digital Currency Task Force, claiming to be the first state-drafted crew across the United States to deal with cryptocurrencies and blockchain. While it is unclear if the influx from Facebook's Libra has hastened the NY legislators to assemble the team,…

Indian crypto traders may be giving up since they must now factor in a 30% income tax and a 1% tax per transaction on crypto trades, forcing exchange volume to plummet. 202 Total views 38 Total shares Trading volume on three major Indian crypto exchanges plummeted 72.5% on average since July 1, when a 1%…

The Pennsylvania-based Stronghold Digital Mining has announced the completion of two private equity securities raises worth $105 million.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the firm’s first power generation facility, the Scrubgrass Generation Plant in Venango County, converts waste coal into energy on a scale equivalent to “a large-scale hydropower plant” that is then used…

China can reverse Bitcoin transactions, a Ripple exec said. 2378 Total views 8 Total shares The United States is losing the "technological cold war" to China due to its tough regulatory approach to blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies, a senior executive at Ripple believes.In an opinion article for The Hill on Aug. 21, Chris Larsen, co-founder…

Hodlnaut reportedly lied about its exposure to the now-defunct Terra algorithmic stablecoin and lost nearly $190 million. 1016 Total views 9 Total shares Singapore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut is reportedly facing a police probe over alleged offenses of cheating and fraud.According to reports published in local media, the police’s commercial affairs department has launched an investigation…

"We’re not necessarily looking for more authority without more resources," said Dan Berkovitz in regards to crypto markets. 126 Total views 19 Total shares Dan Berkovitz, one of three commissioners currently serving at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said while the agency is suited to futures contracts, swaps, and options trading, it would need…

On Aug. 28, cryptocurrency project Decred announced that it is adding a few new privacy-focused features to its cryptocurrency DCR.According to Decred’s official blog, the goal of these new features is to be “simple, adaptable, and creative.” The post explains:“Decred has implemented a variant of CoinShuffle++ in its wallet. Although it is possible to perform…