Hong Kong issuer seeks spot Bitcoin ETF for mainland China

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week still looking for $11,000 support as macro markets wobble over coronavirus and banks’ criminal activities.Cointelegraph highlights five factors that could shape BTC price action in the coming days.Banks face money laundering delugeWhile central banks grappled with dramatic shifts in United States economy policy, fresh leaked files showed yet more…

America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, is shifting its focus to serve the needs of a growing interest in crypto by institutional investors. This is the narrative coming from the company after some changes in the last 10 days.Firstly, news broke last week that Coinbase had filed to close its Political Action Committee (PAC) with the…

China’s Hainan Province became the host of the country’s “first” officially licensed “‘blockchain pilot zone” Monday, Oct. 8, China’s official state-run press agency Xinhua reports.With its base at the Hainan Resort Software Community (RSC), a dedicated tech space and software park, the pilot zone incorporates several partnerships, chief among which are a blockchain research institute…

The privacy-centric browser allows users to "opt out of the surveillance economy," said Brave CEO Brendan Eich. 2290 Total views 17 Total shares Brave, the privacy-centric web browser built on Basic Attention Token (BAT), more than doubled the size of its user base over the course of 2020. The browser’s monthly active users increased from…

Bitcoin just breached $9,000, boasting a staggering recovery that puts the stock market in the shade. 3155 Total views 55 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) just broke past $9,000 at 3.30am UTC. The price recovery far outpaces the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or Dow, one of the mainstream market's key barometers. Since its bottom near $3,850 on…

President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s positive stance on crypto could see Tanzania’s central bank reversing its previous cryptocurrency prohibition. 1333 Total views 7 Total shares The Bank of Tanzania is reportedly working to overturn its ban on crypto amid favorable cryptocurrency comments made by the country’s president.According to Reuters, Tanzania’s central bank has begun working on…

Proponents of the fund had argued that a current surveillance sharing agreement with CME would be adequate to protect investors. 380 Total views 15 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe SEC has once again rejected a proposal to list the ARK 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF on equities exchange…

After another sell-off earlier today, crypto markets have continued to fall, with Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dropping below the $8,200 threshold.At the time of writing, 19 out of the top 20 coins by market cap are seeing significant losses. Texos (XTZ), the 17th altcoin by market cap, is resisting the bearish movement, still trading up around…

One of the world's largest producers of carbon emissions, the Russian gas giant Gazprom aims to reduce its carbon footprint by providing its flare gas for Bitcoin mining. 276 Total views 8 Total shares The Russian government continues establishing links with major players in the cryptocurrency mining industry despite staying skeptical about legalizing cryptocurrency trading…