Winklevoss twins’ Gemini exchange selects Malta as Europe MiCA hub

More countries are allegedly involved in a major global Bitcoin ad scam. 988 Total views 6 Total shares A major Bitcoin (BTC) ad scam involving unauthorised images of Australian celebrities who seemingly promoted fake investment schemes is allegedly coming from Russia, according to a new report.Fraudulent Bitcoin ads capitalizing on Australian celebrities like Dick Smith…

Thai authorities are cracking down on drug networks and the methods they use to launder their profits, including cryptocurrency. 669 Total views 21 Total shares Thai authorities are ramping up their efforts to crack down on the country’s drug networks and the ruses they use to launder their multi-million dollar turnovers — including cryptocurrency.AFP News…

Cryptocurrency exchange Uphold has relaunched staking services in the US, citing a shift in regulatory policies and a more favorable stance toward digital assets. After resuming crypto staking in the United Kingdom in early February, Uphold has now relaunched the feature in the US, the firm said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Monday

Despite widespread initial criticism, El Salvador is sitting on over $31 million worth of Bitcoin profit.

The firm previously said its reserves would be in cash and treasuries. 472 Total views 11 Total shares On Thursday, USD Coin (USDC) operator Circle announced that it had selected financial institution BNY Mellon as the custodian of its USDC reserves. Founded in 1784, BNY Mellon is one of the oldest banks in America and…

Technology researchers Comparitech have used machine learning to analyze over 48k Reddit posts to determine which cryptocurrencies are viewed the most favourably. The study also included 7,500 articles from national and international news outlets.Articles were scored based on positive and negative sentiment in relation to other articles included in the study.Crypto chatter continues to spreadTalk…

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the launch of the $115-million crypto and blockchain initiative during a conference in France. 925 Total views 27 Total shares Global crypto exchange Binance is starting a 100-million euro ($115 million) initiative to develop the blockchain and crypto ecosystem in France and Europe, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced in a…

The newly launched Codefi Staking purports to be a more secure staking solution for Ethereum 2.0. 1334 Total views 16 Total shares ConsenSys, a New York-based Ethereum software company, has partnered with cybersecurity firm Securosys to launch a more secure staking solution for Ethereum 2.0.The new product, dubbed Codefi Staking, provides “institutional staking tools for Ethereum…

Switzerland's principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange will test blockchain integration for its forthcoming parallel digital trading platform SDX in the second half of this year. The news was reported by Cointelegraph Deutschland Feb. 4.SIX Swiss Exchange sees roughly CHF5.19 billion (~$5.18 billion) in daily turnover, and has a market capitalization of over 1.67 trillion…