An endless number of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and an endless number of bad policies imposed by the Venezuelan government have led to an increasing need for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the country. This week, Pizza Hut, one of the oldest pizza...

Switzerland-based Libra Association has announced Saumya Bhavsar as the general counsel for its payment subsidiary, Libra Networks. Bhavsar is joining Libra after having decades of experience in the banking and public sector, including eight years at the U.S. Office of the...

Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz, a noted crypto critic, has said that he wants the European Central Bank to accelerate the research on the potential digital Euro. The finance minister is known for advocating anti-cryptocurrency sentiments while encouraging the EU to...

Individuals who are always connected to the latest market trends must learn about the importance of bitcoin. They should know how accepting payments in bitcoin when running a small business helps in growing. If you are also a small business owner, then it’s the perfect...

Binance.US, the United States division of the leading cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced that it has opened doors for digital currency users in Alaska. The exchange was only available in a few states when it launched due to local regulation. However, more states have...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, has given a deadline to its users based in the United States asking them to leave the exchange as soon as possible. Binance has sent email notifications to its US customers saying that they have...

Japanese financial giant SBI Group has concluded plans to roll out a crypto lending service that seeks to borrow cryptocurrencies from holders. According to the report, SBI has put aside a yearly interest of 1% on Bitcoin, and it intends to include XRP and Ethereum in the...

Crypto-asset executives in China consider expansion beyond their zone, like Hongkong and Singapore, to bypass the crackdown that has escalated at home. ...

With the idea of crypto-assets gaining steam across the world, the question really is which country will be left behind. South Africa seems to be the latest country to make an effort to regulate cryptocurrencies after the FSCA, the country’s premier financial regulator,�...

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a regulatory proposal that seeks to ensure that crypto businesses enjoy the same facilities when it comes to having a bank account as any other legitimate endeavors. The OCC wants to end the silent discrimination against...