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Square increases Bitcoin holdings with its acquisition of 3,318 BTC worth $170M

Swiss Private Bank Bordier & Cie Launches Crypto Trading For Clients

Bordier Cie, a private Swiss bank founded back in 1844, has started offering cryptocurrency services to clients. Announced Wednesday (Feb. 24), Bordier Cie clients will be able to buy, hold and trade cryptocurrencies...

NYC Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Bancor Alleging Securities Law Violation

In yet another legal victory for the crypto-industry, a New York District Court Judge has ruled in favor of on-chain liquidity protocol Bancor in a lawsuit that has been raging since April 2020. Judge Alvin Hellerstein...

India's Central Bank ‘Very Much In The Game‘ With Digital Currency Project

Indian authorities continue to express support for a government-backed digital currency to replace privately-issued cryptocurrencies. According to Bloomberg, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has expressed the central bank’s...

Asian banks band together for a blockchain-based CBDC project to speed up cross-border transactions

A number of Asias largest banking institutions have recently banded together to work on a CBDC project. The groups aim is to harness blockchain technology to speed up cross-border payments capable of real-time...

U.K. Tax Authorities Eye Crypto Assets In Up-And-Coming Budget

According to chartered accountants HillierHopkins, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will target crypto investors in the up-and-coming budget on March 3. Principal at the firm Thomas Gibbs predicts this will take...

US House Subpanel To Look At Crypto As Part Of Examination Of How Domestic Terrorism Is Funded

A subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expected to discuss how to thwart current and future avenues relating to the financing of domestic terrorism, including cryptocurrency. According to a memo...

Indian Banks Put Crypto Traders' Accounts Under The Microscope

India’s parliament is currently contemplating a nation-wide crypto ban which local industry critics, such as former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan have compared to “banning the internet for five years.” The Economic Times...

Business

PayPal eyeing to buy crypto storage firm Curv Thu, 04 Mar 2021, 08:43 am UTC

PayPal entered into crypto last year when it introduced its cryptocurrency trading feature that allowed users to buy, sell and hold digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin...

Crypto bank Unicas bets that the Indian government will approve the legitimate use of cryptocurrency

Goldman Sachs reopens crypto trading desk that will deal with Bitcoin (BTC) futures for clients

Crypto payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC, and DAI now supported in OLB’s OmniSoft business management platform

Technology

More than two-thirds of crypto crimes in 2020 come from scams and frauds Wed, 03 Mar 2021, 11:40 am UTC

With the sky-high prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos due to the rally, digital currencies have become more attractive to criminals. A recent report revealed that more than two-thirds of the total amount lost due to...

MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative raises $4M for the Bitcoin Software and Security Effort program

Bitcoin’s (BTC) massive energy consumption could make the crypto unattractive to institutional investors

Crypto mining becomes an alternative source of income for pandemic-hit South Korean PC gaming centers

Investing

BTC Drops by 1.12% Within 5 Mins, Marking 47,696.6 USDT Fri, 05 Mar 2021, 16:02 pm UTC

CoinNess Market Index shows that BTC drops by 1.12% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks 47,696.6 USDT on Boboo.For more alerts on real-time market changes, add your portfolio at "Watch List" to enable the Intelligent Market Monitor, seizing more investment...

BTC Drops by 1.06% Within 5 Mins, Marking 47,629 USDT CoinNess Market Index shows that BTC drops by 1.06% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks 47,629 USDT on OKEX.For more alerts on real-time market changes, add your portfolio at "Watch List" to enable the Intelligent Market...

BTC Surges by 1.01% Within 5 Mins, Marking 48,082.18 USDT CoinNess Market Index shows that BTC surges by 1.01% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks 48,082.18 USDT on OKEX.For more alerts on real-time market changes, add your portfolio at "Watch List" to enable the Intelligent...

Thirteenth Batch: OKEx To Delist Multiple Trading Pairs In order to maintain a robust spot trading environment, OKEx will be delisting several projects that do not fulfill our listing criteria. Click 'Read More' for...

Insights

More than a third of crypto investors not doing enough research before entering the market says survey Fri, 05 Mar 2021, 08:46 am UTC

With the market rally sending the prices of popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to new all-time highs, more investors are drawn into crypto. However, a new study revealed that some of the...

Bitcoin (BTC) could become the currency of choice for international trade, says Citi

Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos won’t be allowed to go mainstream, warns former IMF economist

Total assets under management for crypto ETPs rose by 50 percent since January

Bitcoin (btc) $47,390.00 (-5.13%)
Ethereum (eth) $1,467.03 (-7.87%)
Cardano (ada) $1.14 (-0.68%)
Tether (usdt) $1.00 (-0.17%)
Binance Coin (bnb) $220.04 (-8.10%)
Bitcoin (btc) $47,390.00 (-5.13%)

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BTC Drops by 1.12% Within 5 Mins, Marking 47,696.6 USDT