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Bitcoin’s ‘Excessive Volatility’ Underscores Turkey’s Central Bank Ban on Crypto Payments

As traders and investors ride Bitcoin's latest whiplash, enduring a 15% drop within 48 hours, the central bank of Turkey…

April 18, 2021

Bitcoin Past Point of Potential Ban, Says SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says that it will be a fool's errand for…

April 10, 2021

Pro-Bitcoin Trade Group Signals Fresh Push for Mainstream Crypto

Four industry titans are joining forces to lobby US regulators for solid support in the booming cryptocurrency and digital asset…

April 6, 2021

Bank of Korea Governor Says CBDCs Could Kill Demand for Crypto

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol thinks that incoming central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could reduce demand for cryptocurrencies…

March 30, 2021

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Some Crypto Sales May Be Illegal in the US – Here’s Why

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce warns that sales involving a specific type of crypto asset may…

March 28, 2021

Nigerian Citizens Are Not Banned From Trading Bitcoin and Crypto, Says Central Bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly clarified that Nigerians can freely trade Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. According…

March 23, 2021

India To Introduce All-Out Cryptocurrency Ban Targeting Miners and Traders: Report

India is reportedly gearing up to introduce a bill that will criminalize the trading, holding, and mining of cryptocurrencies. Reuters…

March 15, 2021

Changpeng Zhao Fires Back Amid Report of CFTC Probing Binance

Binance CEO Changpheng Zhao is dismissing the fear and uncertainty surrounding reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) has…

March 13, 2021

Ripple Chief Says SEC’s Lawsuit Misguided, XRP Trading Can’t Be Stopped

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) allegations that the payments startup participated in an…

March 10, 2021

China’s Digital Yuan Will Be One of the Biggest Risks in Crypto, Says Market Maker Phillip Gillespie – Here’s Why

Market maker Phillip Gillespie warns that China’s push to launch the digital yuan may not bode well for the future…

March 7, 2021