It has been three years since El Salvador officially recognized Bitcoin as legal money, and now the nation is commemorating the occasion with a celebration. Three years ago, on September 7, 2021, El Salvador became the first nation in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal cash. The goal was
The recent hike in the petroleum price by 45% might continue to put pressure on the Central Bank of Nigeria to pause the interest rate hike meeting scheduled this month. The central bank has raised its interest rate by 15.25 percent since 2022, taking it to a record of 26.75%
FTX, the crypto exchange that faced bankruptcy in November 2022 is planning to repay creditors in the fourth quarter of 2024 which is starting this October. They are redistributing 16 billion dollars. It owes more than two million customers and other non-governmental creditors about $11 billion. This vital move marks
Russian authorities have confiscated 238 mining rigs from a community that is said to be entirely focused on gardening. The Irkutsk region in Southeastern Siberia has become the unofficial capital of the Russian Bitcoin mining sector, where illegal crypto mining continues. This is due to its famously low energy rates,
Rhodium Encore LLC, a Bitcoin mining firm based in Texas, has received court approval to pursue a financing plan during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The firm faces a debt of $100M. On Friday, the company was granted permission to choose between receiving $30 million in U.S. dollars or 500
Everyone in web3 is familiar with names like Andreesen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, and Binance Labs. But outside of the big venture capital firms, there are hundreds more that undertake the same work, funding and supporting startups and advocating for web3 adoption. From this long tail of web3 VCs, a few
The assets under management (AUM) of spot Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong have topped 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, or around $256 million. When compared to their American equivalents, the Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong have gotten off to a slower start. Data from SoSo Value shows that
Russia is planning to launch two new cryptocurrency exchanges to bolster its foreign trade (FT) activities. The exchanges will be established in Moscow and St. Petersburg, aiming to create secure platforms for cryptocurrency transactions aligned with international trade practices. In St. Petersburg, the new exchange will be based on the
Holders of PayPal’s dollar-pegged PYUSD stablecoin will be eligible for an interest rewards program. Which is an advancement in the company’s stablecoin effort. The next stage in PayPal’s strategy to increase the use of its stablecoin is this program. This is a collaboration with Anchorage Digital. In a partnership with
Coinbase, one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges globally, is making significant strides in advancing its offerings in Europe, particularly in light of the European Union’s evolving cryptocurrency regulations. As part of this expansion, Coinbase is introducing conversions between the fiat euro and the euro-pegged stablecoin EURC, set at a fixed
