With its financial markets regulator soliciting public views on its proposed regulatory framework controlling digital assets, such as cryptocurrency. The Sultanate of Oman is moving closer to adopting its own virtual asset rules. Based on feedback from the public, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of Oman released a consultation document
Investors in Bitcoin (BTC) are in a bind as the value of the leading cryptocurrency continues to consolidate. Crypto whales are being driven away as evidenced by the 30% volume drop. The price of Bitcoin is $29,054 at the time of writing as per data from CMC. Earlier on Aug
On Friday, Global X joined other industry participants in submitting paperwork to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) product. If the fund gets the go-light from regulators, it will boost widespread Bitcoin exposure. In addition to Grayscale’s petition to appeal the SEC’s denial of its intended spot-bitcoin ETF conversion,
Valkyrie, a major participant in the financial industry, has filed a Form 497 detailing their ambitious goal to convert their current fund, $BTF, into a revolutionary dual Bitcoin and Ether Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) ahead of time. Bloomberg’s ETF Analyst, Eric Balchunas, claims that on October 3rd, the company will take
Revolut has decided to discontinue offering cryptocurrency trading services to US users as of September 2023. This is due to regulatory uncertainties in the US. On Friday, August 4th, a Revolut representative stated that from September 2nd, the company will no longer enable customers in the United States to purchase
Block Inc., a company that facilitates Bitcoin payments, has announced that its gross profit for the second quarter of 2023 was $1.87 billion, up 27% year over year. In addition, Bitcoin accounted for $2.4 billion of the firm’s reported $5.5 billion in net revenue during the second quarter. Bitcoin revenue
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is currently causing concern among investors and traders due to its strong bearish momentum. On August 2nd, BTC broke through its downtrend week, reaching the $29,995 mark, and briefly exhibited a bullish moment following an announcement from MicroStrategy. The company revealed plans to sell
Microstrategy, the software giant is set to release its balance sheet report soon. Meanwhile, investors are wondering if Bitcoin (BTC) still leads their holdings given Bitcoin’s recent price drop. Two other tokens that have gained attention in the crypto space are Ripple (XRP) and Pomerdoge (POMD). While Ripple’s SEC case
KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has decided to suspend its Bitcoin and Litecoin mining pools as of August 16. The decision was reportedly made in response to recent layoffs that, according to rumors, impacted close to 30% of its personnel. The alleged layoff news was denied by the exchange, calling it
BlackRock, a firm that manages $9 trillion in assets, is under investigation by the US government for possible illegal Chinese investments. Legislators are concerned that Americans’ retirement savings are being used to prop up Chinese companies that the United States has blacklisted due to security and human rights concerns. According
