As the central bank of Nigeria has been actively encouraging its people to switch to digitalized currency, the price of Bitcoin premium in the country has risen to unsustainable heights. The current price of one bitcoin on the Nigerian cryptocurrency market NairaEX is 17.8 million Naira, or $38,792. Compared to
Bitcoin (BTC) price increase has brought jouissance to all sectors of crypto market players. The BTC miners are employing a huge amount of hashing power to mine a block. In the last 24 hrs, the BTC difficulty is 39,350,942,467,773 at the height of 774,286. On the 29th of Jan, 2023,
Bitcoin (BTC) has begun the year on a positive note, entering the green candle march and trading bullish from the start, overcoming previous bears. BTC is frequently regarded as an alternative investment, and its price can be quite volatile. Despite this, many people and institutions have invested in it as
As shown by court documents, on January 25th, insolvent Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific filed an emergency petition in an attempt to sell $6.6 million in Bitmain coupons. According to the filing, the vouchers are essentially worthless to Core Scientific because of the constraints placed on them. These vouchers are
The Justice Ministry of South Korea has announced that a “virtual asset tracking system” would be implemented in the country during the first half of 2032. As a means to combat money laundering and retrieve stolen funds, South Korea is looking to cryptocurrencies. According to official statistics, 75% of all
Some governing bodies throughout the globe are planning to implement regulations on crypto advertising to protect the public from being misled. The head of Ireland’s central bank does not think highly of cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Irish Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf told legislators that the bank is
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which enforces United States federal tax laws, has issued a list of reporting obligations for the general public concerning cryptocurrencies as the 2022 federal income tax return filing due date approaches. IRS tax forms that formerly referred to “virtual currency” up to 2021 have been
Russian presidential advisors on the Energy Committee of the State Council have proposed a ban on cryptocurrency mining in residential zones. Local media have stated that members of the group think the change would make the community safer from fires. The plan is to outlaw cryptocurrency mining nationwide, or at
Custodia Bank’s application for membership in the Federal Reserve System was rejected by Federal Reserve Board in the United States. This was on the grounds that the bank’s “novel business model and proposed focus on crypto-assets presented significant safety and soundness risks.” The Fed also noted that Custodia’s risk management
The goal of a new measure proposed in the New York State Senate is to allow the use of certain cryptocurrencies as a legitimate means of payment for state entities. To do so would mean accepting cryptocurrency as payment for a variety of state-issued fines, taxes, and other levies. Bitcoin,
