Gary Gensler will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to lead the SEC.
Bitcoin Is Trading at a 46% Premium on Luno Nigeria After Central Bank Ban
The premium rose after the Central Bank of Nigeria reminded banks they could not provide crypto exchanges with financial services.
Chinese Companies That Have Nothing to Do With Crypto Are Pivoting to Mining
While these moves seem opportunistic at first glance, some of the companies are well-positioned to get involved in bitcoin mining.
Mystery Over Why Blockchain Australia Revoked Membership of Crypto Project Qoin
Qoin is unsure why its membership in Austalia’s leading blockchain industry group was terminated.
Opera Adds In-Browser Crypto Options With Simplex Integration
Integrating a crypto on-ramp lets users pay fiat for crypto.
Brave Browser Was Exposing Addresses in Tor Mode for Months
Not only were .onion domain requests observable but so were all domains in Tor tabs. And they had been for months.
Tencent and Ant Group-Backed Banks to Join China’s Digital Yuan Trial: Report
The two commercial banks join the six state-owned banks already participating in the CBDC trial.
UK Broker IG Group Stops Retail Crypto Derivatives Trades After FCA Ban
The firm said it has now reached its internal product limit for exposure to cryptocurrencies after an FCA ban on crypto derivatives in January.
Australian Man Arrested for Trying to Launder $4.3M With Bitcoin
The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.
Malaysian Bitcoin Mining Gang Stole Over $2M in Electricity, Say Police
Police seized 1,746 bitcoin mining machines across 21 premises in raids this week.