The Bitcoin Economy
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Adoption
Banks & Financial Services
BBVA Launches Bitcoin Trading Service for Swiss Private Banking Clients -London News Time - June 22, 2021
?South African Banks Block Crypto Trading on International Exchanges: Report - CoinDesk - June 23, 2021
?Andreessen Horowitz launches a $2.2 billion crypto fund to invest in blockchain and digital asset startups -TechStartups.com - June 24, 2021
?Canadian bitcoin fund lists in Nadaq Dubai, first for Middle East – Bloomberg - SNL Financial - June 24, 2021
?Citi Launches ‘Digital Assets Group’ Within Wealth Management Division -Nasdaq - June 24, 2021
?Mena’s first digital asset fund lists on Nasdaq Dubai -Sharjah.io - June 25, 2021
?TheEconomist - Bitcoin has disrupted the financial system. We explain how it is mined, and why environmentalists are concerned… -TheEconomist - Twitter - June 25, 2021
?WSJ - Coming soon to your retirement plan: bitcoin -WSJ - Twitter - June 25, 2021
?Global Blockchain Insurance Market Expected to reach highest CAGR by 2025 strategy of the industry players: AXA, Blue Cross, Etherisc, Guardtime, FidentiaX, etc. -Nyse News Times - RSS - Jun 27 2021?
TP ICAP to launch cryptoasset trading platform in collaboration with Fidelity Digital Assets, Zodia Custody and Flow Traders -TP ICAP - June 29, 2021
?ARK Investment Submits Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Proposal -TCManager - RSS - June 29, 2021
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Deutsche B?rse Expands Into Crypto Custody With $108.6M+ Buy of Crypto Finance AG Stake -Yahoo! Singapore - June 29, 2021
?Companies
?FTX becomes official crypto sponsor of MLB -Cointelegraph - RSS - June 23, 2021
?Amazon and Apple to employ workers with experience in crypto and Blockchain -Cryptopolitan - June 24, 2021
?Jack Dorsey said he would leave Square and Twitter to work on bitcoin if it needed more help, in a new interview. Here are his 9 best quotes. -Clusterstock - June 24, 2021
?H-E-B shoppers can buy and sell cryptocurrency like Bitcoin in Houston stores -Houston Chronicle - June 24, 2021
?Robinhood’s growing crypto business is delaying its IPO plans -Fortune - June 25, 2021
?Athena to Install 1,500 ATMs in El Salvador Following Bitcoin Law -CoinDesk - June 25, 2021
?Crypto firms struggle to find talent as they offer hundreds of job opportunities -Fortune - June 25, 2021
?The Growing Acceptance of Crypto -Bloomberg - June 29, 2021
?Cities & States
?Colorado Passes Law for Research on Blockchain for Water Mgmt -CryptoNewsZ - RSS - June 21, 2021
?Texas banks may start offering cryptocurrency services for customers | Money Smart -Kens5.com - June 22, 2021
?China's Bitcoin crackdown drives miners toward freewheeling Texas -Nikkei Asian Review - June 23, 2021
?Four cryptocurrencies added to Hawaii Digital Currency Innovation Lab -Pacific Business News - June 24, 2021
?Kentucky Releases Application for New Cryptomining Energy Exemption -Frost Brown Todd - June 24, 2021
?El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law to Take Effect in September: Reports -Nasdaq - June 25, 2021
?Bogota’s $2.8 Billion Program to Finance Blockchain Companies With up to $50 Million -Bitcoin.com - June 25, 2021
?Coinsource deploys 40 bitcoin ATMs across Washington State -ATM Marketplace - June 25, 2021
?Bitcoin goes public in Dubai, a first in the Middle East -Archynewsy - June 25, 2021
?Texas Leaders, Bank Regulators Welcome Cryptocurrency -Bloomberg BNA - June 28, 2021
?Wyoming’s culture attracts digital currencies to state -Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - June 28, 2021
?Regulation
US-Canada
SEC delays decision on Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF -Investing.com - June 23, 2021
?SEC Ordered to Produce Documents On Its Internal Digital Asset And Cryptocurrency Activities -CryptoDaily.co.uk - June 23, 2021
?World's central banks launch new campaign against cryptocurrencies -IQ Stock Market - June 24, 2021
?US Regulators Have Imposed $2.5 Billion Penalties on Crypto Firms and Individuals -Bitcoin.com - June 25, 2021
?Jorge Castro Quoted on Biden Administration Proposal to Expand Cryptocurrency IRS Reporting in International Tax Review -Miller & Chevalier - June 25, 2021
?US Office of Foreign Assets Control uses blockchain technology to surveil entities behind cryptocurrency activities -Collyer Bristow Solicitors - June 28, 2021
?Fed Vice Chair: ‘We Should Be Saying Yes’ to Stablecoins -Nasdaq - June 28, 2021
?Bitcoin ETF: Will SEC approve the new proposal? -Cryptopolitan - RSS - June 29, 2021
?UK-Europe
Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in the sights of the governor of the Bank of Russia -CoinTribune - June 23, 2021
?BIS report shows growing divide on crypto -Banking Dive - June 24, 2021
?Portugal's Central Bank Issues Licenses To Two Crypto Exchanges -BitnewsToday - June 24, 2021
?BIS Proposed Capital Requirements For Cryptoassets: Vital Move, But They’re Too Low For Bitcoin -Forbes.com - June 24, 2021
?Norwegian regulator warns against digital currencies, calls for regulation -IQ Stock Market - June 25, 2021
?EU to Designate Bank of Spain, Securities Regulator for Crypto Oversight: Report -Yahoo! Singapore - June 25, 2021
?Basel committee outlines tough stance on cryptocurrencies -The Banker - June 25, 2021
?Ukraine Central Bank: Speed Up Crypto Legislation -Investing.com - June 26, 2021
?Consumer warning on Binance Markets Limited and the Binance Group -Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - June 26, 2021
?Over 60 crypto companies have withdrawn their application to do business in the UK as the country tightens regulation -Business Insider - June 29, 2021
?Basel Committee Proposes Prudential Framework for Cryptoasset Exposures -Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP - June 29, 2021
?'We don't have much time left' to regulate crypto, says Bank of France governor -IQ Stock Market - June 29, 2021
?Asia-Pacific
China digital currency: could Beijing’s advanced e-yuan replace smaller Asian currencies? - South China Morning Post - June 25, 2021
?PBoC tightens ban on crypto transactions -Central Bank News - June 25, 2021
?Japan’s financial regulator calls out Binance for operating without a license -TWJ News - RSS - June 25, 2021
?South Korean government introduces new regulation on Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto -CoinTribune - June 29, 2021
?Reuters - Australian regulator seeks feedback on managing 'risky' crypto assets -Reuters - Twitter - June 30, 2021
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?Middle East & Africa
Palestine monetary authority mulls digital currency as ‘political signal‘ -Investing.com - June 25, 2021
?Central Bank of Tanzania prepares to introduce virtual currency and blockchain? -OurBitcoinNews.com - June 26, 2021
?Bitcoin mining allowed in Iran: government grants permission -Medium.com - June 28, 2021
?South African Central Bank Outlines FX Crypto Limits -Yahoo! Finanzas - June 28, 2021
?LATAM
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Can Cause Regulatory Risks for its Banks- Fitch Ratings -Bitcoin Warrior - June 25, 2021
?Mexico central bank swats down banking magnate over Bitcoin -APNews.com - June 28, 2021
?Offshore
Gibraltar: Gibraltar Cemented As A Preferred Jurisdiction For Crypto Hedge Funds - ISOLAS -Mondaq - RSS - June 24, 2021
?CySEC Issues a New Directive for the Registration of Crypto Providers -IQ Stock Market - June 25, 2021
?Innovation
Nvidia Creating Crypto Specific Graphics Card to Avoid Boom-and-Bust -Yahoo! News - June 22, 2021
?Nigerian ICT regulators optimistic Nigeria will lead Africa in AI, blockchain -ITEdgeNews.ng - June 23, 2021
?PrestonPysh - RT @LynAldenContact: This paper by Jack Mallers explaining how Strike Global works (via the Bitcoin/Lightning network) is worth a read for…-PrestonPysh - Twitter - June 23, 2021
?Q2 partners with NYDIG to provide integrated Bitcoin solutions -Seeking Alpha - RSS - June 24, 2021
?Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green -PR Newswire: Telecommunications - June 24, 2021
?Coinbase Unveils Proprietary Smart Contracts Vulnerability Checker -BTCManager - RSS - June 24, 2021
?Bitmain offers Chinese miners help in moving abroad -CoinTribune - June 25, 2021
?Brazil Bitcoin ETF Follows Similar Launches in Canada -CryptoPanic - June 25, 2021
?Circle launches Bermuda-regulated crypto yield and treasury solution for US and Switzerland -Finadium - June 26, 2021
?El Salvador Will Be a Serious Test for Bitcoin's Layer-2 Networks -CryptoNews - June 27, 2021
?Fiserv Partners with NYDIG to Offer Bitcoin Services -Transaction Directory - June 28, 2021
?Compound Finance to Launch DeFi Treasury for Institutions -Yahoo! News - June 29, 2021
?Bitcoin Paves The Way Toward A Truly Sustainable Future -Bitcoinmagazine.com - June 29, 2021
?Coinbase reveals plans for crypto app store amid global refocus -Cointelegraph - RSS - June 30, 2021
?Banks turn to blockchains to reform costly bond market -Financial Times - UK Homepage - June 30, 2021
?Security & Crime
U.S. Treasury nominees pledge beefed-up crypto AML enforcement - Forkast.News - June 23, 2021
?The FTC and State AGs Warn Consumers About Crypto Scams -LexBlog - June 23, 2021
?Revealed: Crypto platform’s role in Cl0p ransomware raid -ComputerWeekly.com - RSS - June 24, 2021
?South African brothers disappear along with $3.6 billion in Bitcoin -Fortune - June 24, 2021
?How Much Cryptocurrency is Mined Through Crypto-Jacking? - ChartAttack.com - June 25, 2021
?FATF Says Most Countries Still Haven’t Implemented AML Watchdog’s Crypto Guidance -CoinDesk - June 25, 2021
?6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware -HackRead - June 25, 2021
?BBCWorld - Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin -BBCWorld - Twitter - June 25, 2021
?Anti-money laundering a digital currency priority for US Treasury nominee -IQ Stock Market - June 25, 2021
?More than 220,000 infected, Monero’s fraudulent mining malware -OurBitcoinNews.com - June 26, 2021
?Bitcoin not ideal for cyber crime, says Filecoin Foundation chair -Forkast.News - June 26, 2021
U.K Police Seize ￡114M in Bitcoin Tied to Money Laundering -Yahoo! News - June 26, 2021
?Securityblog - Hackers Crack Pirated Games with Cryptojacking Malware | Threatpost -Securityblog - Twitter - June 26, 2021
?Payments of ransomware could be tax deductible -Journal-Gazette - June 27, 2021
?Despite the Growing Prices: Cryptojacking Cases in 2020 Decline Compared to 2019 (Report) -BitcoinInsider.org - June 27, 2021
?Avast finds cybercriminals are targeting gamers with cryptomining malware -SecurityBrief Asia - RSS - June 29, 2021
?Crypto cyber attacks surge by 192%, says Barracuda research -Cryptopolitan - RSS - June 29, 2021
?CrowdStrike co-founder says rise in ransomware attacks can be addressed without banning crypto -CNBC - June 29, 2021
?UK’s NatWest bank limits transactions to crypto exchanges -Cointelegraph - RSS - June 30, 2021
?HSBC becomes first foreign entity onboarded to Dubai’s KYC blockchain -Cointelegraph - RSS - June 30, 2021
?Macro Drivers
Fighting Monetary Colonialism With Open-Source Code -Bitcoinmagazine.com - June 23, 2021
?Why The Fed Must Stop Manipulating Interest Rates -Forbes.com - June 24, 2021
?Cash surge delivers negative interest rates -HeraldSun.com.au Business - June 24, 2021
?Euro area money supply growth slows a tad more than expected in May -ShareCast - June 25, 2021
?Bank of England’s Andy Haldane warns over UK inflation risk -guardian - Twitter - June 25, 2021
?BofA Crashes The "Transitory" Party: Sees Up To 4 Years Of "Hyperinflation" -Zero Hedge - Jun 25 2021
?How is the Fed's tapering of its corporate debt purchases going? -Morningstar.com - June 25, 2021
?Will Canada see runaway inflation post-pandemic? Here’s what that could mean for the economy – and for you -Toronto Star Online - June 26, 2021
?Does inflation data disintegrate the Fed? FOMC preview | Knews -Knews.uk - June 26, 2021
?Skyrocketing house prices and stagnating wages, what's wrong? -Beijing Review English - June 27, 2021
?Biden supports national debt hikes -Santa Barbara News-Press - June 27, 2021
?business - New Zealand’s central bank may end its quantitative easing bond purchases in coming months as it prepares to raise… -business - Twitter - June 28, 2021
?Affordability warning as house price growth hits 'highest level since 2004' -SkyNews.com Business - June 29, 2021
Iron and steel price pits builders against steelmakers | Companies | Business -Archynewsy - June 29, 2021
?Negative rates: European banks must reinvent themselves in search for profit -S&PGlobal Market Intelligence - June 30, 2021
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