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White House Advisor Holds Over $1M in Bitcoin: Report

White House Advisor Holds Over $1M in Bitcoin: Report

Key Takeaways Tim Wu, a member of the National Economic Council in the U.S., holds Bitcoin and Filecoin.  His financials revealed that his cryptocurrency investments account for more than 25% of his assets.  Tim Wu serves as a special assistant to President Biden on technology and competition policy. Tim Wu, a top official in Joe […]
Latin American Leaders Show Support for Bitcoin

Latin American Leaders Show Support for Bitcoin

Key Takeaways Latin American politicians in Argentina, Brazil, Panama, and Paraguay have taken to social media to show support for Bitcoin. The posts follow El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s announcement that he has hopes of making Bitcoin legal tender. Panama’s Gabriel Silva said that he would be preparing a proposal to “support cryptocurrencies,” while Paraguay […]
Monero Team Receives Anonymous $500,000 Donation

Monero Team Receives Anonymous $500,000 Donation

Key Takeaways Monero has received a donation of 1711 XMR ($486,600). The team plans to publish a spending report in the coming months. Monero’s General Fund helps the project purchase web services, tools, and salaries for contractors. The team behind Monero has received a donation of nearly $500,000, according to the project’s Twitter account. $500,000 […]
Trump: Bitcoin “Seems Like a Scam,” Threatens the Dollar

Trump: Bitcoin “Seems Like a Scam,” Threatens the Dollar

The former U.S. president has confirmed that he is not a fan of cryptocurrencies.  Trump Slams Bitcoin  Donald Trump thinks Bitcoin could be “a scam.”  In a Monday interview with Fox Business, the 45th U.S. President answered a question on whether he had plans to invest in the leading cryptocurrency. He responded that he hadn’t […]
Bank of England Says Stablecoins Should Be Regulated

Bank of England Says Stablecoins Should Be Regulated

Key Takeaways The Bank of England has suggested implementing banking rules for stablecoins in an official document published Monday.  The paper details the bank’s view on stablecoins and other digital currencies.  It raised concerns around the bank losing control over savings deposits and traditional payment channels.  This news was brought to you by Phemex, our […]
MicroStrategy to Raise Another $400M in Debt for Bitcoin 

MicroStrategy to Raise Another $400M in Debt for Bitcoin 

MicroStrategy has announced the sale of $400 million in senior secured notes due 2028 in a private offering to qualified institutional investors. The $400 million sum will be used to buy Bitcoin.  MicroStrategy Plans Bitcoin Buy Michael Saylor isn’t done accumulating Bitcoin. The MicroStrategy founder announced a proposed private offering for $400 million of senior […]
BSC Project Clones Uniswap V3 Despite License

BSC Project Clones Uniswap V3 Despite License

Key Takeaways A Uniswap V3 fork called HolaSwap has launched on Binance Smart Chain. As Uniswap V3’s source code is protect by copyright, there could be legal ramifications if the anonymous developers are traced. Unlike Uniswap, HolaSwap is yet to launch a governance token. This news was brought to you by ANKR, our preferred DeFi […]
After El Salvador, Paraguay Hints at Bitcoin PayPal Project

After El Salvador, Paraguay Hints at Bitcoin PayPal Project

Key Takeaways Paraguay’s Deputy of the Nation, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, has hinted that the country will start working on a big project involving Bitcoin and PayPal this week. Rejala Helman said that the project would “innovate Paraguay in front of the world” accompanied by a photo of himself sporting Bitcoin-themed “laser eyes.” The announcement […]
El Salvador Plans to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

El Salvador Plans to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

This news was brought to you by Phemex, our preferred Derivatives Partner. El Salvador looks set to become the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender.  El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bet  El Salvador is planning to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, the country’s President Nayib Bukele announced last night. Speaking in a pre-recorded video message at […]
Yearn and Convex Are Competing for Curve Tokens

Yearn and Convex Are Competing for Curve Tokens

Key Takeaways Convex Finance is a new DeFi protocol offering yield farming optimization on Curve Finance’s stablecoin pools. In order to boost yields, both Convex Finance and Yearn Finance need to lock CRV tokens in Curve Finance’s vesting escrow. As a result of the battle between the two projects, CRV has jumped 59.5% in the […]