According to research by Messari, the top three online brokerage firms in Japan are experiencing surging revenue from their cryptocurrency exchange services. In its Asian Crypto Landscape report, Messari noted the operating revenue and net worth of exchange platforms operated by Japan’s top securities brokers is quickly catching up to that of their crypto-native rivals. Messari researcher Mira Christanto tweeted […]

Ethereum started a downside correction after trading to a new all-time high at $1,480 against the US Dollar. ETH price is currently approaching the $1,300 and $1,275 support levels. Ethereum started a fresh downside correction from the $1,480 resistance zone. The price is down around 10%, and it is trading close to the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was […]

Toronto Stock Exchange-listed mining company, Hut 8 has recruited Jason Zaluski as Head of Technology to drive its evolving product portfolio and software development roadmap In his new role, Zaluski will report directly to CEO Jaime Leverton, overseeing a range of IT operations relating to the company’s mining and investment services. His appointment comes after he held several similar roles […]

Ethereum saw a meteoric rally yesterday that allowed it to post some massive gains, with bulls taking full control as they sent it to fresh all-time highs The crypto is still struggling to gain enough support to hold above its previous all-time highs of $1,450, with the selling pressure above this level being significant It is now seeing some consolidation […]

Ripple Labs spent $690,000 on lobbying in the United States in 2020, which still didn’t save the firm from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Per legally mandated disclosures for 2020, Ripple’s lobbying program dwarfed those of other firms in the crypto industry. Coinbase, which looks to become the first American crypto exchange to issue public shares, spent $230,000 over the […]

The Chinese government hasn’t been too kind to cryptocurrencies in the past years. First, initial coin offerings (ICO) were banned in China in September 2017. Then, following the crackdown on ICOs, exchange platforms that traded cryptocurrencies or provided facilitation services were also ordered to be closed. This made the task of purchasing bitcoin almost impossible for investors in China.  However, […]

“The lower the stakes, the more intense the dispute.”  The Narcissism Of Small Differences Bitcoin and the crypto world have enjoyed a phenomenal decade. Despite the fact that Bitcoin is perhaps the most disruptive technology to the status quo since the printing press, the powers-that-be have mostly left us alone. Sure, exchanges have been obliged to perform KYC measures, there’ve […]