Source: Adobe/Robert Kneschke As the ongoing bull market has increased the number of crypto nouveaux riches, the business is trying to capitalize on this trend by offering premium services for new crypto millionaires or even billionaires. The most recent example is Binance-backed online travel agency Travala, that has launched ‘Concierge,’ a new service for "a […]
Source: Adobe/Worawut Bitcoin (BTC)’s long-awaited Taproot upgrade — its biggest upgrade since SegWit in 2017 — has been kicked off with the (somewhat contested) Speedy Trial — giving miners three months to signal readiness to enforce the upgrade. The first of six epochs has failed to lock in the upgrade. On May 1, the network […]
Source: iStock/btgbtg Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Investments news The Australian Securities Exchange is reviewing a number of applications for a cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) that could be launched as soon as this year, Business Insider Australia reported, […]
Source: iStock/TwilightShow South Korea’s newly imposed anti-money laundering (AML) and banking regulations are causing tensions that have reportedly left even the big four domestic crypto exchanges to fear for their futures. The new regulations, which force crypto exchanges to ensure all of their customers use real name- and social security number-authenticated bank accounts at domestic […]
Bitcoin price extended its upward move above the USD 58,500 resistance, but it failed to remain in a positive zone. BTC topped near USD 59,000 and started a fresh decline. It broke the USD 56,500 support and it is currently (04:30 UTC) consolidating near USD 55,500. Similarly, most major altcoins are correcting gains. ETH extended […]