Crypto.com Joins Google Cloud in Bitcoin Lightning Ambitions
Google Cloud and Voltage: Crypto Partnership Google Cloud has recently partnered with Voltage, a crypto infrastructure provider, in order to provide Bitcoin-based services worldwide. Voltage specializes in the Bitcoin Lightning…
Bitcoin Advocate Tours Europe in BTC-styled Van – Is People Smuggling Involved?
Bitcoin-Themed Van Tour Across Europe Ariel Aguilar has been driving La Bitcoineta, a BTC-themed van, across Europe in an effort to promote Bitcoin (BTC). Cointelegraph journalist Joe Hall interviewed the…
Crypto Lawyer Denies Misappropriation of $39M Bitcoin
Billionaire Entrepreneur George Bachiashvili Denies Crypto Misappropriation Charges The legal team representing billionaire entrepreneur George Bachiashvili has issued a statement denying the criminal charges filed by the Prosecutor’s Office of…
European Trade Body Warns Against Exclusion of DeFi from MiCA and Crypto.com
Inclusion of DeFi in MiCA Regulations The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) recently urged the European Council to include decentralized finance (DeFi) in the recently passed markets in…
Polygon Launches Testnet Bridge to Enable Low-Cost Layer 2s
Introduction to Web 3.0 and Blockchain Avail, a blockchain network, has recently launched a testnet data availability bridge to Ethereum, as per the announcement on July 7th. Once the testing…
Crypto Shiba Inu Could Go Live In August
Shiba Inu to Release Layer 2, Shibarium, at Blockchain Futurist Conference Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shiba Inu, announced in a July 6 blog post that the team will…
How Bitcoin ETF Approval Could Change Crypto Markets
The Power of Bitcoin Cointelegraph recently welcomed Natalie Brunell, a podcast host, educator and media commentator in the Bitcoin space, to Market Talks. Her podcast, Coin Stories, is a top…
How June’s Bitcoin ETF Filings Impacted the Crypto Industry
The news surrounding BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (EFT) sent the asset’s price from its local lows in mid-June to a strong monthly close of +12%….
Canadian Regulator Explains Crypto Staking and Lending for Investment Funds
Crypto Exchange-Traded Funds in Canada The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has affirmed its confidence in the regulated futures market for crypto, which “promotes greater price discovery”. Canada is home to…
Local Stakeholders Say Nigerian Crypto Tax Move Is ‘Premature’
Crypto Regulations in Nigeria Obinna Iwunna, the president of the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SIBAN), recently commented on the Finance Act, 2023, signed into law on May…