Russia’s largest bank Sberbank is reportedly planning to scrap its crypto plans citing the anti Bitcoin sentiments of government regulators. This news has come off as quite ironic since the bank’s CEO is a popularly known Bitcoin Bull. Despite the…
Bitcoin Mining Grandmother locked up in China
A 61 year old Chinese grandmother will go behind bars for 4 months for stealing electricity while mining Bitcoin. On top of the sentence, the elderly Bitcoin enthusiast Qiuping Tang will also pay a fine of 10,000 Yuan ($1,500) for…
E-trade set to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
E-trade may begin offering Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) trading to 5 million customers according to a report by Bloomberg. This report was met with a lot of excitement among the crypto community at a time where banks and other…
Myanmar Central Bank moves to tame Country’s Bitcoin Thirst
The attractive developing country of Myanmar could be on the verge of losing about $5.8 Billion in foreign direct investments following their anti-Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies stance. Myanmar is hinting at a possible blackballing of Bitcoin, a crypto-currency that has…
Australia’s labor party will Open up a Blockchain Academy if they take Power
Perth will be home to an Australia a blockchain academy if labor goes on to win the general elections slated for May 8. This will be a first in the country and will definitely excite a lot of crypto enthusiasts…
EU Central Bank: Cryptos no threat to Euro Zone Financial Stability
In what will be seen as a positive step for crypto, the European central bank (ECB) has come out and said that cryptos are no threat to the financial stability of the Euro zone. The European central bank communicated this…
Survey: Americans Above age 65 are well aware of Bitcoin
A new survey by Blockchain capital shows that 11% of American adults are holding onto Bitcoin. This is indeed encouraging news since it represents a significant improvement compared to recent years. The percentages of American Bitcoin Holders were broken down…
South Africans will soon be able to Buy Groceries using Crypto
Crypto adoption looks like a quite foreseeable reality in South Africa and quite soon too. This is after Pundi X labs- a global payments solution- partnered DoshEx providing banking like facilities for unbanked South Africans. The partnership between Pundi X…
Coinbase Releases card that Seamlessly Enables Crypto to GBP Exchange
Coinbase pleasantly surprised its users by recently releasing the Coinbase card. The Coinbase card will do a good job of sealing the gaping hole that was left when Coinbase’s crypto debit card provider, Shift card, shut down earlier this year.…
Nordstrom, Whole foods, and more Retailers will be accepting Bitcoin payments
The crypto community has been buzzing after the news that whole foods, Nordstrom, and more stores are set to accept Bitcoin payments. Merchants will probably still get their payments in dollars, but this news of more merchant adoption is certainly…