According to the latest data from node monitoring resource Bitnodes, Tor-enabled Bitcoin (BTC) nodes are back to normal following almost a full-swing crash in early January 2021. As of Jan. 13, the number of reachable Tor-based BTC nodes amounted to 2,581, up from as few as 122 nodes on Jan. 9. […]

The Indian cryptocurrency scene took what seemed to be a death blow back in 2018 when the Reserve Bank of India made it illegal for banks to handle cryptocurrency transactions. However, early in 2020, the Indian Supreme Court overruled the ban, and since then, a wave of cryptocurrency and blockchain […]

The Singaporean unit of financial services company, Jump Trading has onboarded Lars Hornsleth as its new Director for institutional business development in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Hornsleth’s Linkedin profile, he joined the company earlier this month and is based in Singapore. Hornsleth is well-known in the forex industry with […]

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase published a statement addressing their U.K. and E.U. customers, apologizing for system outages and account restrictions. The company also recognized their customer support “has not been at the levels” expected. High Flow of Incoming Customers According to the public apology, the U.S.-based crypto company said customers from […]

Vancouver, British Columbia; January 14, 2021 – TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE:TAAL | FWB:9SQ1 | OTC:TAALF) (“TAAL” or the “Company”) a vertically integrated, blockchain infrastructure and service provider for enterprise, today reported that it has begun blockchain infrastructure operations at its facility in Alberta, Canada, marking a significant step […]

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country. In a statement on Jan. 13, 2021, the OCC said the company received the national trust banking charter, which allows […]

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell mentioned that there are several unresolved issues around the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the bank is taking its time before the launch. Powell added that the Federal Reserve has no urgency regarding the launch of a CBDC. During a virtual event, […]

Bitcoin price recovered further and surged above the $38,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC even spiked above $40,000 and it is likely preparing for more upsides. Bitcoin remained well bid and it managed to climb above the 38,000 and $38,500 resistance levels. The price is now trading nicely above […]

Within 48 hours of Grayscale reopening its services to new investors on January 13, Bitcoin’s price shot up by almostd 20%, to once again hover just under the $40,000 mark.  During the same period, the institutional investment firm added 4,618 BTC to its portfolio at a current value of $182 […]

Ethereum beat even Bitcoin in terms of overall gains in 2020, but the altcoin still hasn’t broken its former all-time high, while Bitcoin has since left its record far behind. However, according to one crypto capital manager, as soon as Ethereum does take out its former peak, the altcoin will […]