Key Takeaways Brian Brooks has stepped down as head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Brooks took the position in May 2020 and was later nominated for a five-year term by U.S. President Donald Trump. With the transition to the Biden administration, a new OCC leader will […]

In an interview with CNBC, Currie said Bitcoin’s remarkable run has attracted greater institutional interest, but noted that smart-money investors are still a tiny fraction of the overall market. They will need to come in droves for Bitcoin to become a stable asset and avoid a flash crash like we […]

According to Wall Street veteran, Caitlin Long, the ruling from the Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), which was released in a letter last week, gives large banks an unfair advantage over crypto startups. As such, it is a double-edged sword for the crypto industry. OCC New Law Is a […]

If you are considering investing in digital currencies in the first month of 2021, you need the right information in order to make the best decision. In today’s article, you will learn more about one of the well-known digital assets – XYO. We will combine both technical analysis and market […]

Decentralized smart contract platform TomoChain has announced its major network upgrade, which it claims will be a DeFi gamechanger. Singapore-based TomoChain, a blockchain network working to improve scalability on the Ethereum network, will upgrade to its Zorro Network on January 22nd.  The company said that the upgrade will make its […]

Two Kentucky lawmakers have called upon the commonwealth to offer tax breaks to cryptocurrency miners seeking to tap into the energy rich region. General Assembly Representatives Steven Rudy and Chris Freeland’s bill introduced last week would exempt “commercial cryptocurrency miners” from paying 6% sales taxes or 6% excise taxes on […]

Eurex, an international derivatives exchange and a member of the Deutsche Börse Group, released its financial numbers for 2020 and the month of December. The exchange reported growth in the OTC Clearing segment as the notional outstanding volumes reached €16.6 trillion this year, compared to €12.9 trillion in 2019. European […]

The AST platform is a decentralized financial platform aiming at reshaping the entire financial system. It is a blockbuster that the after years of researching and developing, AST is now officially meeting the public. AST was developed by blockchain pioneer since 2018, and supporting application was fresh written with latest […]

Digital asset investment manager Grayscale has resumed accepting new investments into almost all of its cryptocurrency trusts. The investment manager had paused new inflows into six of its trusts in late December 2020, just as the six-month lock-up period for selling recently-purchased shares in its Bitcoin Trust, which trades under […]

The dollar value of Bitcoin (BTC) jumped 20% overnight leading into Jan. 12, as the world’s most well-known cryptocurrency recovered swiftly from a 27% decline suffered just days before. The broader cryptocurrency market followed suit on Tuesday, as over $150 billion flooded back into the global market cap on the […]