Investor-focused social media platform Stocktwits, which gained popularity during last year’s ‘retail short squeeze’ frenzy involving GameStop and AMCTheaters, rolled out its own crypto trading services on Thursday. Stocktwits has partnered with FTX.US to carry out its crypto trading services and is set to launch US equity trading next quarter. The firm further looks to…
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A father and son’s disagreement over crypto trading led to a near-death experience and some jail time. Because of a shift in crypto market prices, a son reportedly drugged his father to gain access to his Bitcoins. The dad, who didn’t want to be identified, made his son, Liam Ghershony, a partner in his crypto…
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Japanese trading house Mitsui is reportedly planning to issue a cryptocurrency pegged to gold, local news agency Nikkei Asia reported Friday. Called ZipangCoin (ZPG), Mitsui’s new digital currency will reportedly be issued as early as February and will be available to retail investors through cryptocurrency exchanges. The stablecoin will be linked to gold prices at…
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Bitcoin (BTC) recovered much of its recent losses on Feb. 4 but concerns remained that a retest of $30,000 was incoming. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $38,600 remains focal pivot Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD returning to $38,000 Friday, up over 2% in 24 hours. The pair saw a…
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The Japanese government is considering a proposal to make it easier for registered crypto exchanges to list digital assets in the local retail trading market. Sources quoted in Bloomerg said that if the new rules are passed, exchanges that have registered with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) would be able to list certain assets without…
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The past few months have been less than pleasant for Bitcoin (BTC) bulls, but they are not alone. Persistent comments from the United States Federal Reserve hint at plans to raise interest rates in 2022 and thi is causing investors to seek protection in inflation-protected bonds. The monetary authority signaled its intention to substantially raise…
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A bill previously introduced by Washington Representative Suzan DelBene aims to exempt crypto users from paying taxes on transactions under $200. According to a Tuesday draft of the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2022, Washington Representative Suzan DelBene is seeking to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude gains from certain personal…
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The Bank of Russia has registered tokenization service Atomyze as the country’s first digital asset management company, the central bank officially announced Thursday. According to the announcement, the Bank of Russia has formally deemed the rules of the company’s information system and the platform’s technical implementation as being compliant with the Russian law. The registration…
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“Web3” may be one of the biggest buzzwords of 2022, but the idea of creating an entirely decentralized platform to host decentralized applications has long been a vision of the crypto community. While it’s notable that some blockchain companies began building out Web3 applications four or five years ago, the Web3 space has only started…
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A United States couple suing the federal tax agency over Tezos (XTZ) staking rewards taxation chose to forego a tactical victory and engage in a court battle that could eventually result in policy change. Joshua and Jessica Jarrett, who run a node on the Tezos network (thus “baking” new blocks, in the ecosystem’s lingo), have sued…
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