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Bitcoin notches record high, day after US ETF debut

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 09:39 AM

Bitcoin climbed to a record high on Wednesday, and the first US bitcoin futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) built on gains after a solid debut on Tuesday. Read more »

EXPLAINER-What is the 'metaverse'?

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 20 03:42 PM

Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Bitcoin on cusp of all-time high ahead of futures ETF listing

Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 06:24 PM

Bitcoin hit a six-month high and was within striking distance of its all-time peak on Tuesday. Read more »

Bitcoin tops $60,000 on US fund approval hopes

Joseph Sotinel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 07:56 AM

Bitcoin breached the $60,000 mark for the first time since April. Read more »

US now top bitcoin mining hub amid crackdown in China

Coco Feng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 14 12:47 PM

The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index shows China’s crackdown on bitcoin has successfully pushed mining activities to other countries. Read more »

Salaries to remittances: Afghans embrace crypto amid financial chaos

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 11 08:45 AM

When Roya Mahboob began paying her staff and freelancers in Afghanistan in bitcoin nearly 10 years ago, little did she know that for some of these women the digital currency would be their ticket out of the country after the fall of Kabul in August. Read more »

Bitcoin soars to $50,000 again on institutional demand

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ritvik Carvalho, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:39 AM

Bitcoin, the world's largest cyrptocurrency in terms of market value, rose on Tuesday, passing the $50,000 mark for the first time in four weeks and adding to gains this month on mounting institutional interest. Read more »

New money: Central banks lay out operating manual for digital cash

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 09:06 AM

A group of central banks sketched out a potential operating manual for digital cash on Thursday as they aim to strike a balance between keeping up with cryptocurrencies and concerns that the new technology could upend commercial lenders. Read more »

Elon Musk wants US regulators to let cryptocurrency 'fly'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 03:08 PM

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their crosshairs, leaving it free to 'fly', he told a conference in California on Tuesday. Read more »

Crypto exchange Huobi to clean up existing mainland clients by end-2021

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 11:09 AM

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global said on Sunday it had stopped taking new mainland customers from Friday and would end contracts with mainland clients by the end of the year to comply with local regulations. Read more »

China's central bank: Crypto transactions are illegal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 07:16 PM

China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal. Read more »

Biden sanctions cryptocurrency exchange Suex

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 09:18 AM

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its alleged role in enabling illegal payments from ransomware attacks, officials said, part of a broader crackdown on the growing threat. Read more »

Safe ba ang investment mo sa Axie Infinity?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 05:02 PM

Ano ang Axie Infinity? At safe ba ang investment mo sa larong ito? Alamin sa explainer video na ito. Read more »

Bitcoin down after debut as legal tender in El Salvador

Reuters
Posted at Sep 08 03:27 PM

Bitcoin licked its wounds on Wednesday, a day after its heaviest losses in 2-1/2 months. Read more »

In world first, bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

Carlos Mario Marquez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:21 PM

El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender, despite widespread domestic skepticism Read more »

BSP and SEC not yet requiring Axie Infinity to register

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:58 PM

Play-to-earn online game Axie Infinity is not yet required to register with Philippine securities and monetary regulators, but it will be monitored. Read more »

BitConnect founder charged with $2 billion cryptocurrency fraud

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Sep 02 10:53 AM

The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged role in fraudulently raising about $2 billion from thousands of retail investors. Read more »

Crypto gains traction in porn amid OnlyFans drama

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 10:40 AM

Porn stars, sex workers were taking a closer look at cryptocurrency payments in the wake of a series of troubles with the mainstream financial system. Read more »

What is Axie Infinity? How do you earn from it?

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 09:01 AM

It’s a game that lets players earn cryptocurrencies, which can then be exchanged for real-world money like Philippine pesos or US dollars. Read more »

Facebook could launch digital wallet this year: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 02:46 PM

Facebook is ready to launch a digital wallet that would let users store cryptocurrencies, a senior company executive said Wednesday. Read more »