Cryptocurrency markets plummeted after oil prices crashed and the stock market spiraled into another sell-off frenzy, according to reports on Monday (March 10). Oil markets tumbled at least 30 percent after the breakup of the OPEC+ alliance prompted a price war between Saudi Arabia and...
Nigerians will be able to buy bitcoins with cash, providing a pathway into cryptocurrency for those who were previously financially excluded. The country has seen more interest than usual in cryptocurrency, with the tech-savvy newer generations of Nigeria oft-asking Google about how to get into...
A French court has decided that bitcoin is money, the first time a court in France has issued such a ruling, according to a report from Les Echos Sunday (March 8). The decision came about following a clash between the Bitcoin marketplace Paymium and the...
In a new digital real estate game called Upland, players can buy virtual versions of properties in San Francisco, Cointelegraph reported. Players can then earn rental income on those properties, much like in the game Monopoly, and they can buy and sell the properties. The...
The financial watchdog of Germany has put a stop to the operations of a firm that lets consumers use ATMs to purchase as well as sell digital currencies, Bloomberg reported. Adam Gramowski, KKT UG managing director, was reportedly told by BaFin to stop business in...
The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. The supply of SOV will be set to increase at 4 percent yearly to stop inflation from occurring. It will be debuted via a token pre-sale,...
Lloyd’s of London, the insurance firm, is supporting a new policy that protects digital currency held in digital wallets from hackers, Coindesk reported on Monday (March 2). The policy is reportedly a new insurance type that has a limit that changes with the price fluctuations...
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses is going to hold a hearing on the benefits of blockchain technology for entrepreneurs. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 4 at 11:30 a.m. ET, and will be called “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits...
Actor Steven Seagal was at the center of charges now settled with the Securities and Exchanges commission related to cryptocurrency investments, according to CNBC on Thursday (Feb. 27). Seagal, according to the SEC, failed to report that he was being paid for promoting a cryptocurrency...
