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2021-07-11 13:04:00 This Week In Crypto (27)
1. USDC backer Circle to go public
2. Crypto Ads no longer allowed on TikTok
3. Binance now blocked in China
4. Ethereum EIP-1559 upgrade deployed on all testnets
CW26 (last week) Open / Comment

2021-07-10 12:50:03 Crypto Ads no longer allowed on TikTok
TikTok announced on Friday that certain types of ads would no longer be allowed on their platform. Crypto-based promotional content was included among the now-verboten topics. Read more Open / Comment

2021-07-06 15:59:03 Swiss Crypto Bank now offers Ethereum 2.0 Staking service
Swiss crypto bank Sygnum has launched an Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2) staking service, claiming to be the first bank to offer this service. The development means Sygnum clients can now stake their ether (ETH) holdings with the bank and earn a yield of up to 7% per annum currently. The yield depends on the amount of ether being staked in the network — the more people staking, the lower the yield. Read more Open / Comment

2021-07-04 11:40:12 This Week In Crypto (26)
1. Bitcoin back at $35k
2. 650 US Banks Gain BTC Exposure
3. Elon Musk fails to pump Doge
4. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty fell by 28%
5. Thailand SEC files criminal Complaint against Binance
CW25 (last week) Open / Comment

2021-06-28 17:44:04 Coinbase allowed to offer crypto custody service in Germany
Coinbase Inc. ($COIN), the top cryptocurrency exchange based out of New York has got German regulator clearance to offer crypto custody services. The regulatory clearance from Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) comes just a week after the crypto exchange was cleared by Japan’s regulatory head FSA to enter the Japanese crypto market. Read more Open / Comment

2021-06-27 14:19:57 This Week In Crypto (25)
1. El Salvador to airdrop $30 in BTC
2. MicroStrategy bought $489M BTC
3. Bitcoin dropped to 30k
4. RIP John McAfee
CW24 (last week) Open / Comment

2021-06-25 19:05:37 Citizens of El Salvador To Receive $30 in BTC
The President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele has announced that bitcoin’s legal tender status will take effect in the country on September 7th, 2021. In addition, the government will give El Salvadoran citizens $30 worth of bitcoin. Read more Open / Comment

2021-06-23 23:25:33 John McAfee Found Dead In His Prison Cell
Hours after Spanish Court approved the extradition of John McAfee to U.S., the creator of the Antivirus software was found dead in his prison cell. He was seventy five years old and was arrested at El Prat Airport in Barcelona October last year. The department of justice in a statement said, “Everything indicates that it could be a death by suicide”. Read more Open / Comment

2021-06-21 15:38:38 MicroStrategy bought Bitcoin worth $489M
MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 13,005 Bitcoins for ~$489 Million in cash at an average price of ~$37,617 per Bitcoin. As of 6/21/21 they hold ~105,085 Bitcoins acquired for ~$2.741 Billion at an average price of ~$26,080 per Bitcoin.
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2021-06-20 10:04:29 This Week In Crypto (24)
1. MicroStrategy completes $500M offering
2. Mark Cuban got rug pulled
3. John McAfee claims to have nothing
4. Tesla will accept Bitcoin when Miners use cleaner energy
5. World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help
CW23 (last week) Open / Comment