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Square increases Bitcoin holdings with its acquisition of 3,318 BTC worth $170M

Swiss Private Bank Bordier & Cie Launches Crypto Trading For Clients

Bordier Cie, a private Swiss bank founded back in 1844, has started offering cryptocurrency services to clients. Announced Wednesday (Feb. 24), Bordier Cie clients will be able to buy, hold and trade cryptocurrencies...

NYC Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Bancor Alleging Securities Law Violation

In yet another legal victory for the crypto-industry, a New York District Court Judge has ruled in favor of on-chain liquidity protocol Bancor in a lawsuit that has been raging since April 2020. Judge Alvin Hellerstein...

India's Central Bank ‘Very Much In The Game‘ With Digital Currency Project

Indian authorities continue to express support for a government-backed digital currency to replace privately-issued cryptocurrencies. According to Bloomberg, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has expressed the central bank’s...

Asian banks band together for a blockchain-based CBDC project to speed up cross-border transactions

A number of Asias largest banking institutions have recently banded together to work on a CBDC project. The groups aim is to harness blockchain technology to speed up cross-border payments capable of real-time...

U.K. Tax Authorities Eye Crypto Assets In Up-And-Coming Budget

According to chartered accountants HillierHopkins, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will target crypto investors in the up-and-coming budget on March 3. Principal at the firm Thomas Gibbs predicts this will take...

US House Subpanel To Look At Crypto As Part Of Examination Of How Domestic Terrorism Is Funded

A subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is expected to discuss how to thwart current and future avenues relating to the financing of domestic terrorism, including cryptocurrency. According to a memo...

Indian Banks Put Crypto Traders' Accounts Under The Microscope

India’s parliament is currently contemplating a nation-wide crypto ban which local industry critics, such as former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan have compared to “banning the internet for five years.” The Economic Times...

Business

Microstrategy increases Bitcoin holdings by 27% and now owns 90,531 BTC Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 06:29 am UTC

The crypto markets recent correction, which saw Bitcoin fall from $58,000 to as low as $$45,501, has not deterred some BTC-owning firms from acquiring more of the cryptocurrency. For instance, Microstrategy recently...

Crypto firm Blockchain.com raises $120M as Bitcoin wallet business grows to 65 million addresses

Crypto traders' accounts now under increased scrutiny by Indian banks

Bitcoin payment platform Bottlepay raises £11 million for the international expansion of its crypto micropayments app

Technology

Ethereum Developers Eye July For Gas-Saving EIP-1559 Launch Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 06:51 am UTC

The long-awaited gas-saving upgrade for Ethereum could be just a few months away now according to industry insiders. Predictions Global founder and Ethereum developer Ryan Berckmans has suggested that the upgrade could...

Nvidia develops Ether-focused crypto mining chip while redesigning RTX 3060 GPU to restrict its mining capability

More than half of crypto money laundering activities coursed through 270 addresses, says Chainalysis

Bitcoin's (BTC) carbon footprint worries environmentalists as crypto's rally could ramp up mining activities

Investing

CoinNess DeFi Report: Assets Locked In DeFi Mark $50.23 Billion Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 09:20 am UTC

As of 09:00 UTC on February 26, 1) Assets locked in DeFi are by far worth $50.23 billion, where $5.7 billion is from Maker, $5.7 billion is from WBTC, and $4.6 billion is from Uniswap. 2) CoinNess DeFi Index: DEX - 369.57 (-17%), Derivatives - 89.80 (-16%), Loan - 282.69 (-17%), Oracle - 177.87 (-12%), and Stablecoin - 106.30...

BTC Surges by 1.41% Within 5 Mins, Marking 45,964.43 USDT CoinNess Market Index shows that BTC surges by 1.41% within 5 minutes. BTC currently marks 45,964.43 USDT on OKEX.For more alerts on real-time market changes, add your portfolio at "Watch List" to enable the Intelligent...

Matrixport Announces Integration With Aave Protocol Singapore-based finance platform Matrixport announced that it has integrated with the Aave Protocol, enabling users to earn on $ETH and stablecoins. And $AAVE is also added in their custodian...

The U.S. 10-year treasury bond yield fell 6 basis points to 1.45%. Coinness

Insights

The number of crypto users worldwide rose by 15.7% to 106M in January 2021 Fri, 26 Feb 2021, 09:44 am UTC

Previous studies noted an increase in crypto adoption since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as people explored other payment options aside from cash due to fears of contracting the virus. A recent study revealed that...

Bitcoin (BTC) won’t threaten the dollar despite crypto’s popularity, says Fed’s Bullard

Bitcoin and crypto investments gaining more interest from Americans

Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $100K before yearend, says hedge fund founder

Bitcoin (btc) $46,925.00 (-4.71%)
Ethereum (eth) $1,493.49 (-6.72%)
Binance Coin (bnb) $231.08 (-4.36%)
Tether (usdt) $1.01 (+1.52%)
Cardano (ada) $1.14 (+10.74%)
Bitcoin (btc) $46,925.00 (-4.71%)

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CoinNess DeFi Report: Assets Locked In DeFi Mark $50.23 Billion