# Latest News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news?page=425 Page 425 of 660. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck to merge with a SPAC and list in Nasdaq](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9551) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2022-03-23T12:33:37.000Z Updated: 2022-03-23T12:33:37.000Z Coincheck announced that it has agreed to merge with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listed in Nasdaq. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9551.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9551.json) ## [Malaysian official supports the legalization of crypto and NFTs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9550) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-22T11:42:31.000Z Updated: 2022-03-22T11:42:31.000Z The Communications Deputy Minister is calling for the legalization of crypto for certain transactions as he believed in the importance of the crypto industry, describing it as the “business and financial program of th… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9550.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9550.json) ## [El Salvador companies slowly adopting Bitcoin’s use with 14% of businesses having transacted in BTC](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9549) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-21T14:01:17.000Z Updated: 2022-03-21T14:01:17.000Z The Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce conducted a survey between January 15 and February 9 this year involving 337 companies to gauge Bitcoin usage among businesses. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9549.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9549.json) ## [Instagram users can soon display and mint new NFTs on the platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9548) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2022-03-18T15:29:51.000Z Updated: 2022-03-18T15:29:51.000Z Non-fungible tokens will soon be making their way to Instagram. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9548.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9548.json) ## [Crypto bull market could start this year, says Bitwise’s Matt Hougan](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9547) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-17T12:31:49.000Z Updated: 2022-03-17T12:31:49.000Z Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes that the executive order on crypto could set the stage for the next bull market. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9547.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9547.json) ## [Bitcoin soars past $41K after plunging to as low as $37K during the weekend](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9546) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2022-03-16T15:16:45.000Z Updated: 2022-03-16T15:16:45.000Z The upward trajectory came just a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on crypto on March 9. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9546.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9546.json) ## [Japan orders crypto exchanges to comply with sanctions against Russia or face penalties](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9545) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-16T09:59:09.000Z Updated: 2022-03-16T09:59:09.000Z Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the FSA jointly announced penalties on crypto platforms that fail to comply with sanctions against Russia, which could include a fine of up to a million yen and jail time for their exec… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9545.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9545.json) ## [UK’s FCA wants to shut down Bitcoin ATMs operating illegally in the country](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9544) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-15T12:35:52.000Z Updated: 2022-03-15T12:35:52.000Z The FCA said that none of the crypto asset firms registered with us have been approved to offer crypto ATM services, meaning that any of them operating in the UK are doing so illegally and consumers should not be usin… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9544.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9544.json) ## [Russian crypto investors liquidating Bitcoin holdings in UAE](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9543) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-14T12:26:14.000Z Updated: 2022-03-14T12:26:14.000Z Some Russian investors are reportedly using crypto to invest in UAE real estate while others opted to use local firms to convert their crypto assets into fiat and invest it elsewhere. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9543.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9543.json) ## [Chainalysis launching two crypto sanctions screening tools free of charge](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9542) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-14T08:10:40.000Z Updated: 2022-03-14T08:10:40.000Z These tools will make enable parties to validate if they’re dealing with cryptocurrency addresses associated with sanctioned entities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9542.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9542.json) ## [PUBLISH, World Vision partner to build blockchain-based donation platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9541) By Sonny Kwon | Business Published: 2022-03-12T09:34:46.000Z Updated: 2022-03-12T09:34:46.000Z PUBLISH announced that it has partnered with humanitarian aid organization World Vision to build a blockchain-based donation platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9541.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9541.json) ## [Crypto exchanges in South Korea joining western sanctions by restricting Russian users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9540) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2022-03-11T07:16:09.000Z Updated: 2022-03-11T07:16:09.000Z Crypto exchanges Gopax, Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit have already placed restrictions on Russian IP addresses. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9540.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9540.json) ## [Crypto included in EU’s sanctions against Russia and Belarus](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9539) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-10T15:49:07.000Z Updated: 2022-03-10T15:49:07.000Z The EU’s amendments to adopt further targeted sanctions and clarified cryptocurrency’s inclusion are meant to address concerns that Russia might use crypto for evading sanctions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9539.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9539.json) ## [Crypto-related companies post gains after President Biden signs executive order](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9538) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-10T13:22:14.000Z Updated: 2022-03-10T13:22:14.000Z Crypto exchange Coinbase surged by up to 10.5 percent at market close while MicroStategy gained 6.4 percent. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9538.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9538.json) ## [Biden signs executive order on crypto calling for a coordinated approach to digital asset policy](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9537) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-10T09:31:09.000Z Updated: 2022-03-10T09:31:09.000Z The long-awaited directive is the first-of-its-kind that exclusively focused on the growing digital asset sector amidst growing concerns of the lack of regulatory clarity in the industry, which ballooned to more than … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9537.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9537.json) ## [Bitcoin could benefit from new world monetary order, says Credit Suisse strategist](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9536) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2022-03-09T14:24:25.000Z Updated: 2022-03-09T14:24:25.000Z Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent seizure of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves by the G7, might have ushered in a new world monetary order. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9536.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9536.json) ## [Crypto miner Hive to expand Bitcoin hashrate by 95% with Intel’s new ASIC chips](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9535) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2022-03-09T10:35:01.000Z Updated: 2022-03-09T10:35:01.000Z Hive has entered into a manufacturing agreement with an original design manufacturer (ODM) that will integrate the Intel chips into an air-cooled Bitcoin mining system. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9535.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9535.json) ## [Bitcoin rises above $41K and can rebound as high as $60K in the coming months](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9534) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-09T05:47:14.000Z Updated: 2022-03-09T05:47:14.000Z Bitcoin has rebounded since Monday and traded at $41,511.45 at the time of writing. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9534.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9534.json) ## [SEBA Bank exec says clear crypto regulations could accelerate institutional adoption](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9533) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2022-03-08T12:46:29.000Z Updated: 2022-03-08T12:46:29.000Z SEBA Bank Senior Executive Officer Christian Borel predicts the rise of digital asset banks in the future as crypto adoption and demand for crypto-related services increase. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9533.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9533.json) ## [Virginia Senate approves bill allowing banks to offer crypto custody services](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9532) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-03-07T13:26:39.000Z Updated: 2022-03-07T13:26:39.000Z House Bill No 263, which was submitted by Delegate Christopher T. Head in January 2022, sought to amend the Code of Virginia to allow eligible banks to offer crypto custody services. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9532.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9532.json) ## [Bitcoin, Ether, and LVGA token to become de facto legal tender in the Swiss city of Lugano](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9531) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-07T09:40:54.000Z Updated: 2022-03-07T09:40:54.000Z The Swiss city of Lugano plans to allow citizens to pay for taxes and public service fees in BTC, the stablecoin Tether (USDT), and the LVGA token. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9531.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9531.json) ## [Japan’s Nomura creates new crypto and NFT-focused unit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9530) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-04T15:48:46.000Z Updated: 2022-03-04T15:48:46.000Z By establishing the new crypto and NFT-focused unit, Nomura plans to accelerate its business development and deepen its collaboration with global players in the digital asset space. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9530.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9530.json) ## [Ukraine received more than $50M in Bitcoin, Ether, PolkaDot, and NFTs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9529) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-03T10:45:00.000Z Updated: 2022-03-03T10:45:00.000Z Data from Merkle Science reveal that BTC and ETH account for around 69 percent of crypto donations. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9529.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9529.json) ## [South Korea’s crypto market balloons to $46B in 2021](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9528) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-02T15:21:31.000Z Updated: 2022-03-02T15:21:31.000Z A recent study by the country’s chief financial regulator, the Financial Service Commission (FSC), revealed that the South Korean crypto market grew to 55 trillion won or around $45.9 billion by the end of 2021. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9528.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9528.json) ## [Bitcoin soars past $44K while Ether surges above $3K](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9527) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-03-01T16:57:09.000Z Updated: 2022-03-01T16:57:09.000Z Despite the ongoing conflict that previously dragged the crypto market down last week, Bitcoin managed to rise by 17 percent on Tuesday. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9527.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9527.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance to donate $10M to Ukrainian refugees but won’t block Russian accounts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9526) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-28T13:51:17.000Z Updated: 2022-02-28T13:51:17.000Z Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked crypto exchanges to block addresses belonging to Russian users. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9526.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9526.json) ## [South Korea has a new $187M metaverse project](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9525) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-28T10:03:24.000Z Updated: 2022-02-28T10:03:24.000Z The national Metaverse will be used by the Ministry as a platform to expand the virtual industrial growth of cities, media, and education. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9525.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9525.json) ## [Ukrainians turning to crypto as central bank restricts electronic money](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9524) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-02-28T06:58:01.000Z Updated: 2022-02-28T06:58:01.000Z With the restrictions in place, Ukrainians are turning to crypto such as the USDT stablecoin while Bitcoin is the crypto of choice for those who want to donate funds for the Ukrainian military. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9524.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9524.json) ## [Crypto experts reassess Bitcoin’s role in today’s changing landscape](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9523) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-27T16:16:33.000Z Updated: 2022-02-27T16:16:33.000Z Bitcoin’s price drop during Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised questions about BTC’s role as an authority-free zone, a safe haven asset, and as a resource for the unbanked. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9523.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9523.json) ## [Bitcoin, Ethereum, and crypto market recover after Russia hints it’s willing to negotiate with Ukraine](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9522) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-27T12:21:37.000Z Updated: 2022-02-27T12:21:37.000Z Russia’s military operation against its neighbor wiped out around $150 billion from the crypto market on November 24. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9522.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9522.json) ## [Mining of Bitcoin, Ether, and other energy-intensive cryptos could face restrictions in the EU](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9521) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-02-27T07:37:41.000Z Updated: 2022-02-27T07:37:41.000Z As the call to impose a bloc-wide ban on crypto mining gained momentum, crypto advocates expressed their concern that regulators might be rushing into a ban when regulations would have sufficed. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9521.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9521.json) ## [\[INTERVIEW\] with Tim Beiko “Ethereum, Universal Blockchain For Infinite Innovation”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9518) By John Lee | Insights & Views Published: 2022-02-27T03:06:09.000Z Updated: 2022-02-27T03:06:09.000Z The blockchain ecosystem is in its heyday. Behind the scenes is Ethereum, which has been pursuing change and innovation under the vision of a "universal network" that anyone can engage in. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9518.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9518.json) ## [EU planning to place crypto firms under the AML authority’s oversight](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9520) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-02-26T13:46:27.000Z Updated: 2022-02-26T13:46:27.000Z An EU diplomat said that the plan to include crypto firms under the AML watchdog’s oversight is aimed at providing more explicit coverage of crypto transactions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9520.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9520.json) ## [Investors should buy stocks not gold, Bitcoin, or cash during wars, warned Warren Buffet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9519) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-26T07:22:19.000Z Updated: 2022-02-26T07:22:19.000Z For Warren Buffet, investing in businesses through stock ownership is still the best way to build wealth over time. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9519.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9519.json) ## [Bitcoin donations supporting Ukraine’s military soar to $400K in just 12 hours](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9517) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-25T12:54:16.000Z Updated: 2022-02-26T09:45:10.000Z People from all over the world are showing their support for the Ukrainian army’s fight against Russian forces by sending crypto donations. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9517.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9517.json) ## [Russia’s Ministry of Finance’s proposed crypto bill will restrict trading only to license platforms](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9516) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-25T08:05:42.000Z Updated: 2022-02-25T08:05:42.000Z The Finance Ministry’s move highlights its determination to regulate crypto mining and trading as opposed to the Bank of Russia’s preference of implementing a full crypto ban. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9516.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9516.json) ## [Bitcoin and Ether decline after Russia launches ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9515) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-24T14:11:55.000Z Updated: 2022-02-24T14:11:55.000Z Prices of major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) suffered significant losses Russia launched missile attacks around several areas in Ukraine [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9515.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9515.json) ## [US Secret Service’s new crypto hub aims to promote public awareness on digital assets security](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9514) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-24T11:47:02.000Z Updated: 2022-02-24T11:47:02.000Z The U.S. Secret Service, which has been safeguarding the integrity of the economy since its creation in 1865, is keeping up with the times and is now dealing with modern threats such as the illicit use of crypto. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9514.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9514.json) ## [Senator wants Bitcoin to be granted legal tender status in Mexico to enhance financial inclusion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9513) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-23T13:04:33.000Z Updated: 2022-02-23T13:04:33.000Z Indira Kempis, a senator representing Nuevo León state, is convinced that Mexico should grant Bitcoin legal tender status as adopting the crypto could potentially drive global financial inclusion. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9513.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9513.json) ## [London Stock Exchange Group acquires TORA for $325M](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9512) By Mark Jason Alcala | Digital Currency Published: 2022-02-23T11:27:16.000Z Updated: 2022-02-23T11:27:16.000Z The acquisition will enhance LSEG’s trading capabilities with the addition of digital assets and opens up the possibility of offering crypto and non–fungible token (NFT) trading in the future. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9512.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9512.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news.md?page=424) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news.md?page=426)