# Latest News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news?page=433 Page 433 of 659. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Michael Saylor remains very bullish on Bitcoin long term](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9185) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-08-03T08:53:40.000Z Updated: 2021-08-03T08:53:40.000Z Saylor said that holding Bitcoin for the long term is the highest-upside, lowest-risk strategy MicroStrategy can pursue. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9185.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9185.json) ## [11 crypto exchanges in South Korea might not get regulatory approval](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9184) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-08-03T06:02:31.000Z Updated: 2021-08-03T06:02:31.000Z Industry sources claim that it will be impossible for these crypto exchanges to get the FSC’s approval for the continued operations of their businesses in the country. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9184.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9184.json) ## [Crypto exchange CoinDCX plans to raise $100-120M in a financing round that would value it at more than $1B](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9183) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-08-02T15:28:04.000Z Updated: 2021-08-02T15:28:04.000Z The upcoming round will value the crypto exchange CoinDCX at more than $1 billion, making the company the first unicorn crypto exchange in India. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9183.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9183.json) ## [The advantages of El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9182) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-08-02T10:17:44.000Z Updated: 2021-08-02T10:17:44.000Z Bank of America pointed out that the country’s decision to make Bitcoin legal tender could lower down remittance costs, the digitization of finance could promote inclusion in the financial system, give its citizens mo… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9182.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9182.json) ## [Crypto just another payment method, says FinCEN’s Michele Korver](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9181) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-08-02T04:37:01.000Z Updated: 2021-08-02T04:37:01.000Z While critics have argued about crypto’s potential use in criminal activities, Michele Korver ultimately views digital currencies as just another means of payment. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9181.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9181.json) ## [PayPal to introduce crypto trading service to users in the U.K.](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9180) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-30T16:07:46.000Z Updated: 2021-07-30T16:07:46.000Z The payments giant is getting ready to expand its crypto trading services internationally. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9180.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9180.json) ## [MicroStrategy to continue Bitcoin buying despite its impairment loss of $689.6 million on BTC holdings in Q2](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9179) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-30T08:24:27.000Z Updated: 2021-07-30T08:24:27.000Z CEO Michael Sayler said in its second-quarter earnings announcement that MicroStrategy will continue investing in its digital asset strategy. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9179.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9179.json) ## ['Super Junior' released a handwritten version of the Berry Store Lucky Box](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9178) By John Lee | Business Published: 2021-07-30T05:43:54.000Z Updated: 2021-07-30T05:43:54.000Z The group Super Junior reportedly participated in the Berry Store Lucky Box last April, along with their 10th full-length album with handwritten autographs in a donation project that presents the stars' cherished item… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9178.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9178.json) ## [Bitcoin mining firm Genesis Digital Assets raises $125M as it targets a capacity of over 1 gigawatt by 2023](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9177) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-29T15:50:11.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T15:50:11.000Z The crypto mining firm will use the capital to purchase equipment and build new data centers in the United States and the nordic region. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9177.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9177.json) ## [Number of crypto users doubled to 221M in just 4 months](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9176) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-07-29T14:50:06.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T14:50:06.000Z While crypto users surged, Bitcoin and Ethereum's market shares continued to decline. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9176.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9176.json) ## [Israel’s crypto community opposes proposed bill requiring holders with $61K or more in digital currencies to file a report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9175) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-29T12:16:22.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T12:16:22.000Z The Israeli Bitcoin Association (IBA) pointed out that other assets are not subject to such reporting requirements. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9175.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9175.json) ## [Vontobel reveals some clients have crypto exposure and that blockchain would significantly impact global finance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9174) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-29T09:39:31.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T09:39:31.000Z Vontobel CEO Zeno Staub said that the firm believes that the "underlying technology is actually more important than certain types of applications." [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9174.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9174.json) ## [Crypto and CBDC could be the answer for reaching the unbanked or underbanked, says Senator Warren](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9173) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-07-29T06:51:26.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T06:51:26.000Z The senator said that perhaps private digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) might be the solution that could reach the unbanked and underbanked. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9173.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9173.json) ## [Berry Store is trying to provide global services for foreign users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9172) By John Lee | Business Published: 2021-07-29T04:26:29.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T04:26:29.000Z Berry Store said it will open a global service to expand its platform overseas in August. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9172.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9172.json) ## [Paypal’s crypto super app wallet is expected to roll out in the coming months for U.S. users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9171) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-29T04:16:29.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T04:16:29.000Z The payments giant's super app wallet will introduce enhanced features including additional crypto capabilities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9171.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9171.json) ## ['Berry Store' hits 130,000 users last month](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9170) By John Lee | Business Published: 2021-07-29T04:16:25.000Z Updated: 2021-07-29T04:16:25.000Z Berry Store said the number of users using the platform exceeded 130,000 last month. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9170.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9170.json) ## [Japan’s SBI Remit uses Ripple’s ODL service to provide cheaper remittances to the Philippines](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9169) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-28T16:21:58.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T16:21:58.000Z At around 10.5 percent, Japan has one of the highest remittance costs in the world and is almost twice the average cost (5.92 percent) of all the member countries of the G8. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9169.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9169.json) ## [41% of Russians do not want to receive their salaries in the digital ruble, says survey](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9168) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-28T14:23:06.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T14:23:06.000Z The survey revealed that 11 percent said that they were ready to receive digital ruble for the salaries. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9168.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9168.json) ## [Horizon Kinetics recommends crypto and real estate to beat fiat devaluation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9167) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-07-28T12:04:23.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T12:04:23.000Z Horizon’s co-founder Peter Doyle warned of the coming currency debasement due to rising debt levels, which accelerated during the pandemic. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9167.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9167.json) ## [Bitcoin mining difficulty to rise in 2022 as Chinese miners come back online](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9166) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-28T08:53:45.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T08:53:45.000Z Bitcoin mining difficulty will rise due to the expansion of mining facilities by North American firms as well as the return of Chinese crypto miners via the use of overseas hosting sites. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9166.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9166.json) ## [Bitcoin mining firm Stronghold files for $100M IPO, plans to increase capacity to 5,300 PH/s by December 2022](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9165) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-28T06:56:35.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T06:56:35.000Z Stronghold said that part of the proceeds of this offering will be used to buy 27,900 miners to boost its total hash rate capacity to 3,000 PH/s by December 2021 and to over 5,300 PH/s by December 2022. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9165.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9165.json) ## [Crypto exchange Robinhood to introduce a feature called “price volatility protection”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9164) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-28T04:47:31.000Z Updated: 2021-07-28T04:47:31.000Z Depending on the fluctuations in a digital currency’s price, this feature would modify certain crypto orders. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9164.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9164.json) ## [Kazakhstan to officially recognize crypto trading by allowing investors to open bank accounts for crypto transactions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9163) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-27T16:03:49.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T16:03:49.000Z Kazakhstan contributes between six to eight percent of the world’s mining volume, becoming the third-largest source of newly-minted digital currencies such as Bitcoin in the world. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9163.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9163.json) ## [SEC receives DeFi-focused ETF application from Goldman Sachs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9162) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-27T13:00:05.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T13:00:05.000Z Goldman Sachs’s DeFi exchange-traded fund will target public companies and offer them exposure in decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9162.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9162.json) ## [Amazon clarifies that it is not planning to accept Bitcoin payments by year-end](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9161) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-27T10:01:00.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T10:01:00.000Z An Amazone spokesperson said "the speculation that has ensued around our specific plans for cryptocurrencies is not true,” [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9161.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9161.json) ## [Merchants can now directly sell their NFTs on Shopify](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9160) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-27T08:37:28.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T08:37:28.000Z With Shopify's direct NFT selling feature, merchants can establish deeper relationships with their customers. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9160.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9160.json) ## [Tesla’s Q2 earnings report reveals that carmaker has not sold its Bitcoin holdings](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9159) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-27T07:33:56.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T07:33:56.000Z Despite suspending BTC payments in May, the electric car manufacturer has not sold any Bitcoin since its announcement. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9159.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9159.json) ## [Crypto ATM installations soar to 50.9 machines per day as total Bitcoin ATMs tops 24K worldwide](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9158) By Mark Jason Alcala | Technology Published: 2021-07-27T05:25:37.000Z Updated: 2021-07-27T05:25:37.000Z Unsurprisingly, the U.S. tops the list of the number of crypto ATMs by country with 21,213 Bitcoin ATMs. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9158.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9158.json) ## [South Korea wants access to tax evaders’ personal crypto wallets by revising its tax codes](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9157) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-26T14:23:37.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T14:23:37.000Z With the revisions, authorities will be able to access even those cryptocurrencies directly stored in their digital wallets starting next year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9157.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9157.json) ## [Crypto exchanges FTX and Binance reduce leverage limits](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9156) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-26T11:40:48.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T11:40:48.000Z FTX reduced its leverage limit from 100 times to 20 times while Binance reduced it from 100 times to 20 times. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9156.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9156.json) ## [Bitcoin soars above $39K for the first time since June 16 as the entire crypto market adds another $114 billion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9155) By Mark Jason Alcala | Investing Published: 2021-07-26T09:30:58.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T09:30:58.000Z Bitcoin surged on Sunday evening and briefly traded above $39,000. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9155.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9155.json) ## [82% of Singapore’s crypto investors hodl Bitcoin, says IRCI survey](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9154) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-07-26T07:36:09.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T07:36:09.000Z 76 percent of Singaporeans between the ages of 26 and 35 believe that cryptocurrency will be widely accepted by both individuals and businesses in the future. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9154.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9154.json) ## [Amazon will accept Bitcoin payments this year and issue its own crypto by 2022, claims insider](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9153) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-26T05:57:36.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T05:57:36.000Z Once the Bitcoin payments option is up and running, Amazon will then move on to support other cryptos such as Ethereum, Cardano, and Bitcoin Cash. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9153.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9153.json) ## [The number of countries exploring CBDC rose by 131% since last year to 81](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9152) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-26T03:46:58.000Z Updated: 2021-07-26T03:46:58.000Z Only 35 countries were considering a CBDC last year, according to a report released by the Atlantic Council in May 2020. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9152.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9152.json) ## [Brazilian authorities seize $33M in crypto money laundering case involving Bitcoin](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9151) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-25T15:45:31.000Z Updated: 2021-07-25T15:45:31.000Z The police said that the crypto exchanges sold Bitcoin to fictitious and disreputable companies and facilitated their creators access to the country’s banking system. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9151.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9151.json) ## [Amazon could be adding a crypto payment option based on its latest job posting](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9150) By Mark Jason Alcala | Business Published: 2021-07-25T11:05:38.000Z Updated: 2021-07-25T11:05:38.000Z The product leader will be responsible for developing the company’s digital currency and blockchain strategy and product roadmap. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9150.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9150.json) ## [61% of American crypto investors started buying crypto in the past six months](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9149) By Mark Jason Alcala | Investing Published: 2021-07-25T07:18:40.000Z Updated: 2021-07-25T07:18:40.000Z The lack of understanding of digital assets is a major factor that is stopping some from investing with 62 percent of the respondents saying that they do not adequately understand the crypto market to make an investme… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9149.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9149.json) ## [Nigeria’s central bank digital currency pilot set for October 1](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9148) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-23T13:30:11.000Z Updated: 2021-07-23T13:30:11.000Z The monetary authority made its announcement on Thursday during a webinar where it presented its digital currency initiative. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9148.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9148.json) ## [Beijing responds to U.S. senators’ concerns over digital yuan’s usage by American athletes](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9147) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2021-07-23T08:41:53.000Z Updated: 2021-07-23T08:41:53.000Z Beijing wants the U.S. senators who raised concerns over digital yuan’s use by U.S. athletes in next year’s Winter Olympics to “stop making trouble.” [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9147.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9147.json) ## [Goldman Sachs’ ultra-rich clients bullish on crypto](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/9146) By Mark Jason Alcala | Insights & Views Published: 2021-07-23T07:09:13.000Z Updated: 2021-07-23T07:09:13.000Z Sixty percent of uber-rich families have invested or are planning to invest in cryptocurrencies. 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