Twitter Is Hiring A Cryptocurrency Product Manager
The social media giant, Twitter, is hiring a crypto product manager. It has put out a job posting to find a candidate to join Twitter Crypto, a new team exploring blockchain integration. In addition, Twitter is exploring new ways to integrate crypto into its platform. Twitter has posted a job opening on its LinkedIn page, […]
Robinhood Opens Cryptocurrency Wallet To Beta Users
Robinhood announced its plans to add a cryptocurrency wallet to its app back in September. Initially, the company announced it would open the beta to a limited number of people ahead of a full launch. The wallet is now available to those who joined the waiting list Robinhood created – provided they were among the […]
Russia Proposes To Ban Cryptocurrency Mining And Use
Earlier this week, the Bank of Russia released its “Cryptocurrencies: Trends, Risks and Regulations” paper, which proposes a blanket ban on the use and mining of all cryptocurrencies in the country. Cryptocurrencies will be banned in Russia under a blanket ban proposed by the central bank. As part of the proposed ban, cryptocurrency trading, mining, […]
The Iranian Government Plans To Introduce A National Cryptocurrency Soon
Iran plans to launch a pilot phase of its national cryptocurrency in the near future, according to a recent report published by the Tehran Times. Iran’s Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Vice Governor for IT affairs, Mehran Moharamian, spoke on the possible benefits of cryptocurrency assets for the country’s financial sector. CBI has been working […]
Crypto.com Adds $500 Million To Its Venture Arm To Fund Web3 Startups
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has raised $500 million for its venture arm as it looks to support a broader range of early-stage startups to help the nascent ecosystem grow, following moves by rivals Binance, Coinbase and FTX. Crypto.com Capital, based in Singapore, unveils its $200 million maiden fund less than a year after launching […]
IC15, India’s First Cryptocurrency Index Launched
In India, the crypto industry is booming, and several players are expressing interest in investing and providing services for investors. CryptoWire, a cryptocurrency app for Indian investors, has launched a dedicated index. As the first index of its kind in the country, the IC15 will track the performance of 15 most popular crypto coins worldwide. […]
20,000 Bitcoin ATMs Have Been Installed In 2021
With over 20,000 cryptocurrency ATM installations made since last December, the number of cryptocurrency ATMs all around the world has grown exponentially in 2021. That’s more than all cryptocurrency ATMs that have been installed in the previous seven years combined. Globally, there are around 34,000 cryptocurrency ATMs According to Coin ATM Radar, by the end […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook has invested in cryptocurrencies
On Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that he owns cryptocurrency and sees it as a way to diversify his portfolio. The Apple executive also admitted that Cupertino is exploring the possibility of cryptocurrency working with Apple Pay or being used to buy Apple products one day. At the Deal Book conference, Andrew Ross Sorkin […]
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase is acquiring India’s Agara for over $40 million
Agara, which operates an artificial intelligence-powered customer support platform, is being acquired by Coinbase, according to the two companies, as Coinbase tries to simplify the process of joining the service and seeking assistance. According to Coinbase, Agara’s deep expertise in machine learning and natural language processing will become part of Coinbase’s engineering team. The firm […]