Deniz Saat

The Chivo wallet is a government sponsored Bitcoin wallet for El Salvadoran citizens. Anyone who signed up for an account received $30 worth of bitcoin and could make free transactions in U.S. dollars or bitcoin. Released on September 7th, 2021 during Bitcoin Day, an estimated 500,000 users signed

The New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) announced that they will be offering a new bitcoin savings program for companies interested in partnering with them. The service will provide bitcoin trading and storage features that will not incur any fees to employees. All bitcoin will be held in NYDIG’s

State Senator Josh Harkins (R), chairman of the Mississippi Senate Finance Committee, files three bills that recognize and define the functions of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within Mississippi. These proposals were released last week as other states were announcing their Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bills. The Proposed Bills SB 2631 The

On January 28th, 2022, Trezor announced their decision to remove integration for the "Address Ownership Proof Protocol" (AOPP). The protocol was originally intended to help Swiss exchange users withdraw their bitcoin. In their twitter thread from January 27th, they recognize that “regular users can't get their

Valkyrie submitted their Bitcoin Miner ETF application to the SEC on January 26th, 2022. The investment firm plans to have the ETF trade on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange with the ticker “WGMI”.  WGMI would allow investors to gain exposure to publicly traded Bitcoin miners for an annual management fee of

Dozens of officially registered bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining farms were given notice on Monday January 24th, 2022 that they will not be provided power from January 24th to January 31st. In the Asymptomatically News Telegram post, a copy of the notice was sent out by the journalist Serikzhan Mauletbay.  Following

Flushing Financial Corporation, the parent company of Flushing Bank, announced on January 25th, 2022 that their customers will soon be able to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin. The company will be partnering with NYDIG who will provide the necessary infrastructure for the bank to offer these services. Flushing was founded

In a joint press release by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the three entities stated that it is necessary to regulate Bitcoin and digital assets in order to “avert potential impacts on the country's financial