Deniz Saat

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

Opensea is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace where users can publish and trade their digital art, music, real estate, and digital experiences. The New York based platform was founded in 2017 by Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah. Using Ethereum, artists and creatives can mint and sell NFTs with smart contract

Following Russia’s proposal to ban all mining and exchanges involved with cryptocurrency, some technology and political executives have voiced opposition against the proposal. The proposal from January 20th, 2022 suggests the halt of cryptocurrency issuance, operations, banks buying or investing in cryptocurrencies, and exchanging cryptocurrencies for fiat. Also proposed

On January 20th, 2022, the Beta program went live for the first 1,000 users who signed up. Robinhood released a statement on their blog announcing the full implementation for a crypto wallet. After the testing phase, the company plans to roll out the feature to 10,000 more users