As per Binance’s announcement, Astana Financial Service Authority (AFSA), the financial regulator in Kazakhstan, recently granted Binance in-principle approval to operate within the country. However, with “in-principle” approval, Binance still needs to complete Kazakhstan’s full application process. Once everything is approved by regulators, the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange

XP Inc. is Brazil’s largest investment broker by market value and has started offering their customers Bitcoin trading services on August 15th, 2022. The new digital assets trading platform will be known as XTAGE and was developed in partnership with Nasdaq. ISTOE, a Brazilian publication, reported that the platform’

Coinbase ($COIN:Nasdaq), the most popular exchange in the U.S. for cryptocurrencies, has once again missed the mark. The exchange reported a record $1.1 billion second-quarter loss and lower-than-expected revenue. While still licking its wounds from its failure to launch a NFT Marketplace similar to OpenSea, Coinbase revealed

Genesis Digital Assets is one of the top industrial Bitcoin miners in the U.S. and has recently acquired an extra 708 MW of working capacity with room to grow according to their press release. The Bitcoin mining company is expecting to add 495 construction jobs in addition to 130

Vinteum, a non-profit Bitcoin research and development center, will start training and funding developers for the Bitcoin ecosystem in Brazil. In a press release put out on August 10th, 2022, the non-profit also announced intentions to expand its program to include Latin America and eventually, the whole world.   Dedicated to

BlackRock has launched a new investment product that provides U.S. institutional clients access to a spot Bitcoin private trust which will track the performance of Bitcoin, minus general expenses and liabilities of the trust according to a report issued by BlackRock. BlackRock mentions that their clients are still showing

Machankura, an SMS-based service named after the South African slang word for money, is bridging the gap between Bitcoin and people without internet access. Kgothatso Ngako, the developer of the app, has stated that thanks to this new technology, people in Africa are able to receive and spend Bitcoin without

Motiv is a nonprofit organization that uses Bitcoin to aid systematically oppressed communities in achieving financial security. The company reported that it has started a number of programs in Peru, where it has already developed 16 circular economies using Bitcoin.  Motiv implements the concept of providing training and programs to