Paxful announced on February 2nd, 2022 that they have launched a Bitcoin education center in the center of El Salvador. ‘La Casa Del Bitcoin’ is an education and training center built for anyone who wants to learn or engage in opportunities within the Bitcoin space.
The center will host offices
On Tuesday the Financial Times reported that Thailand would not be going forward with a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies. Thailand’s lawmakers announced their intent to impose the tax earlier this year, signaling that both traders and miners would need to adhere to the new rule. This move
On Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan in connection with a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. Although the couple have not been accused of committing the original hack, they have
On Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan in connection with a 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a popular cryptocurrency exchange. Although the couple have not been accused of committing the original hack, they have
Paxful announced on February 2nd, 2022 that they have launched a Bitcoin education center in the center of El Salvador. ‘La Casa Del Bitcoin’ is an education and training center built for anyone who wants to learn or engage in opportunities within the Bitcoin space.
The center will host offices
On Tuesday the Financial Times reported that Thailand would not be going forward with a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies. Thailand’s lawmakers announced their intent to impose the tax earlier this year, signaling that both traders and miners would need to adhere to the new rule. This move
Former head of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit and co-founder of Diem, David Marcus, took to Twitter on Tuesday to vocalize his support for Bitcoin, predicting that it will be the “one asset and L1 still around in 20+ years.” Marcus spent years working on Meta’s Diem, a
Wormhole, one of the largest and most popular bridges between Solana and other blockchains, confirmed on Wednesday that their platform had been hacked for approximately 120,000 ether or $320 million. This makes the exploit the second largest hack in DeFi history, behind only the $600 million Poly Network hack
A GoFoundMe fundraiser that was collecting funds for Canadian truckers protesting against covid-19 restrictions has been suspended by the platform. Over $10 million in funds had been donated to the campaign before it was suspended. The platform attached an “Under Review” disclaimer stating: “This fundraiser is currently paused and under
On February 1, 2022 the SEC released an order asking Bitwise to clarify how the firm will prevent manipulation, fraud, liquidity, the spot ETFs effect on bitcoin futures trading and other potential issues. Bitwise will have 21 days to publicly address the SEC’s concerns, then the ruling on listing
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
