US senators criticized Fidelity’s proposal to invest retirement in bitcoin

May 6, 2022

US senators criticized Fidelity’s proposal to invest retirement in bitcoin

Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith sent a letter to the company in which they called investing in cryptocurrencies a “risky and speculative gamble”

US court ordered BitMEX founders to pay $30 million

May 6, 2022

US court ordered BitMEX founders to pay $30 million

Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed each must pay a fine of $10 million

​Gucci to start accepting cryptocurrency payments in retail stores

May 6, 2022

​Gucci to start accepting cryptocurrency payments in retail stores

The Italian brand plans to extend the payment mechanism to all stores in North America by the summer

​US approved cryptocurrency donations for federal elections

May 6, 2022

​US approved cryptocurrency donations for federal elections

The Crowdpac platform will be used for voluntary contributions

Binance allocated $500 million for Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase

May 5, 2022

Binance allocated $500 million for Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase

The entrepreneur gave this information in a report to the SEC

US University allowed tuition fees to be paid in cryptocurrency

May 5, 2022

US University allowed tuition fees to be paid in cryptocurrency

A course dedicated to digital assets will also be launched in the fall

US Police Retirement Fund to invest in cryptocurrencies

May 4, 2022

US Police Retirement Fund to invest in cryptocurrencies

The agency can increase returns in the cryptocurrency sphere by engaging in the strategy of yield farming

Senator Cynthia Lummis proposed equating cryptocurrencies with traditional assets in the United States

May 4, 2022

Senator Cynthia Lummis proposed equating cryptocurrencies with traditional assets in the United States

Her bill defines categories of digital assets but does not include provisions on NFTs

​Bitcoin funds faced the biggest weekly capital outflow since June 2021

May 4, 2022

​Bitcoin funds faced the biggest weekly capital outflow since June 2021

The outflow amounted to $133 million, the last seen a year ago after China banned mining and Tesla refused to accept BTC

Coinbase became a partner of Goldman Sachs in issuing Bitcoin-backed loans

May 4, 2022

Coinbase became a partner of Goldman Sachs in issuing Bitcoin-backed loans

The exchange received the first loan secured by cryptocurrency as part of the cooperation

Streaming platform Angel Studios bought $10,6 million worth of bitcoins

May 3, 2022

Streaming platform Angel Studios bought $10,6 million worth of bitcoins

The company invested in cryptocurrency to diversify income