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ForkLog 19 19.08.2021

JPMorgan closes Compass mining firm’s accounts

The financial conglomerate JPMorgan Chase has ceased servicing Compass, the mining company founded by Whit Gibbs.

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ForkLog 10 19.08.2021

Vitalik Buterin questions the prospects for Facebook and Jack Dorsey’s cryptocurrency ventures

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said he is sceptical about the prospects of Facebook and Twitter's plans to integrate digital currencies. He said this in an interview with Bloomberg.

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ForkLog 18 18.08.2021

PSV to receive sponsorship payments in Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency trading platform Anycoin Direct has become the sponsor of the Dutch football club PSV for the next two seasons. Under the contract, the club will receive payments in Bitcoin, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 12 18.08.2021

ETC Group secures Vienna Stock Exchange listing for three fully collateralised ETPs

London-based ETC Group has secured a listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange for three fully collateralised ETPs.

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ForkLog 8 18.08.2021

Minneapolis Fed president recalls link between Bitcoin and crime

Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed, criticized cryptocurrencies and questioned whether Bitcoin could serve Americans as an inflation hedge.

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ForkLog 17 17.08.2021

Bloomberg analysts criticise SEC stance on Bitcoin ETF

Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart criticised the SEC's preferred Bitcoin ETF option.

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ForkLog 17 17.08.2021

Rights groups suspect former SEC officials of biased assessment of cryptocurrencies

The nonprofit watchdog Empower Oversight identified a potential conflict of interest in the actions of former senior SEC officials. Activists sent a request to the agency under the Freedom of Information Act.

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ForkLog 18 17.08.2021

Galaxy Digital applies to launch a Bitcoin-futures ETF under the 1940 Act

The cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital, led by Mike Novogratz, has filed with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin-futures ETF under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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ForkLog 9 17.08.2021

Experts See Signs of the Crypto Market Moving into FOMO Mode

Mining pools are accumulating reserves, withdrawals from exchange wallets, and growth in net unrealized profit in the Bitcoin network as prices rise, suggesting a chance of a FOMO effect. This is the view of Glassnode analysts.

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ForkLog 9 17.08.2021

Fitch warns of risks in Bitcoin legalization for insurers

Law recognizing Bitcoin as an official means of payment in El Salvador could negatively affect local insurance companies. Fitch Ratings reached that conclusion.

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ForkLog 12 16.08.2021

Survey finds Ethereum more popular than Bitcoin in Singapore

Investors in digital assets in Singapore prefer Ethereum, while Bitcoin is only the second-most popular coin. This is according to a study by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, the financial platform Seedly, and the analytics service CoinMarketCap.

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ForkLog 34 13.08.2021

Cybercriminals Have Built a Service to Check ‘Dirty’ Bitcoin

Researchers at analytics firm Elliptic discovered a dark-web service that allows checking potential links between Bitcoin addresses and criminal activity.

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