Valar Ventures raises another fund for Bitpanda valued at $4.1B
Bitpanda, a cryptocurrency broker based in Vienna, has completed its third significant private fundraising round, headed by Valar Ventures, founded by Peter Thiel. The company is now valued at $4.1 billion after raising $263 million and attracting new investments from British billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard and REDO Ventures. That’s three times the company’s […]
Spanish officials issue warning on several crypto- and financial market-related businesses for illicit services
A warning was issued by the National Securities Market Commission of Spain against 12 firms crypto and financial market-related businesses for not being properly registered to provide investing services. Regulators from all around the world are continuing to apply pressure to cryptocurrency businesses on a regular basis. In Spain, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) […]
Crypto bill is almost ready – Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, said on Monday that the government was working on new cryptocurrency legislation, she also hinted that in the bill, investors may have an exit option. The Union Cabinet is expected to pass legislation soon to regulate cryptocurrencies and their expanding sector in India. Although cryptocurrency will not be openly banned, […]
Ethereum 2: Single-largest Ether hodler with $21.5 Billion
As a result of its high number of Ether holdings, the Eth2 staking contract has become the most important address. The staking contract for the Ethereum 2.0 network has now surpassed all other holders of Ether to become the single largest holder of the cryptocurrency today. In the eyes of blockchain analytics service Nansen, the Eth2 […]
Alibaba introduces NFT marketplace for the exchange of intellectual property rights
Alibaba has developed a new marketplace where trademark holders may sell NFT tokens reflecting rights to their copyright. Alibaba Group Holding , a Chinese multinational e-commerce giant, has established a new nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace, allowing trademark holders to sell tokenized rights to their intellectual property. The new NFT marketplace, called “Blockchain Digital Copyright and […]