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September 16th, 2021 09:00 UTC – The HUMAN Protocol Foundation, the team behind HUMAN Protocol , have announced today that the Protocol’s native utility token, HMT, is listed on Bitfinex. Bitfinex is one of the crypto world’s legacy exchanges. It consistently performs as one of the highest ranked exchanges , taking into account trading volume, liquidity, website visits, and compatible fiat currencies (USD, EUR, etc.) It offers users state-of-the-art trading tools, and high-quality customer service. “We are delighted to bring our community access to HMT on such a prestigious exchange,” said Haryjot Singh, Director of Technology at the HUMAN Protocol Foundation. “Bitfinex is one of the highest quality crypto exchanges, one of the legacy platforms that offers users a first-class trading experience. We are already fortunate to work with some top exchanges, and we hope Bitfinex offers our users another great opportunity to interact with HMT.” HMT broke the CoinList record for the numbe

On Wednesday, U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner Charles Rettig and Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to give the IRS permission to report annual inflows and outflows from American bank accounts. Regardless of tax liability, financial institutions across the country will have to report accounts with at least $600 worth of transactions or more. The proposal stems from the Treasury’s “American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda.” Yellen, IRS Push Tax Compliance Agenda on Wednesday — Biden Fails to Mention Agenda in Tweets and Facebook Posts Using Twitter, United States president Joe Biden told the public that if a citizen made under $400,000 his administration won’t raise taxes. “To be clear,” Biden tweeted on Tuesday, “If you make under 400k, my Build Back Better Agenda won’t raise your taxes a cent. Not only that — you’ll get a historic tax cut, and see lower costs on things like child care and health care. And all of it will be paid for by the we

The Turkish central bank has established a new platform together with technology stakeholders to further the development of a digitalized version of the national fiat currency. The new collaboration will allow Turkey to focus on expanding research and conducting tests of the prospective digital lira. Turkey Sets Up Digital Lira Collaboration Platform The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey ( CBRT ) has secured agreements with two defense and technology companies, Aselsan and Havelsan, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, and the Informatics and Information Security Research Center to cooperate on the digital lira project, the state-run Anadolu Agency and Daily Sabah reported. As per the signed memorandums of understanding, the partners are launching a “Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration Platform” to facilitate the research, development, and testing of the new currency, the bank said in a statement. Efforts will focus on examining the potential benefits o

While Africa is seen as one of the smallest cryptocurrency markets, according to a preview of Chainalysis’ Geography of Cryptocurrency annual report, this region has “some of the highest grassroots adoptions in the world.” African Volumes Mainly Composed of Retail Transfers The crypto adoption observation for Africa is corroborated by the blockchain analysis firm’s latest Global Crypto Adoption Index . According to this index, four African countries, namely Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania, are all in the top 20. In addition to being the region with one of the highest grassroots adoption rates, Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by “over 1200% by value received in the last year.” This market is also reported to have received $105.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency between July 2020 and June 2021. As the latest preview indicates, Africa has “a bigger share of its overall transaction volume made up of retail-sized transfers than any other region at just over 7%, versus th

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Authorities in the Chinese province of Hebei have reportedly launched a campaign against cryptocurrency mining and trading. According to a quoted announcement by the region’s cyberspace administration, a number of government agencies are working together to prevent the use of the region’s computing power in the crypto activities which the government considers illegal. Cyberspace Watchdog Targets Crypto Mining and Trading Operations in Hebei Hebei province in Northern China has become the latest Chinese region to undertake measures to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining and trading, media reports revealed. South China Morning Post (SCMP) wrote that the regional cyberspace administration has started a campaign against cryptocurrency mining and trading, citing various reasons ranging from environmental and financial concerns to national security considerations. Government agencies and state-run companies in the province which surrounds Beijing have been asked to inspect their inform

On September 15, the top non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Opensea, revealed that an Opensea executive profited from insider trading. “Yesterday we learned that one of our employees purchased items that they knew were set to display on our front page before they appeared there publicly,” Opensea informed the public on Wednesday. Opensea did not name the employee, but social media posts accused an Opensea executive of using “secret wallets” on Tuesday. Opensea Team Says NFT Market Operators Are ‘Incredibly Disappointed’ Opensea is the leading NFT market in terms of trade volume and during the last seven days, Opensea saw $519.51 million in volume, according to dappradar.com stats . While the volume is decent, it is down 48.20% during the last week in terms of sales. Meanwhile the number of Opensea traders did increase last week by 6.10% to 164,878 traders. On Wednesday, the Opensea management team announced that an employee has been accused of leveraging and profiting from insi

This week, ABEY has announced that it has been adding an average of 20,000 active ABEY 2.0 addresses each week since the beginning of August 2021, making it one of the fastest-growing blockchains in the world and finishing an exceptional week that included the ABEY token being listed on Liquid Global, a premier international cryptocurrency exchange. ABEY developers say there are more than 120,000 active ABEY 2.0 addresses today, quadrupling from 30,000 addresses at the beginning of August. Developers say this growth began around the first airdrop of XT, the native token of XSWAP on August 17th. This news follows the confirmation that ABEY token, the native token of third-generation blockchain platform ABEYCHAIN, is now listed on popular cryptocurrency exchange Liquid Global. Major milestone for ABEY This development indicates the rapid growth of the ABEY ecosystem and will expose the token to more users globally. Liquid Global is a Japan-based exchange that ranks among the top

Maxime Bernier, a former cabinet minister nicknamed “Mad Max” and the leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), says he supports bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. “I hate how central banks are destroying our money and economy … cryptos are another new and innovative way to counter this that should be encouraged,” he said. ‘Mad Max’ Supports Bitcoin and Crypto Maxime Bernier, the leader and founder of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), has revealed his support for bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He is a former Canadian foreign minister whose supporters have nicknamed “Mad Max.” According to an EKOS poll, the PPC has 9% support nationally, which is higher than the Green Party but well below Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party and Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party, each with around 30%. Bernier tweeted Tuesday: Many people are asking if I support bitcoin and cryptos. Of course I do! I hate how central banks are destroying our money and economy. He continued: “I’m more of an old-fashioned

At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to increase oversight of cryptocurrency. She brought up several problems she associates with cryptocurrency that could hurt small investors. Senator Elizabeth Warren Says ‘There’s a Whole List of Problems With Crypto’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler about several issues regarding cryptocurrency at the Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday. The senator from Massachusetts began by noting that last Tuesday, “In a matter of hours, $400 billion in market value disappeared.” She then pointed out that as the prices of cryptocurrencies tumbled, “several of the biggest crypto exchanges had outages, which kept customers from making withdrawals or trades.” Questioning how this affects small retail investors, “who don’t have a lot of money to lose,” Wa

Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes that if bitcoin is “really successful,” the regulators will “kill it,” reiterating his previous concerns of governments banning cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees bitcoin as a good alternative to cash and owns some. Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Warns of Regulators Killing Bitcoin Ray Dalio warns about regulators coming after bitcoin if the cryptocurrency gains mainstream success at the SALT conference in New York Wednesday. Dalio currently serves as Bridgewater Associates’ chairman and co-chief investment officer. His firm’s clients include endowments, governments, foundations, pensions, and sovereign wealth funds. Referring to bitcoin, the Bridgewater boss said: I think at the end of the day if it’s really successful, they will kill it, and they will try to kill it. I think they will kill it because they have ways of killing it. This was not the first time Dalio warned ab

The blockchain network Solana had issues processing blocks on September 14 and according to a status report on September 15 at 2:01 a.m. (EST), the Solana validator community “successfully completed a restart of Mainnet Beta.” Solana Validators Restart Mainnet Beta Solana is now a member of the club of blockchains that have stalled for several hours stopping people from sending SOL transactions, using decentralized apps (dapps), and troubling block explorers and wallets with significant issues. During the early morning hours on Wednesday, following Solana’s block production stall on Tuesday, the “Solana Status” Twitter account gave the community an update. The official Solana Twitter page also retweeted the Solana Status tweet. “The Solana validator community successfully completed a restart of Mainnet Beta after an upgrade to 1.6.25,” Solana Status explained . “Dapps, block explorers, and supporting systems will recover over the next several hours, at which point full functionali

PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX is thrilled to announce the listing of the Sovryn token (SOV) under the trading pair USDT/SOV on Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. UTC. Sovryn is a Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol launched in early 2020. The Sovryn platform provides the tools to trade, lend, and leverage Bitcoin and other assets permissionlessly, secured by the Bitcoin Blockchain with minimal gas fees. Their platform features a trading interface uniquely designed for Bitcoin-native DeFi users with no transaction limits and support for multiple assets to trade. Sovryn aims to connect Bitcoin with the entire crypto ecosystem, while maintaining high-level security and the flexibility of smart contracts. Sovryn set a vision to “create an open, fair, and transparent financial operating system for the world,’ Building upon that vision, the platform provides an opportunity for their users to have a say in their financial decisions, with little or no external control or oversight while keepi

On Tuesday, Bitcoin.com News spoke with Marc Falzon, an individual who has been documenting the bitcoin rollout in El Salvador since the law was implemented on September 7. Falzon says that there are a number of issues that no one is talking about in regard to the bitcoin law and the Chivo wallet, a government-crafted bitcoin wallet. One specific issue is the fact that Chivo wallet users cannot spend less than $5 when using the app. Marc Falzon: Reporting on the Bitcoin Situation in El Salvador from the Ground On September 7, 2021, El Salvador implemented the bitcoin tender law and now both bitcoin ( BTC ) and the U.S. dollar are legal currencies in the country. There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the rollout and one survey shows that a majority of Salvadorans were not content with the new law. There was even a street protest and Salvadoran citizens took to the streets to object against the new law. Marc Falzon recorded a protest on his drone and when he uploaded the re

Unnamed sources familiar with the matter indicate the Biden administration may allow Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to continue as the central bank’s lead. The news follows three U.S. representatives asking Biden to replace Powell with a central bank leader that addresses equality and climate change. Jerome Powell to Stay for Second Term, Sources Say A report written by Market Watch contributor Greg Robb shows that U.S. president Joe Biden and his administration will likely keep Jerome Powell at the helm of the central bank. Robb says the sources stem from “analysts who keep tabs on Washington for Wall Street” and they are “now fairly certain about his renomination.” Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve’s chairman, has been leading the central bank throughout a period of time when the Fed has expanded the monetary supply like never before in history. Many complaints have been directed at Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve’s schemes . Speaking with Market Watch, Stephen

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order to shut down cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. The order also “permanently appoints the court receiver to obtain, safeguard, and return all assets invested and traded through” the exchange. New York Attorney General Letitia James Shuts Down Crypto Exchange The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that the attorney general has shut down cryptocurrency trading platform Coinseed. James has secured a judgment against Coinseed and its founder and CEO, Delgerdalai Davaasambuu, “that permanently halts their illegal and fraudulent operations,” the announcement describes, adding: The judgment secured by Attorney General James today permanently appoints the court receiver to obtain, safeguard, and return all assets invested and traded through Coinseed and orders a money judgment against the defendants in the amount of $3,061,511, both together and separately. Attorney General James filed a law

State Bank of India (SBI) has reportedly blocked payments to cryptocurrency exchanges using its Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Payment processors have been told to disable the bank’s UPI for crypto merchants. Payment Processors Instructed to Disable SBI UPI for Crypto Firms State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, has reportedly “blocked the receipt of funds by crypto bourses on its UPI platform,” the Economic Times reported Wednesday, citing sources in the payments industry. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to facilitate interbank transactions through mobile phones. The UPI payment system is regulated and supervised by India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to the publication: The bank has told payment processors to disable SBI UPI for crypto merchants. This means SBI bank customers cannot transfer funds via UPI to crypto exchanges to buy c

The Original DeFi Meme Token – HOGE has joined forces with the DeFi Angels to give their project a voice on Capitol Hill as the regulation conversation heats up. It’s no secret that American based blockchain crypto companies are fighting the infrastructure bill in D.C. This bill could create big change in the world of DeFi over the next several years. HOGE is an ERC20 token on the Ethereum blockchain that has a 2% tax on every transfer. Part of that tax is reflected to current holders, and part is burned forever making HOGE a deflationary cryptocurrency asset. Hoge was a fair launch project; everybody can buy in on day one. Even the developers. This project is entirely comprised of a decentralized community and one of the few token projects out there that has no developer wallet meaning they are a project that is responsible for creating their own self-sustaining ecosystems that provide revenue channels to continue to fund and grow their project. Hoge has achieved ear

Cryptocurrency cannot be adopted as a means of payment in Uzbekistan, a high-ranking official from the country’s central bank has recently stated. Speaking to local media, the regulator’s representative also noted that unlike cryptocurrencies, the national fiat is backed by the bank’s assets. The statement comes in spite of Tashkent’s crypto-friendly moves in the past. Cryptocurrency Cannot Be Accepted for Payments in Uzbekistan, Monetary Authority Says Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cannot be recognized as legal tender in Uzbekistan and that’s unlikely to ever change, a central bank official told Spot this week. Speaking to the local news outlet, the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( CBU ) Behzod Hamraev said: As an economist, I can assume that it [cryptocurrency] will never be equal to world currencies such as the dollar, euro, yen, ruble. The representative of the monetary authority pointed out that 28 trillion Uzbekistani sum (the nation’