France, Switzerland and Bank for International Settlements team up to test central bank digital currency
The Bank of France and National Bank of Switzerland, together with the Innovation Center of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), announced their participation in a project to test the central bank digital currency wholesale trading system (CBDC) called Project Jura.
Large-scale raid on illegal miners takes place in Iran
Iranian law enforcement agencies confiscated 3,000 mining machines in the past week as part of their fight against illegal cryptocurrency mining businesses.
Ministry of Justice manages to return BTC ransomware to Colonial Pipeline
The US Department of Justice announced it managed to return the control over 63.7 bitcoins paid as a ransom by the operator of the Colonial Pipeline.
Former CFTC chairman on crypto scammers: "Hopefully the cops will catch up"
Former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, J. Christopher Giancarlo, spoke in favor of strengthening the regulation of the crypto industry.
El Salvador to approve bitcoin as legal tender
El Salvador could become the first sovereign state in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender. Salvadorian president attached a picture of himself with laser eyes to his tweet.
Statistics: number of transactions in bitcoin network drops to three-year low
On June 3, the number of transactions on the bitcoin network dropped to 217,000. This is the minimum level since August 2018.
Russians may be allowed to pay taxes in digital rubles
The head of the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation admitted the possibility of paying taxes in the digital ruble. At the first stage, the new method will affect only individuals.
Biden Calls For Better Investigation Of Cryptocurrency Crimes
The administration of US President Joe Biden proposed obligatory data collecting on foreign crypto investors operating in the United States in order to prevent tax evasion.
Chinese mining equipment manufacturer Canaan stock jumps 10% within 24 hours
Canaan shares rose in price by 10% after reporting multiple growth in revenue in the first quarter of 2021, driven by an increase in bitcoin mining. Overseas markets drove the growth.
KickToken (KICK) becomes a hyper-deflationary DeFi protocol, destroys 99.9% of all its emissions, and starts staking the KICK token
1th June, 2021 — In honor of its first birthday, the KickEX cryptocurrency exchange announces several important events and changes aimed at the benefit of current and future holders of the KICK token.
5 million ETH accumulated on Ethereum deposit staking contract
The amount of ETH on the Ethereum 2.0 deposit smart contract, launched at the end of 2020, exceeded 5 million. At the current exchange rate, this is more than $13 billion.
Game Client Gauntlet eSport Intends to Collect 600 ETH on the KickICO Platform
June 03, 2021 – The Gauntlet eSport gaming client, which will allow users to play their favorite games, interact with a variety of other features and receive rewards in cryptocurrency, announces the launch of an open funding round.
Russian fraudsters disguise as police officers and seize ASICs from miner
In Russia, a group of persons, who introduced themselves as police officers, confiscated computing equipment from a resident of the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. They were fraudsters.
Russian Gazprom Neft issues world's first NFT press release
Gazprom Neft published a press release about its Smart Fuel blockchain platform in the form of a NFT token. This is the first time a press release is issued as a non-fungible token.
Iran bans cryptocurrency mining due to power outages
Iranian President announced a ban on cryptocurrency mining until the fall. The decision is due to the increased frequency of overloading of power grids.
SafeHamsters Project Gives Opportunities In The Tokenomics World
The market opens up new development paths and blockchain opportunities. Unfortunately, many projects turn out to be scams where good ideas and technologies are buried.
