Bitcoin Wallet Manufacturer Ledger Completes $380 Million Fundraise At $1.5 Billion Valuation

Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has raised $380 million, giving it unicorn startup status at a $1.5 billion valuation. Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has announced the completion of a $380 million series C investment round led by cryptocurrency-focused investment fund 10T Holdings, whose CEO will now be joining the […]

India might move to classify Bitcoin as an asset class

Following the historic passing of the Bitcoin Law in El Salvador, industry sources indicate that a similar move is under way in India.Cryptocurrency regulation in India has been on the tighter end in the past year, and continues to be the case with its recent pronouncement against virtual currencies. According to a report by a […]

The global corporate tax rate: Crypto savior or killer?

The newly proposed global tax rules will drastically influence all international companies, with crypto being a target as well. At a meeting in London earlier this month, the finance ministers from the G7 — the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada — unanimously agreed to begin creating the framework for a global […]

El Salvador to Mine Bitcoin With Energy From Volcanoes: ‘100% Clean, 100% Renewable, 0 Emissions’

El Salvador has begun exploring bitcoin mining using energy from its volcanoes, President Nayib Bukele has revealed. “Our engineers just informed me that they dug a new well that will provide approximately 95MW of 100% clean, 0 emissions geothermal energy from our volcanos,” he detailed. Bitcoin Mining Using Volcanoes’ Energy El Salvador President Nayib Bukele […]

Oracle platform DIA pioneers DRM system for NFTs

In a press release shared with CryptoSlate, DIA announced ‘ARTs’ — a form of digital rights management (DRM) for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). That’s a lot of acronyms to pack in, but in essence, this means DIA has developed a system for embedding data rights directly into digital collectibles. The ramifications this could have for the […]

Nexo Engages Leading Accounting Firm Armanino to Provide Real-Time Attestation over Digital Asset Holdings

Coinspeaker Nexo Engages Leading Accounting Firm Armanino to Provide Real-Time Attestation over Digital Asset Holdings Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has commissioned Armanino LLP, one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. and a global leader in digital asset solutions, to provide real-time attestations over the company’s custodial holdings. Through Armanino’s […]

Binance X Launches Its Premier NFT Platform ‘Featured by Binance’

Coinspeaker Binance X Launches Its Premier NFT Platform ‘Featured by Binance’ Binance X, a Binance-backed developer platform is announcing the proposed launch of its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform. The premier platform, dubbed ‘Featured by Binance’ is a non-custodial, on-chain NFT platform built on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) network. Per a press release shared with […]