Crypto Research

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] INDIA TO CRIMINALIZE CRYPTO ACTIVITIES www. reuters. com A senior government official told Reuters that India is planning to propose a new law banning cryptocurrencies and fining any domestic investors caught trading or even holding a digital asset. The bill would criminalize possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets, said the official, who has direct knowledge of the plan. [Members Area Crypto] SOUTH KOREA IDENTIFIES...

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BANK OF RUSSIA TO TRIAL DIGITAL RUBLE NEXT YEAR www. cointelegraph. com The Bank of Russia deputy chairman announced plans to launch a prototype of the ruble-backed digital currency later this year with operational trials beginning in 2022. [Members Area Crypto] CHINA INCLUDES "BLOCKCHAIN" IN 5-YEAR PLAN www. en. pingwest. com China has included the term “blockchain” for the first time in a draft of...

CRYPTO MARKETS ARE REBOUNDING FROM LAST WEEK’S RATE RISE TANTRUM Bitcoin and crypto have rallied over the last several days after crypto and the broader markets have started to shake off rising rate fears. Easing investor concerns, the quick move upward in the 10 year has slowed, but what could interest rates tell us about the possible direction of Bitcoin prices? First let’s revisit what’s recently happened:The COVID pandemic took...

Several new additions to the weekly chart of North American publicly traded companies. I added the Osprey Bitcoin ETF (OTCMKTS: OBTC), two additional ETFs, – Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSEARCA: BLOK) and First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (NASDAQ: LEGR) – and the announced, but non-merged cryptoSPACs: VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NASDAQ: VIH) planning to acquire BAKKT and Good Works Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: GWAC) planning to acquire Bitfury’s US mining subsidiary Cipher Mining _THERE MAY BE OVERLOOKED...

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] FSC PROPOSES NEW PENALTIES UNDER VASP LAWS www. fsc. go. kr South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has introduced a new proposal providing a new penalty abatement of fifty percent on virtual asset service providers (VASP) who fail to report and record suspicious activity by their clients. [Members Area Crypto] LAWMAKERS PROPOSE SEC AND CFTC FORM DIGITAL ASSET WORKING GROUP www. congress. gov Member of...

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] SENATOR BROWN 'STRONGLY SUPPORTS' FED'S LEADERSHIP IN CBDCS www. banking. senate. gov Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) , the Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, wrote a letter to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Lael Brainard strongly supporting the “Fed’s efforts to study the possibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar in the United States” to ensure...

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] VIETNAM'S WARNS AGAINST CRYPTO INVESTMENTS AND PLANS TO DEVELOP LOCAL REGULATIONS www. ambcrypto. com Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has warned the public about the risks of crypto investments cautioning users that the country “has not adopted any legislation related to the issuance, trading, and exchange of virtual currencies and virtual assets,” and announced plans to established a dedicated research group to investigate the crypto industry...

Bloomberg is reporting that interest in Canadian Bitcoin ETF Purpose Bitcoin (CSE: BTCC.U) has declined since tracking began last month. THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] IRANIAN THINK TANK RECOMMENDS USE OF DIGITAL CURRENCIES www. iranwire. com The Iranian Presidential Center for Strategic Studies, a think-tank attached to Iranian President Rouhani’s office, has published a report recommending the county use digital currencies to generate income, increase employment and preventing foreign currency from leaving...

COINBASE, KRAKEN, GEMINI, AND OTHER CRYPTO EXCHANGES MUST EMBRACE DEFI TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE Coinbase’s direct listing on Nasdaq is a watershed moment for the crypto industry. It will be the first public crypto company with pure and dependable cash flows that is on par with some of the largest and most established exchanges in the world. Coinbase generated 2020 revenue of $1.3 billion, compared to CBOE’s $1.2 billion, Nasdaq’s $2.9...

THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] GENSLER PLEDGES TO PROMOTE INNOVATION AND PROTECT INVESTORS www. banking. senate. gov In yesterday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing for Gary Gensler as SEC Chair Nominee Gensler reported that that innovations like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have brought “new thinking to payments and financial inclusion, but they have also ​raised new issues of investor protection​ that we still need to attend to.” Later Gensler stressed the...

Sorry, but Coinmarketcap. com API’s are not linking this morning. Hopefully the daily chart will return tomorrow. The premium to NAV returned positive for Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) and Ethereum Trust (OTCQX: ETHE) but remains negative for Canada’s Purpose Bitcoin ETF (TSE: BTCC.U). _CRYPTO FEAR & GREED INDEX_ The Fear & Greed Index for bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies is at 78 after falling and recovering from a 5 month low of 38 as bitcoin...