El Salvador unveils BTC ‘Freedom Visa’ — but it’s 10x the cost of others
The same citizenship-by-investment schemes in nearby Caribbean nations start at $100,000, and one EU country has a citizenship pathway for just over $800,000. El Salvador has launched a new citizenship-by-investment…
Riot Platforms buys $291M in BTC rigs as miners rake it in from Ordinals
It adds to a prior agreement in which Riot bought 33,280 miners from MicroBT. The term sheet was also updated, allowing Riot to buy another 265,000 miners in the future.…
Tether moving into infrastructure, energy production, CEO Ardoino says
Tether will build renewable energy facilities in Uruguay and El Salvador, the new CEO told Cointelegraph. Paolo Ardoino became CEO of Tether on Dec. 1, moving up from the position…
US regulators doing ‘good job of alienating’ crypto sector — Cardano founder
Charles Hoskinson took a jab at the perceived inconsistency in applying decentralization standards by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The United States’ approach to cryptocurrencies could do more…
Circle and SBI Holdings partner to boost USDC circulation in Japan
The agreement was made in a memorandum of understanding, but SBI Holdings must first register as an electronic payment instruments service provider in the country. Circle, the stablecoin issuer behind…
UK regulator advocates for asset managers to tokenize funds
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has endorsed a blueprint model designed to facilitate the tokenization of funds for asset management firms. Investment managers in the United Kingdom are receiving regulatory…