Coinhouse Blog: Archives of Past Articles

Weekly News 27/10/2021: US banks soon to be crypto-asset custodians?

Banks and Institutions Tesla considers accepting Bitcoin as payment for cars again Elon Musk’s firm Tesla is likely to start accepting Bitcoin again in exchange for its products and services, the electric car company indicated on Monday. Tesla had suspended cryptocurrency transactions in May citing environmental concerns. A quote in a quarterly report says the […]

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Weekly News 10/20/2021: first Bitcoin ETF lands on Wall Street

Banks and Institutions Impressive numbers for the first Bitcoin ETF The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday, which caught the attention of investors. In less than an hour, the ETF recorded more than $440 million in trades, a record for listed fund launches this […]

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Weekly News 10/12/2021 : Investors abandon gold for Bitcoin

Banks and Institutions El Salvador is already spending some Bitcoin profits A new veterinary hospital will be built in the capital, paid for with the 4 million dollars profit that the country has generated from it’s investments. The president of El Salvador has also stated that four times as many bitcoins are bought instead of […]

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Weekly News 10/05/2021: Société Générale launches historic $20 million DAI loan

Banks and Institutions Societe Generale offers historic $20m DAI loan France’s third largest bank, Société Générale, has come to decentralised finance pioneer MakerDAO to propose a DAI loan creation. OFH security tokens, backed by home loans, would be used as collateral for the planned loan. This would be the first collaboration between a traditional bank […]

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Weekly News 9/28/2021: China bans crypto-assets again

Banks and Institutions For the seventh time since 2013, China bans Bitcoin he People’s Bank of China (PBC) has declared crypto exchanges as well as any derivatives will now be considered illegal activities. CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and TradingView have become inaccessible, e-commerce giant Alibaba has stopped selling hardware for crypto mining, and the USDT price against […]

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Weekly News 22/09/2021: cryptocurrency offering expands on German stock exchange

Banks and Institutions Solana and Polkadot enter the German stock exchange Global fund manager VanEck is adding Solana and Polkadot’s tokens, SOL and DOT. These will be tradable as ETNs, exchange-traded products, and can therefore be traded by investors. Trading will take place on the Xetra exchange, part of the Deutsche Borse. VanEck is also […]

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Weekly News 09/14/2021: mining becomes fashionable in the US

Banks and Institutions Mastercard acquires CipherTrace The battle rages on between VISA and Mastercard in the cryptoasset space. After testing USDC on its network, Mastercard has just acquired CipherTrace, a company specializing in blockchain transaction analysis. In a context of increased competition with its rival Visa, this purchase would allow Mastercard an opportunity to bring […]

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Historical: Bitcoin becomes official currency in El Salvador

Banks and Institutions SEC reportedly opens investigation on Uniswap Uniswap Labs’ developers have confirmed the US Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a close interest in their activities, particularly how the platform is used. However, it is still in the process of gathering information. Other DeFi platforms have also received letters asking for data regarding […]

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Finance and Businesses Control $57 Billion in Bitcoin

Banks and Institutions Ontario bans USDT stablecoin from trading Canada is tightening its restrictions on cryptocurrency exchanges. While Ontario’s regulator has completed an initial round of registrations for trading platforms, they have been notified that transactions involving the stablecoin Tether (USDT) are now prohibited. There are two possible reasons for this: lack of confidence in […]

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