In our “Interesting” section, we highlight unusual stories, notable events, and curious facts from the world of cryptocurrencies and technology. Here you will find unique insights, unexpected developments, and engaging content beyond daily crypto news. Read the “Interesting” section on ForkNews to discover the most intriguing stories from the crypto industry.
The cryptocurrency world constantly surprises with news. For example, CoinMarketCap recently removed South Korean exchange prices from its data charts. The monitoring site did this because the South Korean exchange rate is always higher. After this, representatives of CoinMarketCap explained that in this way they wanted to achieve accurate weighted average prices for major cryptocurrencies.
The management of Brisbane Airport Corporation declares its desire to introduce cryptocurrency support in the terminals of shops and restaurants to pay for goods and services in the near future.
The company BitConnect, which has become the cause of many disputes on the Internet, announced the closure of a crypto exchange and a separate lending platform. In an announcement on their website, BitConnect employees announced the complete closure of the crypto exchange and lending platform. In the meantime, the website remains active for “news and educational purposes.”
Speaking at a banking event today, the head of the central bank of Singapore predicted an imminent collapse of the cryptocurrency market and expressed hope that blockchain technology will be able to survive this crisis.
Nordea Bank AB has assets of more than one and a half trillion dollars and is one of the largest banks in Northern Europe. Bank executives have long been known to be concerned about cryptocurrency and its lack of regulation, and have recently complained that Bitcoin has been allowed to exist in Europe without being integrated into the traditional banking system.
Many banks do not allow their clients to conduct transactions with cryptocurrencies. This is not prudent because people should be able to spend their money however they want. The list of banks that block cryptocurrency transactions is growing, and Capital One is one of the latest on the list. Many social media users are already openly expressing outrage about this.
Despite all the restrictions on the use of cryptocurrency in China, mining is quite a popular phenomenon in this country due to the low cost of electricity.
In the world of cryptocurrencies, you don't see exchange-traded assets turning into public shares very often. In fact, in all nine years of the existence of cryptocurrencies, this has never happened even once. Blocksafe will release their own token called TRIG, however they will not be trading it on Bittrex, but will begin selling the token on the Nasdaq public trading platform in the near future.
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