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MicroStrategy Could be Forced to Add More Bitcoin Collateral for its Loan if BTC Drops Below $21k

Summary: Bitcoin’s drop to a local low of $22,600 has rekindled discussions surrounding MicroStrategy’s possible margin call on its $205 million loan if Bitcoin drops below $21k. However, MicroStrategy’s CFO had in early May clarified that the company was ready to post more Bitcoin collateral for the loan. Michael Saylor had also pointed

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Coinbase Forced Into Outage Following Super Bowl Ad After More Traffic ‘Than Ever Encountered’

This year, for the first time, Super Bowl viewers were shown ads from a number of crypto companies. Along with Coinbase, crypto exchanges FTX and Crypto.com and eToro all appeared during commercial breaks. FTX's ad featured comedian Larry David while Crypto.com's starred National Basketball Association legend LeBron James. Source

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OnlyFans boss explains how ‘aggressive’ banks forced it to drop adult content

Tim Stokely, the founder and CEO of OnlyFans has explained how banks had forced it to drop adult content from the subscription-based content platform. OnlyFans is a popular platform connecting online sex workers to subscribers, but the firm recently changed its policy to prohibit “sexually explicit conduct,” starting Oct. 1

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From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure

Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to Benoit Coeure, head of the Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).In an interview with French newspaper L’Express published on the BIS website Friday, Coeure acknowledged central banks had

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