Daily Crypto News | 21.05.2021

1- Chinese FUD brings Bitcoin back to $34,000 levels.
2- Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence is enlisted to crack down on illegal cryptocurrency mining operations.
3- BASF and Evonik partner with the German Commerzbank, testing blockchain technology for their supply chain operations.
4- BitMEX pledges going carbon neutral.
5- Greenpeace no longer accepts Bitcoin donations.
6- Hong Kong regulators seek to ban retail Bitcoin trading.
7- The Bank of Canada’s cryptocurrency review issued today states cryptocurrency assets are considered to be highly risky “because their intrinsic value is hard to establish.”
8- Teucrium Trading files with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF.
9- Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority to accept crypto assets.
10- Figure Technologies raises $200M in a funding round led by Morgan Creek.
11- The Blockchain Research Institute plans Africa, Middle East, South Korea, and Turkey expansion.
12- Vitalik Buterin critiques Bitcoin energy consumption.
13- Bitcoin is down 9.0% at $36,539.
14- Horizen (ZEN) is the highest gainer in the top 100 list with an 18.7% daily profit.
15- Huobi BTC (HBTC) is the highest loser in the top 100 list with a 37.2% daily loss.
16- 1 Bitcoin is 1 Bitcoin | 1 Satoshi is 1 Satoshi.