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Meta Platforms' Instagram, Alphabet's YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities that the online platforms allegedly facilitate the misleading promotion of crypto assets.

Many of the world's largest apps and websites, including for banks and airlines, faced a cascade of outages within hours, causing panic among internet users, with some demanding to know who has "broken" the Internet.

The test period begins in October

Digital currencies have seen significant gains in 2021 jumping 154% in value since January 1. On August 18, Cryptovantage published a study that shows 3 in 4 crypto investors said they had made money on their crypto holdings and cryptocurrencies represent 12% of the average millennial portfolio.

Cryptocurrency is all over the internet and there are certain related terms that you will see associated with this type of trade. If you have seen words like Binance, Gemini, Coinbase, and Kraken, these are known as crypto exchanges. They are digital platforms that allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.

Largest US crypto exchange Coinbase gets SEC approval to list on Nasdaq. Coinbase has been valued privately at around $68billion

Digital currency Bitcoin extended its record, beginning the year with a surge over ,000 for the first time, with ever more traders and investors betting that it is on its way to becoming a mainstream payment method.

The bitcoin sell-off continued on Wednesday after the leading platform for buying and selling the cryptocurrency, Coinbase, announced it was rolling out support for rival bitcoin cash.

For an asset often named in tandem with drug trafficking and the dark web just a few years ago, it's hard to imagine that optimism surrounding Bitcoin's potential legitimacy could take the asset to more than $11,000 in value as of Wednesday, writes Time.com

The world's most valuable digital currency has smashed another all-time high. Bitcoin has surpassed the $9,000 level on Sunday on growing signs of mainstream adoption.