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Study: Africa Likely to Leapfrog Leading Fintech Regions if It Adopts New Technologies
25.5.2023
Africa will likely leapfrog the top fintech regions if startups on the continent adopt new technologies, the Global Fintech 2023 report by the Boston Consulting Group and QED Investors has said. The report points to the African continent’s young population as well as the projected population...
Mastercard's Chief Says Blockchain Can Bring Much More Value to Financial Services
25.5.2023
Payment giant Mastercard finds that crypto and blockchain are useful and can bring much more value to financial industries as a whole, but only when they tackle the security and ease of use issues in order to build trust.
Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s EVP and head of crypto and blockchain, spoke...
Chinese President Xi Jinping Says China Ready to Strengthen Cooperation With Russia
25.5.2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Russia. The two nations reportedly want to “develop and establish a bigger regional market” while ensuring “a more stable and robust global supply chain” in order to “bring real...
Final Fantasy XVI's Newest Trailer Shows More Of Its Dark Story
24.5.2023
The May 24 PlayStation Showcase has been rolling out the trailers for game’s we’ll be mashing buttons to on our PS5s in the future, and Final Fantasy XVI is no exception. Though we’ve seen a good chunk of the game from recent previews, this latest trailer shows off some sharp visuals while teasing...
Bitcoin price hangs in the balance — Friday’s $2.26B BTC options could result in more downside
24.5.2023
Bitcoin bears benefit from the current macroeconomic uncertainty and are aiming for a $270 million profit if the BTC price falls below $25,000
FOMC Minutes Signal Central Bank Divided on Need for More Tightening – Here is How Crypto Reacted
24.5.2023
The minutes from this month’s FOMC meeting of US Federal Reserve policymakers were just released, revealing the bank to be divided on the need for further interest rate hikes.
Cryptocurrency, forex, US equity and US bond markets didn’t see much of a reaction to the minutes, the tone of which were...
D&D Books Are About To Get More Expensive
24.5.2023
You technically don’t need to spend a whole lot of money to play Dungeons & Dragons or other tabletop roleplaying games. But like most hobbies, the game is more than happy to welcome your investment with endless maps, minis, countless dice, and, of course, rulebooks to purchase. Now, it seems...
Ethereum is ‘woefully undervalued’ but growing more powerful: DeFi Dad, Hall of Flame
24.5.2023
DeFi Dad says he’d be shocked if Bitcoin doesn’t hit $500K within 10 years, but he thinks Ethereum is getting more powerful all the time
Layer 1 Blockchain Tenet Partners With Conflux and Qtum for More Exposure in China
24.5.2023
The partnerships are aimed at increasing the liquid staking industry’s presence in Chinese markets
Chinese Companies Selling Fentanyl Received More Than $27 Million In Crypto Payments: Report
24.5.2023
Chinese chemical producers selling fentanyl ingredients have received more than $27 million in crypto payments.
According to a new report by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, approximately 90% of Chinese pharmaceutical chemical companies supplying fentanyl precursors accept cryptocurrencies like...
Bitcoin HODLing Has Never Been More Popular
23.5.2023
More BTC than ever has been held for at least a year, according to Glassnode, a potentially bullish sign
Global Standard Setter Recommends More Investor Protection Following Turmoil Over the Past Year
23.5.2023
The International Organization of Securities Commissions called for more consistency and protection for retail investors following turmoil over the past year in its newly drafted cryptocurrency recommendations.
IOSCO, which has members that regulate more than 95 percent of the world’s securities...
EU Banks Could Access Stablecoins More Easily Under Leaked Plans
23.5.2023
The European Commission's plans could moderate a push from Parliament to discourage crypto holdings as it debates new capital requirements for banks
PEPE price crashes 65% in two weeks as top whales take profits — More pain ahead?
23.5.2023
Top Pepe mania profiteers have dumped their PEPE tokens en masse, suggesting declining holding interest among whales
Nifty News: Bitcoin surges to 2nd largest NFT chain, StepN integrates Apple Pay and more...
23.5.2023
Bitcoin has seen around $167.47 million worth of NFT sales over the past 30 days, while StepN has integrated Apple Pay to remove barriers to entry to the app
Treasury Secretary Yellen Insists US Could Default on June 1 — Goldman Sachs Estimates ‘Real Deadline’ Is a Week Later
23.5.2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has insisted that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations on June 1. “I think that’s a hard deadline,” she stressed. Meanwhile, global investment bank Goldman Sachs has estimated that the “real deadline” for a possible U.S. default is “more like”...
2 more rate hikes? Bitcoin analyst counts down to 'huge' volatility
22.5.2023
Bitcoin fails to respond even to a market-moving fake news event about an explosion at the Pentagon
Rand Plunges After US Weapons Accusations Against South Africa, Schiff Criticizes Misleading Inflation Numbers, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
21.5.2023
Another exciting week in crypto and finance has come and gone, with news of U.S. government accusations against South Africa, regarding the alleged supply of the Russian state with ammunition. In other news, ten Southeast Asian nations are challenging U.S. dollar dominance, having agreed...
UK Lawmakers Call for Crypto Trading to Be Regulated as Gambling
21.5.2023
A committee of British lawmakers has recommended regulating crypto trading as gambling. Viewing retail trading of cryptocurrencies as more akin to gambling rather than a financial service, the U.K. Treasury Committee stated that “Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have no intrinsic value and serve...
Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Warns US Dollar’s Time ‘Coming to an End’ as Countries Seek Alternatives
21.5.2023
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, says the U.S. dollar’s time is coming to an end as more countries are seeking alternatives to the USD. “Many friends of America are moving, trying to find something to compete with...