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Bahamas to Roll Out ‘Sand Dollar’ Digital Currency Next Month
16.9.2020
The Bahamas' "Sand Dollar" will likely be the world's first live central bank digital currency when it launches in October
US Company Accepts Bitcoin Payments for Luxury Planes, as $40M Gulfstream Jet Goes on Sale
16.9.2020
Aviatrade Inc., a New Jersey-based aircraft sales company, is now accepting bitcoin as a means of payment for its range of multi-million dollar luxury jets. Philip Rushton, president of Aviatrade, told news.Bitcoin.com that the first plane available for purchase via cryptocurrency is a six-year-old...
The Bahamas will launch a digital Central Bank ‘Sand Dollar’ in October
16.9.2020
The Central Bank of The Bahamas is planning to launch a national cryptocurrency across its entire archipelago next month
Nasdaq-Listed Microstrategy Raises Bitcoin Holdings to $425 Million After Second Purchase
15.9.2020
Billion-dollar public company Microstrategy Inc. has bought 16,796 more bitcoins. The company has purchased a total of 38,250 bitcoins at an aggregate purchase price of $425 million. Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Investments Microstrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) has bought more bitcoin, CEO Michael...
Macroeconomic Trends Boost Bitcoin and Gold, US Dollar Index Shows Bearish Double-Top
15.9.2020
According to a number of reports and commentary from financial analysts, the world is “drowning in U.S. dollars” after the Federal Reserve decided to pump billions of dollars into the hands of 14 central banks via liquidity swaps. Moreover, recent technical analysis shows...
Bitcoin Options Traders Bet the Price of BTC Can Touch $36K by December
14.9.2020
This past weekend, data shows the most active bitcoin options contracts were calls for $28k, $32k, and $36k by the year’s end. This means a number of options traders are betting the price of bitcoin will exceed the all-time high (ATH) the decentralized currency touched in December 2017....
Ren and UMA launch a Bitcoin-backed yield dollar
10.9.2020
A new Bitcoin backed yield dollar from Ren and UMA enables liquidity mining for BTC holders
6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China
10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...
Jim Rogers Predicts End of Dollar Dominance as US-China Tensions Escalate
8.9.2020
Renowned investor Jim Rogers believes that the U.S. dollar dominance is coming to an end as the tensions between the U.S. and China mount. The growing national debt, the protests, the political uncertainty surrounding the presidential election, and countries seeking a USD alternative in fear...
First Mover: SushiSwap’s Billion-Dollar ‘Rug Pull’ Is Thriller to Crypto Geeks
8.9.2020
The "Sushi rug pull" is a gripping drama in the fast-moving arena of decentralized finance, which apparently is still limited to crypto geeks
Sorry, Governments, We’re Entering the Era of Private Money
7.9.2020
Whether the U.S. government likes it or not, the world is demanding crypto-dollars and the private market is ready to supply them
Fear, politics and the dollar: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
7.9.2020
U.S. dollar strength combines with a decision on monetary policy in Europe as a backdrop to fresh fear among Bitcoin investors
Opium Protocol Allows Traders to Hedge or Bet Against the Stablecoin Tether’s Solvency
7.9.2020
Cryptocurrency traders can now protect their tether tokens or bet against the solvency of the stablecoin by leveraging a new crypto derivatives product from the Opium Protocol. Opium founder, Andrey Belyakov, claims the product is the “first CDS (credit default swap) on a centralized...
Blockchain can shield banks from billion-dollar trade finance scandals, says exec
4.9.2020
Blockchain can help the trade finance industry prevent billion-dollar scandals and ease trade financing, says expert
Yield farming satire MEME turns into multi-million dollar crypto project
4.9.2020
A fake advertisement intended to send up the yield farming frenzy has turned into a genuine NFT farming DAO with a $3 million market cap
$16B Worth of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos: Stablecoins Add $100M a Day Since Mid-July
4.9.2020
Stablecoins have been gathering a lot of steam and settling massive value in recent months. Moreover, on Thursday, Coin Metrics’ executive Nic Carter mentioned on Twitter that “stablecoins have been adding $100 [million per day] since mid-July. While a number of dollar-pegged...
MIT is helping the Boston Fed build a CBDC that can be scaled for consumer use
3.9.2020
Can MIT help the U.S. catch up to China in the CBDC race?
Digital cold war? United States and China vie for blockchain supremacy
3.9.2020
As the tech standoff heats up, China launching a CBDC before the U.S. “absolutely does not guarantee global financial preeminence.”
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
3.9.2020
The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system
Not good for Bitcoin: US dollar is rebounding from multi-year support
3.9.2020
The U.S. dollar has rebounded from a crucial multi-year support area and the price of Bitcoin and gold are simultaneously rejecting