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SEC Chairman Gensler Stresses Existing Fiat Digital Currencies Are Sufficient Amid Coinbase and Binance Actions
6.6.2023
In the aftermath of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance, chairman Gary Gensler engaged in a conversation, maintaining that further digital currencies are unnecessary. “We already have digital currency. It’s called...
New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing
5.6.2023
Its R stablecoin is collateralized by one crypto asset: liquid staking leader Lido’s staked ether (stETH)
Russians Warned Against Saving in Crypto Amid Declining Savings in Foreign Fiat
1.6.2023
A government official in Moscow has advised Russians to avoid cryptocurrencies now when interest in foreign fiat currencies is declining in the country. The high-risk assets are not suitable for the savings of most people and make sense only for investments by rich people, his comments suggest....
Bitcoin selling for $5K cheaper on Binance Australia as fiat ramp closes
30.5.2023
One Bitcoin can be bought for the equivalent of $22,000 on Binance Australia if paying with Australian dollars. The problem is getting it there
South African Rand Plunges to New Low After Benchmark Interest Rate Is Raised to 14-Year High
29.5.2023
The South African fiat currency’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar plunged to a new all-time low of 19.7640 per dollar on May 25 just moments after the South African Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate to its highest since 2009. Although the currency has since made some...
Binance Pay sees growing interest in Africa, South Asia and Independent States
25.5.2023
Three major markets are adopting Binance Pay as a means to make cryptocurrency-based payments for everyday goods and services
Binance Aus suspends AUD fiat services, citing issues with third party
18.5.2023
Australian dollar deposits and withdrawals have been suspended by the exchange citing a decision made by a third-party prov
Iraq Issues Ban on US Dollar Transactions to Bolster Usage of Iraqi Dinar
16.5.2023
The government of Iraq issued a ban on using the U.S. dollar for conducting business transactions on May 14. The ban, which is already in effect, is designed to bolster the usage of the Iraqi dinar, the fiat currency of the country, and to reduce the influence of the dollar and its exploitation...
Fiat-backed stablecoins could be used to post bail in New York under proposed bill
11.5.2023
A New York lawmaker has introduced a new bill that proposes to allow certain stablecoins to be accepted as payment for bail
Bitcoin Provides Insurance Against Fiat Currency Failure, Says Validus Power Corp.’s Greg Foss
7.5.2023
On May 4, in a recent Youtube video, Validus Power Corp.’s executive director, Greg Foss, discussed the potential for the banking industry’s failures to wipe out $10 trillion in equity. Foss expressed his support for “hard assets” such as real estate, gold, and bitcoin....
Stripe tackles 'cold start problem' with the launch of fiat-to-crypto onramp
7.5.2023
Web3 companies can utilize the Stripe-hosted fiat-to-crypto onramp to allow their customers to buy crypto at the “precise moment they need it.”
Stripe delivers a self-hosted fiat-to-crypto onramp
5.5.2023
Stripe, a financial framework platform targeting businesses, delivered their self-hosted fiat-to-crypto onramp. This will help make it more convenient for all Web3 organizations to ease out the process for U.S.-based customers needing to buy crypto. Over and above that, the entity is reaching...
Argentine Foreign Minister Says a Latin American Common Currency Would Relieve Argentina’s Stress on the Dollar Issue
5.5.2023
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero referred to the advantages the issuance of a Latin American common currency would give Argentina. Cafiero stated that the existence of such a currency would relieve the stress that the country is currently facing regarding the state of its foreign...
Ex-Coinbase Exec Balaji Srinivasan Closes Out $1 Million Bitcoin Bet
4.5.2023
Former Chief Technology Officer at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, closed out early a bet that the price of bitcoin would hit $1 million by mid-June amid hyperinflation of the U.S. dollar. Srinivasan paid a total of $1.5 million, more than the initially committed $1 million, with two-thirds of...
The average person’s wealth will be 'completely destroyed by inflation,' says Arthur Hayes
2.5.2023
Investing in assets "outside of the traditional financial system” is the only way to preserve one’s wealth, according to the former BitMEX CEO
Venmo will enable fiat-to-crypto payments in May
28.4.2023
Users of the mobile payment service will also be able to receive crypto through a QR code or external crypto address
Robinhood launches fiat-to-crypto on-ramp for self-custody wallets and DApps
27.4.2023
Robinhood Markets announced the launch of its new ‘Robinhood Connect’ service and numerous updates to its app
BRICS Currencies to Have No Alternative, Former Russian President Medvedev Says
27.4.2023
Fiat currencies of BRICS member states will have no alternative in the future, according to former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. Nations in the bloc need to think about their digital forms and a digital currency issued by the group as a whole, the Russian politician said. Ruble, Yuan, Other...
Alchemy Pay: Bridging the Global Economies of Fiat and Cryptocurrencies
26.4.2023
On April 20th, The European Parliament approved the first comprehensive crypto regulation EU-wide, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). In the same day, a separate law, the Transfer of Funds regulation, was passed, requiring crypto operators to confirm the identity of their customers in order...
Jeffrey Tucker Says Dollar Will Be Dethroned, Russian Official Speaks on De-Dollarization, and a Look at Historic Fractional Reserve Banking in Italy — Week in Review
23.4.2023
Bitcoin proponents eyeing fiat failures are in no shortage of news on the topic as of late, as multiple officials, economists, authors, and analysts from around the world have been weighing in on “de-dollarization” in a prolific fashion. Author and libertarian Jeffrey Tucker said...