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Argentine Peso Reaches Record Lows After National Digital Currency Push
5.10.2023
The Argentine peso reached record lows Wednesday after the economy minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa proposed issuing a national digital currency. The informal blue exchange rate rose to 850 pesos per dollar, later retracing to 843 pesos per greenback. Massa stated he would send...
“CBDC to Aid Taxation” Argentina’s Central Bank Backs Massa’s Plan For a Digital Peso
5.10.2023
Argentina’s central bank has expressly backed Sergio Massa’s bid to roll out a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) if elected President.
Juan Agustín D’Attellis Noguera, a director of Banco Central de la República Argentina explained that a ‘digital peso’ will offer multiple benefits for...
Marathon Digital Boosts Production Capacity By 20%, Mines 1,242 BTC in September
5.10.2023
Bitcoin miner, Marathon Digital (MARA) increased its monthly production hash rate by 20%, recording an uptick in share prices amid an uncertain crypto market.
In its September Production Update, the miner produced 1,242 Bitcoin (BTC) marking a 16% growth from August and a 245% increase in the last...
Bitcoin miners Marathon, Riot, CleanSpark increase BTC output in September
5.10.2023
Marathon Digital, in particular, produced 1,232 Bitcoin in September, which accounted for a record 4.3% share of Bitcoin miner rewards
SEC Seeks Rejection of Coinbase’s Pushback Against Its Lawsuit
5.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a judge to reject Coinbase’s attempt to have the regulator’s lawsuit against it dismissed. The exchange had alleged that the agency overstepped its authority and abused its discretion in claiming that digital assets offered on the trading...
Investors Fear Volatility and Risk, Particularly With Crypto. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t.
4.10.2023
Erik Anderson of Global X explains how volatility – something many investors are scared of – can be a very good thing in crypto
Crypto VC: Token investing and the next bull run with Digital Wave Finance
4.10.2023
Cointelegraph sits down with Digital Wave Finance to talk about investment strategies and what could catalyze the next bull run
Ripple earns Singapore Digital Payment Token Services license
4.10.2023
Ripple announced receiving the MAS’s (Monetary Authority of Singapore) approval for the MPI (Major Payments Institution) license. Now, the blockchain can legally offer its digital payment services in Singapore. Ripple will use its Singapore-based subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Limited...
Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa Proposes National Digital Currency
4.10.2023
Sergio Massa, Argentine economy minister and presidential candidate, has announced that, if elected, his new government plan would include launching a national digital currency that local media has called the “crypto peso.” Massa also stated that this plan would involve a tax reduction...
UK to launch Digital Securities Sandbox in Q1 2024
4.10.2023
HM Treasury’s Digital Securities Sandbox will have “a new rule set that would allow it to do new things with digital securities.”
Russian Corporations Using Digital Ruble as CBDC Pilot Gathers Pace
4.10.2023
Russian corporations are starting to make use of the digital ruble, the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Per a report from SPB IT RU, the state-run Sirius Innovation Science and Technology Center has opened a corporate digital ruble wallet.
The center has already used its wallet...
Crypto-friendly Patrick McHenry takes interim House Speaker position
4.10.2023
Eight Republicans voted against Republican Representative McCarthy, making it the first time in U.S. history that the House Speaker has been ousted by Congress
New Investment Firm Deus X Capital Targets Crypto Opportunities with $1 Billion in Assets
3.10.2023
Deus X Capital, a newly launched investment firm backed by a family office, has entered the crypto space with a combined $1 billion in fresh capital and existing investments.
The firm's leadership includes Tim Grant, who assumes the role of CEO.
Prior to joining Deus X Capital, Grant served...
Bitcoin drives digital asset inflows for the first time in 6 weeks: Report
3.10.2023
But Solana was the only other major asset to show inflows for the week
EU Plans for Wholesale CBDC Out Within Weeks, French Central Banker Says
3.10.2023
A central bank digital currency usable by financial markets is moving faster than a more controversial plan targeting regular citizens
Galaxy's Head of Mining Amanda Fabiano Departed to Start Consulting Company
3.10.2023
Fabiano’s new company will work with Compass Mining and Giga Energy, among others
Report showcasing digital asset fund flow goes live
3.10.2023
A report has been published showcasing weekly crypto asset flows. Investment in digital assets has gone up to $21 million. This inflow has come for the first time in the last 6 weeks. Solana is shining with its 27th week of inflows. The previous week’s entry was around $5 million. It has, so...
Bank of Russia Digital Ruble Pilot Update: ‘Everything Going as Planned’
3.10.2023
The Bank of Russia offered an update about the state of the digital ruble, the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is currently in a nationwide pilot. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that the pilot was “going as planned” and that more...
Moscow Claims Russia Will Be Using Digital Ruble in LATAM by 2025
3.10.2023
A senior Russian politician says domestic firms will be using the digital ruble, the nation’s CBDC, in Latin America no later than 2025.
The comments were made by Anatoly Aksakov, the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Markets.
Per Tass, Aksakov, who is also the MP...
Congress Can't Let Gary Gensler Regulate Digital Assets Out of Existence
2.10.2023
We should support an amendment from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to limit the SEC’s authority over the industry, say Tim Ryan and David McIntosh, co-chairs of the Blockchain Innovation Project