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‘Billion of users adopting Bitcoin? Maybe in ten years', says Dan Held
25.6.2021
The process leading Bitcoin to the status of world reserve currency could take a decade, according to Kraken’s growth lead
Tanzania central bank may rescind crypto ban after presidential endorsement
25.6.2021
President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s positive stance on crypto could see Tanzania’s central bank reversing its previous cryptocurrency prohibition
Colombian capital supports blockchain and emerging tech with $2.3M fund
25.6.2021
Blockchain development is one of four major programs in Bogotá’s new tech innovation fund
NYDIG and Q2 partner to enable Bitcoin trading for 18M US bank customers
24.6.2021
Millions of people in America could soon be able to buy Bitcoin from their bank accounts following a partnership led by NYDIG and Q2
NYC's mayoral frontrunner pledges to turn city into Bitcoin hub
24.6.2021
Eric Adams, who has outstripped the better-known crypto advocate Andrew Yang in New York City's mayoral race, has made his own Bitcoin pledge on the eve of winning office
Nigeria's comms minister links blockchain to national digital innovation efforts
24.6.2021
Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the country
Trust is key to mainstream adoption for stablecoins, says Paxos CEO
24.6.2021
In order to go beyond the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins need solid regulations, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said
Bank of Israel steps up CBDC efforts with reported tests on Ethereum
23.6.2021
The Bank of Israel has experimented with using Ethereum and nonfungible tokens for a pilot as part of its ongoing digital shekel research, a local report claims
Powers On... El Salvador is the unlikely leader for sovereign adoption of Bitcoin as national currency
22.6.2021
The question is not whether Bitcoin will be the future of money; the question is how, where and when it will be the future of money
Nicolas Maduro States Venezuela Pioneered Crypto Adoption in South America as Petro Use Flounders
22.6.2021
President Nicolas Maduro stated that Venezuela was a pioneer in cryptocurrency adoption in Latam in an interview with Bloomberg last week. Venezuela is still one of the first cryptocurrency volume movers in South America. However, the petro token, its official cryptocurrency, has failed to pick...
Sotheby's will allow people to trade their crypto for an 'intrinsically worthless' rock
21.6.2021
Is the auction house betting that diamonds will become a crypto user's best friend?
Crypto Long & Short: The Market Says Bitcoin Is for Speculation, Not Dollarization
20.6.2021
Data from services on Bitcoin and Ethereum shows what's real in crypto adoption stories
Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the Economy’
20.6.2021
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has recently been criticizing bitcoin adoption taking place in El Salvador. Hanke doesn’t think it’s a good idea for the Latin American country to use bitcoin as legal tender and says it could “completely...
Solving These 7 Challenges Would Accelerate Bitcoin Adoption
20.6.2021
There are seven important challenges that are currently standing in the way of bitcoin (BTC) adoption, according to the Miami BTC conference participants speaking to Cryptonews.com – and yet, BTC is likely to see greater consumer and business adoption, which would also help its price.
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Crypto company CEO says the recent crypto boom brought increased adoption
18.6.2021
Crypto usage in 2021 differs from the 2017 rally, according to the CEO of StormX
Out of All the American States Study Shows Hawaii Expressed the Most Crypto Demand This Year
18.6.2021
A report published by the independent marketing intelligence company, Miq Digital, explains that Hawaii has seen the most crypto demand of all the states in the U.S., with a 687% increase since 2020. As far as increased cryptocurrency demand since last year, Nevada, California, Florida,...
Banking giant BBVA debuts Bitcoin trading and custody for Swiss clients
18.6.2021
BBVA Switzerland will soon begin offering Bitcoin trading to private banking clients while not providing any advisory services on crypto investments
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: Institutions are ‘desperate’ for crypto
18.6.2021
Is SBF going to lobby the government on behalf of crypto? How badly do institutions want in on the blockchain game? When's a moat an impediment to growth, and not a protective shield?
Bitcoin Salaries a No-go, Confirms El Salvador as Adoption Worries Rise
17.6.2021
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele’s plans to launch a bitcoin (BTC)-powered society could be hampered by internal concerns about the most popular cryptocurrency – with the government apparently bowing to public pressure and ruling out the notion of bitcoin salaries.
As reported yesterday,...
Crypto Adoption in Australia Grows Along With Concern Over Volatility
17.6.2021
Around one in six Australians owns crypto, a report by Finder showed