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Mario Draghi Leaves European Central Bank Without Ever Raising Interest Rates
24.10.2019
Preparing for a change at the top, the European Central Bank has decided to keep interest rates on hold and at their all-time lows. Mario Draghi, who had his last monetary policy meeting as president of the ECB, is leaving after an eight-year term during which key rates were never raised. At...
Crypto Markets Show Slight Growth, BTC Continues Sitting in Red
24.10.2019
Crypto markets made a mild comeback today, although Bitcoin continues to trade in the red
Eyeing African Market, Binance Adds Nigerian Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
24.10.2019
Facilitated by payments network Flutterwave, the addition starts a new phase of Binance adding sub-Saharan fiat pairs
OKCoin Launches New SEPA Payment Platform Dedicated to EU Users
24.10.2019
OKCoin, the leading San Francisco-based digital currency trading platform, has added another feather to its credit. The exchange has recently announced the launch of a new and advanced payment solution for Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA, which will allow the customers in the European Union...
US Congressman Warns: Crypto May ‘Displace or Interfere With Dollar’
24.10.2019
Anti-Bitcoin Congressman Brad Sherman suggests crypto may succeed after all
Bitcoin Below $8K Is a Buy Zone, Says Crypto Hedge Fund Co-Founder
24.10.2019
Bitcoin under $8,000 is a buying opportunity, according to one crypto hedge fund founder
CHAI Processes USD 54m via Terra's Blockchain + 12 More Crypto News
24.10.2019
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Colorado Could Be Next in the Race to Bank Crypto (and Cannabis)
24.10.2019
State policymakers want Colorado to be the new Wyoming, creating friendly legislation to draw crypto companies
Crypto Winter Is Here? Bitcoin Treads Trading Range Bottom After Crash
24.10.2019
Bitcoin price shows little signs of recovery from crash to $7.3K
Coinbase UK CEO: We Need Centralized Entities to Support Crypto
24.10.2019
Coinbase UK’s CEO says centralized entities like central banks and Facebook remain necessary for the support and adoption of crypto
HashKey Pro and Binance to List STX Token of Blockstack
24.10.2019
According to the official announcement dated October 23, 2019, digital currency exchanges HashKey Pro and Binance are set to list the Blockstack token called STX. The leading crypto exchange in the world in terms of trading volume, Binance, will open STX trading for all the crypto enthusiasts...
Maduro OKs Petro-to-Fiat Trades, Will Provide Stores with Crypto Pay Tech
24.10.2019
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has authorized Petro-to-fiat trading, and says his government will provide the necessary technology to all business holders in the country who want to start accepting crypto pay.
Maduro stated that his move – effective as of October 23 – would allow the “three...
Research: Over 40% of Blockchain Industry Employees Work at Crypto Exchanges
24.10.2019
42% of people working in the blockchain industry are reportedly employed by cryptocurrency exchanges
Belarusian Bank Gets the Go-Ahead to Service Crypto Investors
23.10.2019
A bank in Belarus has effectively gotten the green light to process transfers related to digital assets. DFS, an affiliated company of Belveb Banking Holding’s member VEB Technologies, was recently registered as a resident of the High Technologies Park. The country’s special economic...
How Centralized Payment Systems Learned to Accept Decentralized Cryptocurrency
23.10.2019
They might not be shouting it from the rooftops, but fiat payment gateways are no longer the enemy of bitcoin. Hostilities have ceased, the bad blood has been let, and today the fiat and crypto worlds are bridged and doing business. Despite the two systems sporting opposing aims and architecture...
Ex-Bankers Offer First Hot Wallet for Institutional-Grade Crypto Finance
23.10.2019
A simple, insured wallet lets customers store smart contracts and crypto simultaneously
Blockchain Lobbying: Interests Fragmenting as Crypto Field Expands
23.10.2019
There is much more to crypto lobbying than Libra’s attempts to appease regulators
How Fiat Money Fails: Deconstructing the Government’s Paper-Thin Promise
23.10.2019
Fiat money has a surprisingly short lifespan. The almighty U.S. dollar currently serving as world reserve currency is not exempted, in spite of all proclamation that it cannot fail. Throughout history, fiat money has failed over and over again, where sound assets like gold have survived. Ruling...
Ethereum-Based Crypto-Games Fall under ‘Gambling’ - Study
23.10.2019
Recent research by the University of York found that Ethereum-based crypto-games in fact meet definitions of gambling.
This week, the university published an article saying that a new study looked into the nine highest-ranked Ethereum dapp (decentralized aplications) games listed on State of...
Morgan Creek Raises $61M Out of a Target of $250M in Its Second Round of Funding
23.10.2019
Cryptocurrency Asset Management firm Morgan Creek Digitals’ second venture capital fund has raised $61 million from 11 investors till date. The fund aims to invest in start-ups in blockchain technology. Morgan Creek had filed with SEC an application for its second blockchain fund on October...