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Roger Ver Embraces Dogecoin After Bitcoin Cash Loses 50% Against Bitcoin
29.4.2022
Roger Ver, the early Bitcoin (BTC) evangelist-turned Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporter known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’, is now voicing his support for Dogecoin (DOGE), calling it better than BTC. The strange turn of events comes as BCH continues to lose ground against its competitor BTC.
Speaking in...
Digital Yuan Now Being Used to Pay Taxes in Chinese Pilot Zones
29.4.2022
Some Chinese citizens now appear to be paying their taxes in the digital yuan, with the pilot gathering pace in the nation’s fast-growing pilot area.
Per Hangzhou.com, a number of government organs in Zhejiang province are trialing solutions that involve “the online transfer of digital yuan”...
Zcash Unveils Edward Snowden As Final Member Of Privacy Coin’s Setup Process
28.4.2022
Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) has revealed that Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, is John Dobbertin, the final pseudonymous participant in the coin’s trusted setup process.
The announcement was released by Zcash Media, a division of film production house 37 Laines...
Panamanian MP: Our Draft Crypto Law Is Different from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
27.4.2022
The MP architect of a draft Panamanian private member’s bill that proposes allowing the use of crypto as a form of payment has claimed that there are key differences between his proposed law and the Bitcoin Law adopted in El Salvador last year....
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CZ Praises Gulf Countries for ‘Great’ Regulations, Binance Makes ‘Very Good Progress’ with Regulators Elsewhere
26.4.2022
The CEO of the major crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has said the Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates’ financial hub Dubai, have a “great regulatory climate” for crypto, and governments in the region understand that crypto is the future of fintech....
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Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 17
25.4.2022
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Downtrend Support, TRX and DCR Trim Gains
22.4.2022
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the USD 41,200 support zone and spiked below the USD 40,000 support before recovering. It is currently (11:49 UTC) consolidating near the USD 40,500 level. BTC is down almost 5% in a day, trimming its weekly gains to 1%.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Chinese Man Uses Digital Yuan to Pay Court-issued Fine in Legal First
22.4.2022
Chinese media outlets have been reporting on a new first for the digital yuan – with the central bank-issued token used to pay a court-issued fine for the first time.
Per Chinaqw, on April 19, a man surnamed Wei, the plaintiff in a motor vehicle traffic accident liability dispute case, had been...
Tron’s Justin Sun Launches ‘Most Decentralized Stablecoin,’ Bitcoin Might Get a Role Here Too
21.4.2022
Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun is launching a new algorithmic stablecoin called USDD that he says will become “the most decentralized stablecoin in human history.”
The new stablecoin, with the full name Decentralized USD, will mark the beginning of the “Stablecoin 3.0 era,” according to a tweet...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Inch Higher, CAKE and THETA Accelerate
21.4.2022
Bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 41,200 level and managed to break the USD 42,000 resistance level. It is currently (11:55 UTC) showing positive signs near USD 42,500 and is now up 1% in a day and 3% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins might start a fresh increase. ETH could...
EOS Jumps as Foundation Introduces a New 'Turn-Key Solution for Developers'
21.4.2022
EOS, the native token of the EOSIO protocol, is rallying on the news that the network is bringing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, which would allow developers on the EOS network to create smart contracts using the popular programming language Solidity.
At 10:58 UTC, EOS...
Traders Speculate that Optimism Token Could Launch After Coinbase Glitch
21.4.2022
A blog post and what appears to be a glitch from the crypto exchange Coinbase, fueled speculations that Optimism, a second layer scaling solution for Ethereum (ETH), could be about to launch its own native token.
The speculations about whether the popular Ethereum scaling solution is launching...
ZRX Token Skyrockets as Coinbase Teams Up with 0x for NFT Marketplace
21.4.2022
The major crypto exchange Coinbase has teamed up with 0x Protocol (ZRX) to power its new social media-inspired non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The news triggered a massive jump in the price of 0x’s native token ZRX.
As of Thursday at 09:45 UTC, ZRX, ranked 103rd by market capitalization...
Here is How Crypto Community Reacted to Binance's 'Oopsi' Swastika-Themed Failure
21.4.2022
On April 20, which also coincidentally marked the birthday of Adolf Hitler, Binance unveiled and shortly after took down its new Twitter emoji due to its resemblance to a swastika.
In now-deleted tweets, both the official Twitter account of Binance and the account of the company's CEO Changpeng...
Monero Usage in Ransomware Payments Rise while Bitcoin Accepted With Premium
20.4.2022
Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report.
According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Keep Inching Higher, SOL and LUNA Accelerate
20.4.2022
Bitcoin price gained pace for a move above USD 41,500 and is currently (11:47 UTC) testing the USD 42,000 level. BTC is up over 3% in a day and 4% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are also moving higher. ETH surpassed the USD 3,120 resistance zone and is now up almost 3% in a day and...
Privacy-Focused Brave Browser Aims to 'Cut Out' Google With De-AMP
20.4.2022
The popular crypto-native browser Brave has taken another step toward improving user privacy by announcing the "De-AMP" feature, which would "cut out" Google and enable users to visit publishers' websites directly. ...
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More Big-hitting South Korean Non-crypto Firms Eyeing Token Launches
20.4.2022
Yet more big-hitting South Korean companies from outside the crypto sector are beginning to branch out into crypto-related business – with the e-commerce giant TMon and the KOSDAQ-listed hotel chain Ananti making moves on the token issuance front....
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Ex-Chinese Central Bank Chief Says Digital Yuan Not Intended for International Trade
20.4.2022
The former governor of the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reiterated claims that the forthcoming digital yuan has been designed primarily for retail use by domestic and even international users – not for cross-border trade purposes.
China has loosely pegged the value of its yuan fiat...
Quantum Simulations Predict that Merchant Crypto Adoption Could Spread in 'Cliques'
19.4.2022
Quantum computer simulations conducted by researchers at quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing and the Bank of Canada have shown that crypto adoption among merchants can spread in “cliques of firms”, as individual firms generally base decisions on what their partners do....
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