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USDT Stablecoin Adoption in Brazil Skyrockets to 80% Share of Crypto Transactions
30.10.2023
The adoption of the popular stablecoin Tether (USDT) in Brazil has experienced a remarkable surge in 2023, now constituting a staggering 80% of all crypto transactions within the country. According to data provided by Brazil’s tax agency that was first reported on by Cointelegraph, the total...
Brazil’s USDT Volume Exceeds all Crypto Transactions Combined: Revenue Dept. Report
30.10.2023
The Brazilian tax department report said that the country’s Tether (USDT) trading volume proliferated since 2021. Tether stands out among other stablecoins and has surpassed the volume of Bitcoin (BTC) during the same period. “Among the stablecoins, the cryptocurrency called Tether...
Bitcoin Whales Take Charge as Number of $100K Transactions Surge
30.10.2023
The number of transactions of over $100,000 processed on the Bitcoin blockchain rose to a new year-to-date high last week
Crypto Exchange Wants to See India Lower Tax on Trading
30.10.2023
Indian government should lower a tax on crypto transactions as it’s not fulfilling its stated purpose, a local cryptocurrency exchange said. The company blames the levy, which was introduced last year, for driving Indian crypto trading volumes to overseas platforms. Indian Exchange Expects...
Brazil’s USDT adoption soars in 2023, makes up 80% of all crypto transactions
29.10.2023
USDT has seen a significant surge in adoption in Brazil, accounting for 80% of all cryptocurrency transactions in the country so far in 2023
JPMorgan Settles Transactions for $1 Billion Daily Using JPM Coin
28.10.2023
JPMorgan announced that it is registering transactions for $1 billion daily using its own currency, jpm coin. JPMorgan Global Head of Payments Takis Georgakopoulos added that while these movements are denominated in U.S. dollars mostly, the institution is seeking to expand on that in the future....
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Venture into SWIFT Alternative for CBDCs
27.10.2023
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures are exploring a solution that aims to enable seamless communication between blockchain-based transactions, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The two banks are actively testing the concept using...
Kraken to Release User Data to IRS in Compliance with June Court Mandate
27.10.2023
Kraken will provide user data to the IRS after a legal battle over crypto tax reporting. Image by Michael O’Keene, Adobe Stock.Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will provide limited user information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) next month following a court order received...
Indian Banks Offer Rewards to Encourage Digital Rupee Adoption
27.10.2023
Indian banks are actively promoting the adoption of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), digital-rupee, by offering a range of incentives to encourage users to conduct transactions with the national digital currency. These incentives include cash-back rewards and reward points, Reuters...
JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg
26.10.2023
JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview
JPMorgan Coin handles over $1 billion in daily transactions, executive says
26.10.2023
This represents a massive surge since the last update in June when the company said that $300 million were transacted in the first three years after the launch of JPMorgan Coin
JPMorgan’s JPM Coin Facilitates $1 Billion in Daily Transactions as Banking Giant Targets Cross-Border Settlements
26.10.2023
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s digital token, JPM Coin, currently handles $1 billion worth of daily transactions, Global Head of Payments, Takis Georgakopoulos revealed. Georgakopoulos revealed in an interview on Bloomberg Television that JPM Coin is currently transacted daily, primarily in...
Nansen: FTX and Alameda Research Wallets Shift $8.6M in Crypto Assets to Binance
25.10.2023
On Wednesday, Nansen, an onchain analytics provider, illuminated a series of intriguing transactions originating from FTX and Alameda Research addresses, now under the stewardship of the FTX creditors. A substantial sum of $8.6 million in cryptocurrency assets found its way to an address associated...
Lightspark Open Sources Email-Like Protocol UMA; Raises Debate on Compliance
25.10.2023
Lightspark, a Lightning Network (LN) financial services company, has announced it has open-sourced Universal Money Address (UMA), a protocol similar to email, but for money. The protocol will be interoperable, allowing platforms to exercise due compliance on the transactions facilitated,...
Ripple Joins Forces With Uphold to Improve Cross-Border Crypto Payments Liquidity
25.10.2023
Ripple has partnered with Uphold to improve its cross-border crypto payments infrastructure. Uphold will provide Ripple with “enhanced crypto liquidity capabilities.” Ripple offers services in over 55 countries, with payout capabilities in more than 70 markets, the company said...
FTX Creditor Claims Priced Above $0.50 in Over-the-Counter Transactions
23.10.2023
A number of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions involving FTX creditor claims are valuing these claims at over 50 cents on the dollar.
According to a report by The Block, the price is a notable increase from earlier, and was revealed by Thomas Braziel, a specialist in FTX debt claims at...
Latam Insights: Argentine Digital Currency Bill to Be Introduced ‘as Soon as Possible,’ Bitfinex Free P2P Exchanges
23.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Central Bank of Argentina is pushing for the introduction of the digital currency “as soon as possible,” Bitfinex makes P2P transactions free...
People’s Bank of China Governor Vows to Curb Crypto Speculation
23.10.2023
The new governor of China’s central bank has promised to stop speculation associated with cryptocurrency transactions in the country. Pan Gongsheng made the vow in a report detailing measures to maintain the stability of the Chinese financial market and prevent risks. PBOC Prepares to Crack Down...
Bitcoin’s Daily Transactions See Sharp 46% Decline Since Mid-September
22.10.2023
Over the past 37 days, since September 15, 2023, the number of daily bitcoin transactions has dropped considerably, with the trend of Ordinal inscriptions experiencing a significant slowdown. In the first two weeks of September, the average number of daily transactions confirmed on the Bitcoin...
Data Protection Bodies Call For ‘Privacy Threshold’ in Digital Euro Transactions
21.10.2023
Ensuring low-value digital euro transactions are not traced is one of the recommendations made by two data protection agencies in the EU. The independent bodies have presented their joint opinion on the proposed regulation for the upcoming digital version of Europe’s common fiat currency....