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Putin Criticizes U.S. Dollar’s Lack of Gold Backing, Calls for Alternative Payment Systems
17.6.2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for its abandonment of the gold standard, remarking in a Sputnik-released video that the U.S. dollar is now a trust-based currency without tangible backing, a decision underscored by the absence of gold equivalence. This critique arrives...
Study: Crypto Market Participants Favor Meme Coins, Shun High-FDV Projects
17.6.2024
Crypto market participants’ growing preference for character or celebrity meme tokens signals a growing disdain for projects with a high fully diluted value, the latest Kucoin report has said. Tap-to-earn projects have “remarkably higher overall participation data” due to their...
Ripple Legal Chief Countered SEC Allegations: No Victims to Compensate
17.6.2024
Ripple’s chief legal officer has countered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s allegations following the crypto firm’s proposal to limit its penalty to no more than $10 million. The legal chief highlighted that the SEC is “raging” and emphasized...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Envisions US Spot Ether ETFs Launching This Summer
17.6.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has indicated to lawmakers that he expects spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to launch this summer. The SEC is still working with fund issuers on their S-1 filings, which must be declared effective before the spot ether...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan: Stablecoins Can Help Fight an Upcoming US Debt Crisis and China’s Growing Influence
17.6.2024
Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has assessed the possible role that stablecoins will play in fighting an upcoming U.S. debt crisis. According to Ryan, the demand derived from the increasing relevance of dollar-backed stablecoins, which use U.S. treasuries as backing...
Bitcoin uses more renewable energy, but will Tesla accept it again?
16.6.2024
Tesla removed Bitcoin payments citing environmental concerns, but Elon Musk pledged to reinstate them if renewable energy use on the network increased
Crypto Sector Secures $317M in Venture Capital Deals in Early June
16.6.2024
With the first half of June concluded, there have been 37 venture capital deals and fundraising events in the crypto sector. Collectively, these investments totaled $317.87 million, with Avail, a modular blockchain project, leading the pack with $43 million. 37 Crypto Startups and Projects Gather...
The State of Crypto Merchant Adoption in 2024
16.6.2024
Merchants are increasingly adopting cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum, reflecting a growing trend towards digital currency payments as a viable alternative to traditional means. Merchants Embrace Digital Currency Payments Cryptocurrency is no longer a fringe concept but a rapidly growing...
Salvadoran Government Introduces Bitcoin Banking Law Reform
16.6.2024
The Salvadoran government has presented an initiative to accelerate the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in its investment banking sector. The banking law reform introduced to the National Assembly would allow private investors to constitute banks that can provide services in Bitcoin...
Paxos Lays Off 65 Employees Following Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launch
16.6.2024
According to sources familiar with the matter, the stablecoin issuer Paxos is cutting 20% of its workforce. This development comes on the heels of Paxos International’s announcement of its yield-bearing stablecoin. Paxos Trims Workforce by 20% Bloomberg reports that Paxos has laid off...
Openai Reportedly Mulling For-Profit Shift
16.6.2024
Openai, the artificial intelligence (AI) company, is considering shifting to a for-profit model, according to The Information. Sam Altman, CEO of the company, is said to be contemplating this decision and taking Openai’s non-profit board out of the picture, given that it would not have...
ETH, TON, UNI, and XMR could rally if Bitcoin clears $68,000
16.6.2024
Bitcoin price needs to rise above $68,000 to sustain buying in ETH, TON, UNI, and XMR
T-Mobile Owner Deutsche Telekom Unveils Bitcoin and Lightning Network Node Operations
16.6.2024
This week at the BTC Prague conference, Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary T-Systems MMS announced its operation of a Bitcoin node and a Lightning Network node. Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecommunications provider and the parent company of T-Mobile, also shared plans to mine...
Report Says Biden Administration, Mark Cuban, and Ro Khanna Set for Critical Crypto Roundtable
16.6.2024
Members of the Biden administration are reportedly convening for a bitcoin and blockchain roundtable with American entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban. This news comes after presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to “end Joe Biden’s War on Crypto.”...
JPMorgan Chase Captures 18% of US Bank Profits, Highlighting Growing Market Dominance
16.6.2024
A report has found that JPMorgan Chase Bank accounted for a substantial 18% share, or $11.7 billion, of the total $64.2 billion net income reported by all FDIC-insured banks for the first quarter of 2024. This data, highlighted by financial reporters Pam Martens and Russ Martens from...
Latam Insights: Paraguay Unveils Bitcoin Mining Centric Development Strategy, Itau Unibanco Rolls Crypto Trading for All Customers
16.6.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguay unveiled a bitcoin mining-centric strategy, Itau Unibanco rolled out crypto trading services for all its customers, and Worldcoin decided...
Trump Champions Bitcoin Mining, Vietnamese Increase Gold Buying, and More — Week in Review
16.6.2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the bitcoin mining industry, advocating for producing the remaining bitcoin in the U.S. to enhance national energy dominance. Vietnam sees increased interest in gold bullion purchases due to favorable prices at state-owned banks. New York...
Experts Warn SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail Is Unconstitutional
16.6.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newest surveillance tool, the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), has sparked significant concerns among privacy advocates and legal experts, who warn of an unprecedented expansion of government monitoring over financial transactions....
An Introduction to Bitcoin Ordinals
16.6.2024
Bitcoin Ordinals have emerged as a novel way to enhance the functionality and use of Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency. By leveraging Bitcoin’s blockchain in a new and innovative manner, Ordinals bring unique value propositions and helps to revitalize Bitcoin’s developer community....
Tech Entrepreneur Suggests Mainstream Companies May Have Adopted NFT Loyalty Programs Prematurely
16.6.2024
According to Juan Otero, CEO of the crypto-native travel booking platform Travala, many mainstream companies that attempted to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for customer or user loyalty programs may have seized the opportunity prematurely. Otero argued that at the time, Web3 companies had...