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Bitcoin white paper turns 15 as Satoshi Nakamoto’s legacy lives on

31.10.2023
“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party,” Satoshi said in an Oct. 31 email in 2008

State Channels ‘Significantly Reduce Congestion and Transaction Fees,’ Ideal for Decentralized Exchanges — Louis Bellet

28.10.2023
According to Louis Bellet, the founder of the Layer-3 peer-to-peer protocol Yellow Network, crypto trading has not scaled largely because it remains unregulated in many places which in turn “greatly slows down its growth and produces tons of scams.” In contrast, traditional finance...

Nigerian Court Convicts P2P Crypto Trader Accused of Operating a Pig Butchering Scam

13.10.2023
A Nigerian court recently convicted and fined a peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trader accused of running a pig butchering scam. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the crypto trader’s activities were “contrary to and punishable under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition etc.)...

Bitcoin’s Path to Money: Menger’s Theory and the Debate on Medium of Exchange vs. Store of Value

13.9.2023
Over the past ten years, fervent supporters of digital currency have engaged in intense debates: Is bitcoin (BTC) designed as peer-to-peer electronic cash as illustrated in Satoshi’s groundbreaking white paper, or does it serve as a digital store of value, similar to gold? Additionally,...

What Are Smart Contracts? Unpacking Today’s Digital Agreements

10.9.2023
In the digital currency realm, smart contracts have enhanced the financial industry through tokenization, decentralized finance (defi) and other agreements in the form of self-executing code. But how exactly do they work? What benefits do they offer? Here’s a concise overview of smart...

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and the Bull

31.8.2023
What’s behind the bull case for bitcoin? Brian Rudick and Matt Kunke from GSR take us through the reasons in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter

Crypto Exchanges Bybit and Okx Drop Cards of Sanctioned Russian Banks

30.8.2023
Cryptocurrency exchanges Bybit and Okx have discontinued support for payment cards issued by sanctioned banks from Russia. The moves follow in the footsteps of Binance, the world’s largest exchange for digital assets, which recently removed such cards from its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Bybit...

Binance Mulls Leaving Russia, Limits Options for Russian Users

30.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance considers exiting Russia amid increased scrutiny over its services for users in the sanctioned nation. The news of the potential move comes after the exchange delisted several sanctioned Russian banks from its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform and restricted fiat payment options...

Binance Removes Sanctioned Russian Banks From P2P Platform

28.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has dropped Russian banks under sanctions from the payment options on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Russian traders can no longer use cards issued by these banks to make payments while transactions in foreign fiat currencies are also restricted for them. Binance No Longer...

Binance Renames Russian Bank Cards Amid US Sanctions Probe, Report

26.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has replaced the names of cards issued by Russian banks with colors, Russian media revealed amid reports of a U.S. investigation into potential sanctions violations. The changes concern the ruble exchange feature on Binance’s peer-to-peer platform. Russian Traders on Binance...

Binance Discontinues Peer-to-Peer Service with Sanctioned Russian Banks – Here's the Latest

26.8.2023
Binance has ended its relationship with five Russian banks under sanctions on the exchange's peer-to-peer service for ruble fund transfers. Binance received criticism from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on August 22 for offering sanctioned Russian banks like Tinkoff and Rosbank as transfer options....

Binance Delists Sanctioned Russian Banks From Peer-to-Peer Service

25.8.2023
Binance has cut ties with five sanctioned Russian banks that were listed on the exchange’s peer-to-peer service to let users transfer funds in rubles, the country’s native currency

P2P marketplaces need to become unstoppable, permissionless - Paxful co-founder

25.8.2023
A new project aims to build a peer-to-peer marketplace to facilitate censorship-resistant, permissionless trading between Bitcoin users

Argentines Flock to Stablecoins Amidst Record Devaluation Numbers

18.8.2023
Argentines are flocking to purchase stablecoins to protect their savings as the peso loses value. Local cryptocurrency sources reported an increase of up to 500% in the crypto volumes moved, mostly in stablecoins like USDT, to shield incomes against the raging devaluation registered after...

Peer-to-Peer Crypto Platforms under Pressure in Declining Market

24.7.2023
Decentralized peer-to-peer crypto exchanges are under heavy pressure as they witness a sharp decline in the total market share. The market share of peer-to-peer crypto platforms has dropped to 5% from a 2023 peak of 7% in March, Bloomberg reported citing Kaiko data. Decentralized exchanges...

Nigerian Social Payments Platform Bundle Ceases Crypto Exchange Operations

22.7.2023
The Nigerian social payments platform Bundle said on July 20 it was shutting down its crypto exchange services business and will now focus on its peer-to-peer platform known as Cashlink. Bundle said users must withdraw or convert their digital assets to the stablecoin tether on or before Aug....

Charting Bitcoin’s Predictable Course: A Comprehensive Review of the Next 29 Reward Halvings

22.7.2023
In under 280 days, Bitcoin’s blockchain will undergo its fourth reward halving event, slicing the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The crypto community is abuzz with chatter, contemplating how these substantial decreases in block rewards will transpire over the ensuing two decades...