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US Treasury Secretary: No Alternative Reserve Currency Can ‘Replicate’ Role Played by the Dollar
16.6.2023
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently told members of the U.S. Congress that while some countries are seeking to create alternatives to the greenback, no country, including China, can create a currency which replicates the dollar’s role in the global financial system....
LADYS rapidly crashing. Is this why utility-dense tokens are solid alternatives?
11.6.2023
What started as a good run for Milady in the market has now ended. Analysts who have been tracking market data have noticed that meme coin has been declining steadily and is no longer maintaining its momentum. As a result, many Milady holders are switching to another meme coin which has been...
Russian Finance Minister Talks Dollar Attack on Russia, Importance of Developing Alternatives for Settlements
7.6.2023
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has given his opinion on the perceived attack the Russian economy has been receiving from the U.S. dollar, and how the country has moved to keep trade going. Siluanov also remarked on the importance of developing settlements in national currencies. Russian...
Chinese Yuan, Euro, Digital Currencies Challenge US Dollar Dominance, TD Economist Says
7.6.2023
A senior economist at financial services firm TD says the Chinese yuan, the euro, and digital currencies could erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance. “Several countries have shown frustration with the dominance of the dollar and are pursuing alternatives for conducting international trade...
Is PepeDerp The Next Pepe Coin or a Scam? CoinMarketCap's Warning & 3 Better Alternatives (AiDoge, Ecoterra, yPredict)
25.5.2023
Due to the increasing frenzy surrounding the meme coin sector, several new meme tokens have emerged.
Following the remarkable Pepe Coin’s price explosion, a similar meme coin called PepeDerp emerged in the crypto space.
Launched on May 21, 2023, PepeDerp’s design combines the Pepe the Frog...
Nobel Prize Laureate Paul Krugman Warns of Disruption in Financial Markets Without US Dollar
23.5.2023
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says that no currency can play the role of the U.S. dollar. Commenting on the de-dollarization trend and the possible U.S. default, he emphasized that without the USD, “financial markets will be disrupted by the lack of any safe, liquid asset.” Economist...
Russia ‘Actively’ Working on SWIFT Alternatives, Foreign Ministry Official Says
22.5.2023
The Russian Federation is collaborating with partners to link payment systems alternative to the interbank messaging system SWIFT, a representative of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The work is part of the de-dollarization of the economy, the official indicated. Russia Seeking...
Renowned Investor Jim Rogers Warns US Dollar’s Time ‘Coming to an End’ as Countries Seek Alternatives
21.5.2023
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, says the U.S. dollar’s time is coming to an end as more countries are seeking alternatives to the USD. “Many friends of America are moving, trying to find something to compete with...
Decentralized Twitter Alternatives Bluesky and Nostr Experience Rapid Growth Amid Challenges – Will Blockchain Integration Take Them to the Next Level?
24.4.2023
The social media landscape is experiencing a significant shift as decentralized alternatives to Twitter, such as Bluesky and Nostr, are gaining quick traction.
Both platforms are backed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and promise users more control over their data, with open social networks free...
Arkansas Makes Gold, Silver Legal Tender; 23 States Involved in Similar Legislation to Establish US Dollar Alternatives
21.4.2023
A bill signed into law on April 11 has made gold and silver legal tender in the U.S. state of Arkansas, allowing citizens to use gold and silver coins to pay debts. The bill also clarifies that gold and silver “specie” (coins) will not be considered property for tax purposes,...
StabilityAI launches StableLM open-source alternatives to ChatGPT
19.4.2023
StabilityAI announced the launch of StableLM, a suite of open-source large language models
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Acknowledges Sanctions Weaponization Could Hurt Dollar Hegemony
17.4.2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about the dangers that sanctions based on the U.S. dollar might pose for the hegemony of the currency in international markets. According to Yellen, the government tries to use sanctions “judiciously,” as they can create a desire to find...
NFT.NYC: Play-to-Earn is not dead, but game publishers are looking for alternatives
15.4.2023
Cointelegraph team was on the ground in New York to bring exclusive insights from the NFT event
US President Joe Biden Extends Sanctions Against Russia, Has Argued Alternatives Would Involve Waging Third World War
10.4.2023
U.S. President Joe Biden decided to extend the sanctions that the U.S. government enacted against Russia for one more year, arguing that the country continues to pose a threat to the security of the nation. Biden had talked about these sanctions before, explaining that the only option besides...
Economist Jim Rickards Says US Dollar’s Greatest Enemy as Reserve Currency Is the Treasury
9.4.2023
Jim Rickards, an economist and the author of “Currency Wars,” says the U.S. Treasury is actually the biggest threat to the U.S. dollar’s status as a reserve currency. However, he cautioned that an increasing number of countries seeking alternatives to the dollar as a payment...
As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives
5.4.2023
A whitepaper for Civilization Kit, a decentralized bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace that also allows users to build their own decentralized marketplaces, will be published in several weeks. Noones, a new “Bitcoin peer-to-peer super app for the Global South,” is already available in private beta
Digital Assets Worth 2 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in Less Than a Year
16.3.2023
Digital financial assets (DFAs) for a total exceeding $26 million have been issued in Russia in the past year. This new market has been developing since it was regulated in 2021 and the country’s monetary authority started licensing issuers in the following year. Volume of Digital Assets Increases...
Silicon Valley Bank's Parent Looking at Strategic Alternatives
13.3.2023
The SVB Financial Group appointed a restructuring committee for its venture capital and investment banking arm
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives
23.1.2023
There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was written by Bitcoin.com CEO Dennis Jarvis. The gross mismanagement and outright fraud in 2022 by many opaque centralized exchanges are driving people back...
Third-party app stores - are they good for discovery?
14.12.2022
As iOS potentially ramps up to allow alternatives, we take a detailed look