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Crypto․com CEO Kris Marszalek Accuses Coinmarketcap․com of ‘Arbitrarily Reducing’ Exchange Rankings
26.12.2021
Crypto․com CEO Kris Marszalek has an issue with coinmarketcap.com’s exchange volume rankings, according to a tweet he published on December 25. Marszalek claimed in his tweet that the popular crypto aggregation website “arbitrarily reduced” the exchange’s ranking....
China’s Xinhua News Agency to Issue NFTs Despite Crackdown on Crypto
22.12.2021
Xinhua, the official news agency of China, is going to issue an NFT collection with photographs depicting historic moments of the passing year. The initiative, which comes amid an ongoing crypto crackdown, is seen as a boost for blockchain, the technology that also underpins cryptocurrencies....
Bank of Russia Sees No Place for Crypto in Financial Market, Finalizes Digital Ruble Prototype
22.12.2021
In advance of presenting its comprehensive view on crypto regulations, the Central Bank of Russia has indicated that it sees no place for cryptocurrencies in the country’s financial market. The monetary authority also announced that the prototype of the platform for its own digital currency...
Hacked Grim Finance's Auditors Blame New Analyst For Missing the Issue
20.12.2021
Auditors of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Grim Finance, which was exploited for USD 30m worth of digital assets on Sunday, claim that a new analyst had conducted the protocol's audit while their Chief Technology Officer (CTO) was on vacation....
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Help Users Accomplish What They Came For
9.12.2021
From my perspective, the question of what one thing we can do to make a website better is not a technical one. The more I browse the internet, the more I realize that the biggest issue with a lot of …
US Treasury Secretary Yellen Says She’s Undecided Whether the Fed Should Issue Digital Currency
3.12.2021
The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that she has not made up her mind about whether the Fed should issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). “There are some benefits” to a digital dollar, Yellen said, but noted that “there are also meaningful costs.” Janet...
Indonesia’s Central Bank Considers Issuing Digital Currency to ‘Fight’ Crypto
2.12.2021
Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fight the use of cryptocurrency. “A CBDC would be one of the tools to fight crypto. We assume that people would find CBDC more credible than crypto,” said...
Crypto Exchange Binance Explains Its ‘Rare’ Dogecoin Issue — Resumes DOGE Withdrawals
1.12.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has explained its dogecoin issue which resulted in withdrawal suspension and Tesla CEO Elon Musk calling the problem “shady.” The exchange says it was a “rare issue” and no one was at fault. Binance’s ‘Rare’ Dogecoin...
Budweiser Launches 1,936 NFT Cans, Bud-Themed Marketplace Gets Bogged Down With Traffic
30.11.2021
The popular American-style pale lager produced by Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser announced on November 29, that the firm planned to issue a series of 1,936 non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. Following the Bud-themed NFT market launch, the web portal experiences some hiccups. Budweiser Issues...
Elon Musk Calls Binance’s Dogecoin Problem ‘Shady’ — Says He’s Raising the Issue on Behalf of Other DOGE Holders
25.11.2021
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has raised concerns with cryptocurrency exchange Binance about its dogecoin issue. Musk calls the situation “shady,” adding that “DOGE holders using Binance should be protected from errors that are not their fault.” Both Binance...
Ripple Partners With Republic of Palau, 74 Japanese Firms to Issue a Digital Yen + More News
24.11.2021
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Coinbase reportedly down for some users after fixing connectivity issue
24.11.2021
Coinbase experienced connectivity issues three times over the past 30 days, according to official data
El Salvador to Issue $1 Billion Bitcoin Bond to Fund ‘Bitcoin City’
21.11.2021
President Nayib Bukele, of El Salvador, announced yesterday he would issue a $1 billion “Bitcoin Bond” to build the first Bitcoin City in the world. The city would feature no taxes of any kind except VAT, and it would be carbon neutral, with most of the energy powering it coming from...
Is US politics divisive enough to make crypto a partisan issue?
19.11.2021
While no longer the leader of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton's comments on crypto could have the potential to create more partisanship among lawmakers regulating digital assets
Federal Reserve Governor Argues Against Subjecting Stablecoins to Full Banking Regulation
18.11.2021
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller says that stablecoins do not need to be regulated with all the same rules as banks. He disagrees with some of the recommendations on stablecoin regulation by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets. He explained that while banks...
Federal Reserve Governors Don’t See Reason to Issue Central Bank Digital Currency
16.11.2021
At least three Federal Reserve governors have said that they do not see a reason for the Fed to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Fed is currently putting together a report on a digital dollar to be released in the near future. Fed Governors Doubt Need for Digital Dollar Federal...
Iran Blockchain Association Offers Help With Crypto Regulations, Says Regulators Are Not Qualified
4.11.2021
The leading crypto industry association in Iran has slammed authorities for their passive stance regarding crypto regulation. The government’s inaction is a source of concern, the organization said, offering its assistance to regulators whom it considers not sufficiently qualified to deal...
Patreon Considers Allowing Creators to Use Crypto for Monetization
31.10.2021
Patreon, the membership platform, is pondering the idea of letting creators in its platform issue their own creator coins. The statement, that constituted a revelation, was offered by Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte and Chief Product Officer Julian Gutman during The Information’s 2021...
AMC gets 'hyperactive' about crypto, CEO says it may issue its own coin
21.10.2021
The AMC boss said that there are many reasons why the company could issue its own cryptocurrency
Microstrategy CEO Advises Nigeria and Zimbabwe to Adopt Bitcoin Standard, Says BTC Is ‘Kingmaker’
19.10.2021
Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor has suggested Nigeria and Zimbabwe issue currencies that are backed by bitcoin if they want to fix their economies. He surmised that using the bitcoin standard will end starvation and allow citizens of both countries to have a decent life. National Currencies Backed...