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Latin Americans Turn to Bitcoin as Local Fiat Currencies Plunge
8.9.2020
Latin Americans have embraced cryptocurrency as a store of value while their fiat currencies depreciate, a new report shows. Bitcoin adoption in the region is further driven by the lack of banking access and remittance needs. Latin American Bitcoin Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm...
UK Digital Bank Ziglu Launches P2P Payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
7.9.2020
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. After receiving the permit, the fintech start-up immediately launched peer-to-peer (P2P) payments for both crypto and fiat currencies....
Increase Your Profit Potential With Margin Trading
25.8.2020
Spot trading is a popular way for investors to access the crypto market in a straightforward manner. It’s mainly fiat-to-crypto trading, as well as crypto-to-crypto trading. It’s simple, you get a crypto wallet, you buy a token with fiat currencies, and then once the price...
Goldman Sachs Warns US Dollar Risks Losing World Reserve Currency Status, Gold and Bitcoin Soar
28.7.2020
Goldman Sachs has warned that the U.S. dollar may lose its status as the world’s reserve currency. The investment bank is bullish on gold as fears over governments debasing their fiat currencies grow and real interest rates are pushed to all-time lows. Goldman Sachs’ Dollar and Gold...
Binance Expands Reach With New Gateway for 15 Fiat Currencies
7.7.2020
Binance users can keep their fiat funds with new partner Etana while buying and selling crypto assets on the exchange
Watch Fiat Currencies If You Want To Guess Bitcoin's Next Move
7.7.2020
As major fiat currencies face potential devaluations in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis over the coming months and years, an alternative currency like bitcoin (BTC) has never been so needed, according to Max Bronstein, a member of the Institutional Coverage team at Coinbase.
Sharing his thoughts...
Crypto and Fiat Currencies Are Worlds Apart, Here Are the Reasons Why
31.5.2020
Amid this current crisis, the Bitcoin halving highlights core differences between fiat and crypto monetary systems and the distribution of power in both
Bitcoin Suisse: Users Can Now Trade Gold Against Bitcoin and Ethereum
28.5.2020
Swiss crypto financial firm Bitcoin Suisse has added gold, silver, and platinum to its platform, allowing users to trade the precious metals against both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), as well as five other major fiat currencies. The precious metal trades are available for 24/7 trading with...
Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain
15.5.2020
The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency
Bitcoin’s Third Halving Complete: Reward Cut Surprisingly Faster Than Previous Time Estimates
11.5.2020
The Bitcoin blockchain has experienced its third block reward halving on May 11, 2020, at approximately 3:21 p.m EST, even though quite a few countdown clocks estimated that the halving would occur on May 12. Bitcoin miners now get 6.25 BTC per block rather than the 12.5 BTC they acquired before...
Exchange Crypto with 0% Fees in Lumi Wallet
11.5.2020
Everybody’s sick of commissions. Lumi Wallet is renouncing them, introducing 0% Fees on all in-wallet operations. All you need to get rid of hidden fees is the Lumi Wallet app and the promocode – BTCNEWS. Why is Lumi doing this? Decentralized finance has undeniable advantages over fiat...
Quantitative Hardening: Dissecting the Third Bitcoin Halving, 3 Key Data Points to Watch
10.5.2020
In a touch more than 24-hours time, the third bitcoin halving will take place on May 12, 2020, on or around 9:50 p.m. ET. Miners will see their revenues slashed in half from 12.5 coins to 6.25 BTC after the halving and speculators wonder what will happen after the event. Currently, according...
7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
Binance Exchange Adds Support for Australian and Taiwanese Fiat Currencies
29.4.2020
Binance announced on Tuesday that it had added support for two new fiat currencies, the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) and the Australian Dollar (AUD). As per the official announcement on the website, the new currencies will be available for P2P trading against BTC, USDT, ETH, BNB, BUSD, and EOS. #Binance...
Binance Users Can Now Buy Crypto Using Debit Cards in 5 New Fiat Currencies
10.4.2020
Binance is extending Visa support for crypto purchases using the Colombian peso, South Korean won, Kenyan shilling, Kazakhstani tenge and Peruvian neuvo sol
Bitcoin Fares Well Against Fiat Currencies, but It’s in a Class of Its Own
26.3.2020
Experts don’t see merit in establishing correlations between Bitcoin and fiat currencies, as the latter are routinely manipulated by central banks
Mt Gox Bitcoins: Trustee Plans to Distribute BTC and BCH, Liquidate Forks Into Cash
25.3.2020
On March 24, the Mt Gox creditors’ trustee from Tokyo, Nobuaki Kobayashi, disclosed a newly written rehabilitation plan for claimants looking to access some of the funds they lost in 2013. According to the new plan, Mt Gox claimants will get BTC and BCH assets alongside the possibility...
Scramble for Dollars: Emergency Cash Injections in $250 Trillion Global Debt Place the Fiat Ponzi On Ventilator
19.3.2020
The last few weeks of global hysteria has shown there’s been a mad dash for dollars and various fiat currencies. Moreover, central banks have tried to quell cash liquidity issues by injecting trillions into the hands of private banks and hedge funds worldwide. As the financial system shudders...
Bitcoin Rallies as Fiat Currencies Drop Against the U.S. Dollar
19.3.2020
After a major market crash last week, bitcoin (BTC), the most popular cryptocurrency, at least today is somewhat showing its power as a hedge against risks inherent in fiat currencies and the broader financial system.
Trading up 12% over the past 24 hours as of press time (USD 5,772 at 12:41...
Binance P2P Adds Five New Fiat Currencies in Latin America
19.3.2020
Users of the Binance P2P trading platform can now buy and sell crypto with five new Latin American fiat currencies