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Chinese Yuan Overtakes US Dollar as Most Used Currency to Settle Cross-Border Payments in China
27.4.2023
The Chinese yuan is now China’s most used currency for cross-border settlements. According to official data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the Chinese yuan rose to be the most-used currency in March over the U.S. dollar, in a push from the Beijing government...
Central Banks Reduce US Dollar Swap Lines to Weekly Auctions Amid Moody’s US Banking Sector Downgrade
25.4.2023
After the tumultuous downfall of three major banks, namely Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank, several central banks made a collaborative announcement of a swift, coordinated emergency response. The intervention aimed to furnish U.S. dollar liquidity, with the intention...
Bitcoin price can 'easily' hit $20K in next 4 months — Philip Swift
25.4.2023
The BTC price bottom may be in, but Bitcoin bulls are not out of the woods yet, says the Decentrader and Look Into Bitcoin founder
Latam Insights: Argentine Peso Plunges, Venezuela and Russia to Develop SWIFT Alternative, Bitcoin Mining Still Paused in Venezuela
24.4.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue: the Argentine Peso plunges against the U.S. dollar, Venezuela and Russia agree to develop a joint SWIFT alternative, and Bitcoin mining is still...
What Taylor Swift Can Teach You About Investing
21.4.2023
The megastar reportedly dodged a catastrophic deal with FTX by asking one simple question
Taylor Swift Rejected Crypto Exchange FTX’s Sponsorship Offer Over Unregistered Securities Concerns
20.4.2023
Taylor Swift, a pop icon and 12-time Grammy Award winner, reportedly turned down a $100 million sponsorship offer from the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX due to concerns about unregistered securities. A number of FTX celebrity endorsers are currently facing a class action lawsuit...
Russian Central Bank Attributes Recent Ruble Depreciation to Lower Forex Sales by Exporters
12.4.2023
The Russian central bank has attributed the ruble’s latest plunge against the U.S. dollar to the temporary reduction “in sales of foreign currency earnings by exporters.” The central bank also revealed that the Chinese yuan accounted for 39% of the Russian forex market’s...
Putin, Xi Vow to Use Yuan as Russia and China Move to Settlements in National Currencies
22.3.2023
As part of the talks that Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping are currently conducting in Russia, Russia has vowed to move to use the Chinese yuan as a settlement currency with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latam. Putin expressed that using national currencies...
Blockchain to Become More Relevant in Payments This Year, Sberbank Exec Says
20.3.2023
Blockchain technology can help solve current issues with settlements, according to the deputy chief executive of Sberbank. Russia’s largest bank is working with other financial institutions to develop blockchain-based payment applications, the banker revealed. Sberbank Sees Solution to Russia’s...
Blockchain is the answer to Russia's settlement issues, banking exec says
15.3.2023
There is no technical reason preventing Russia from creating its own blockchain-based system, blockchain provider Fuse Network's CEO believes
Binance to lose its GBP on-and-off ramp provider in 9 weeks
14.3.2023
Binance has also had problems with SWIFT, its banking partner for USD transfers over the last few months
Swift Reports Positive Results from CBDC Pilot Test, Continues with Next Phase of Testing
10.3.2023
The international payment system Swift has reported positive results from a pilot test of transfers between different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), saying they see “clear potential and value” in it.
The pilot test specifically looked at how different CBDCs can interoperate through...
Today in Crypto: Swift Sees ‘Clear Potential and Value’ in CBDCs, Whitehat Hackers Interested in Ethereum & Solana, Safeheron Says Multisig Wallets & Dapps are Vulnerable, Gate.io Plans Visa Crypto Debit Card
9.3.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Swift Sees ‘Clear Potential and Value’ in CBDCs, Whitehat Hackers Interested in Ethereum & Solana...
SWIFT moves to next phase of CBDC testing after positive results
9.3.2023
According to SWIFT, 24% of central banks will introduce a CBDC within the next couple of years
SWIFT to Start Phase Two Pilot After Finding 'Value' in CBDC
9.3.2023
The banking network will now look at applications like securities settlement and trade finance
SEC Takes Swift Action Against BKCoin and Kevin Kang for Alleged Involvement in $100 Million Crypto Fraud
7.3.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it is taking “emergency action” against crypto hedge fund BKCoin and its co-founder Kevin Kang for “Ponzi-like conduct.”...
Read More: SEC Takes Swift Action Against BKCoin and Kevin Kang for Alleged Involvement in $100 Million Crypto Fraud
Bybit Halts US Dollar Deposits via Bank Transfer Due to Service ‘Outages’ From Partner
4.3.2023
On March 4, 2023, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced that it had suspended U.S. dollar deposits via bank transfer. Bybit cited “outages” from its partner as the reason for the suspension of USD deposits via bank transfers and the SWIFT network. Bybit Suspends USD Deposits, Wire...
Recenze 42" OLED monitoru Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ. Na hry skvělý, na práci s výhradami
3.2.2023
OLED panel nadchne absolutním kontrastem pro intenzivní barvy • Ve hrách oceníte rychlé obnovování obrazu bez mazání • Pro profesionální pracovní využití existují lepší monitory
Test notebooku Acer Swift Edge. Lehkou OLED žiletku už můžete mít i s úhlopříčkou 16“
28.1.2023
Extrémně tenké a lehké notebooky byly doposud doménou malých úhlopříček, což se Acer rozhodl změnit a zkombinovat to navíc i s úchvatným 4K OLED displejem
Today in Crypto: Bitzlato Exchanged $1 Billion in Crime-linked Assets, SEBA Launches Three-tiered Membership Program, China’s Blockchain Network to be the Swift of Stablecoins & CBDCs
23.1.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Bitzlato Exchanged $1 Billion in Crime-linked Assets, SEBA Launches Three-tiered Membership Program...