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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
Sweden’s Central Bank Wants to Host Innovation Hub for Digital Currencies
17.3.2020
Sweden is seeking to amend current laws in a bid to host the Bank for International Settlements innovation hub for digital currencies
What Happens When Currencies Fail? Feat. Preston Pysh
13.3.2020
Massive and novel government intervention in markets is now a foregone conclusion, but what happens to bitcoin as the dust settles?
The 35 Most Influential Bitcoiners Dominating Crypto Twitter by Follower Count
10.3.2020
Twitter has become home to cryptocurrency influencers who use it for evangelism, spreading news, shilling coins, and shaming certain projects. Of course, the more followers a crypto thought leader has on Twitter, the greater their reach and influence. The following is a look at the top crypto...
RBI to Challenge Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency
6.3.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly seeking to file a review petition challenging the supreme court verdict which lifted its banking ban on the crypto industry. The RBI is worried that the court’s decision “could pave the way for trading in virtual currencies and put...
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
4.3.2020
Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to less volatile external assets such as official currencies, precious metals, or oil. The value of a stablecoin can also be pegged to other crypto-assets or fixed by algorithms. Stablecoins retain the same value as the underlying asset and are not subject...
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
BIS: No Central Bank Digital Currencies Focus on Cross-Border Payment
2.3.2020
None of the 17 ongoing central bank digital currency projects is focused on cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements says
BIS Paper Reckons With P2P Payments, Tokenized Securities, Central Bank Digital Currencies
1.3.2020
Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say the future of payments may be peer-to-peer, but a number of considerations must be satisfied before distributed ledger-based systems can go mainstream
Bank of Japan Official Calls for Deeper Understanding of Digital Currencies
27.2.2020
Advanced economies should focus on addressing money laundering and oversight instead of issuing digital currencies, says a Bank of Japan official
‘Crucial’ for Central Banks to Consider Digital Currencies: Bank of England Exec
24.2.2020
Governments need to research digital currencies so they can strike a balance with private issuers, said the BoE's chief cashier
G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards
24.2.2020
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. They were also...
Market Update: Bitcoin Halving Hype, Golden Cross Signals, and GBTC’s 41% Premium
19.2.2020
Cryptocurrency markets have seen fresh gains on Wednesday after the slight pullback that started two days prior. Most of the top 10 digital currencies by market cap have gained between 4-8% and the entire market valuation of all cryptos has hovered between $295-300 billion. Also Read: Voluntary...
Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currencies as Exchange Pushes Global Expansion
14.2.2020
The new fiat funding options come via the exchange's integration with Israeli payments processor Simplex
Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice
12.2.2020
Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal
Fed Chair Powell Reveals US Response to China’s Digital Yuan, Libra, Public Payments Ledger
12.2.2020
In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is...
Bitpay Partnership With Poynt Enables Crypto Payments at 100,000 Point-of-Sale Devices
12.2.2020
On February 11, the Atlanta-based payment processor Bitpay announced the firm’s recent partnership with the company Poynt. Now retailers will be able to support cryptocurrency payments using point-of-sale devices and crypto users will be able to pay with digital currencies at more than...
Bitcoin Cash Captured More Than 10% of Darknet Sales Last Month
12.2.2020
2019 was an interesting year for darknet markets (DNMs) and a number of marketplaces closed for a variety of reasons. Despite the closures, crypto payments on DNMs doubled for the first time in five years. Moreover, statistics from the blockchain analytics provider 1000x Group show digital...
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Good for Bitcoin, Barry Silbert Says
11.2.2020
Bitcoin would benefit from global central banks issuing their own digital currencies, founder of Grayscale Investments said