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Telegram Rejects SEC Request to Hand Over Bank Records for TON
5.1.2020
Telegram Group, the company behind the TON blockchain project, has reportedly refused to share information with the SEC showing how much it spent of the $1.7 billion raised from investors in the past couple of years and where. In a recent court filing, the securities regulator alleges that Telegram...
Ticker Tool Uses the BCH Blockchain to Provide Reliable Rate Data
3.1.2020
Instantly verifiable, unhackable and forever retrievable are some of the key features of information stored on a blockchain. These are also the characteristics that traders of various assets, commodities and currencies would appreciate when it comes to the price data they are using. The team behind...
Binance Debuts Euro Pairs as CZ Says 180 Fiat Currencies Set for 2020
3.1.2020
Binance CEO pledges to “bring crypto to the masses” as euro trading goes live on the main platform
MARKETS DAILY: Central Bank Digital Currencies and US Dollar Dominance in 2020
2.1.2020
With 2019 vanishing in the rear view mirror, Markets Daily is back for an insightful look into the trends that are already shaping this new decade
Binance Aims to Support 180 Fiat Currencies in 2020
2.1.2020
Source: Instagram, Binance
In an attempt to "bring crypto to the masses," major cryptocurrency exchange Binance aims to enable fiat-to-crypto trading for "180+ fiat currencies," Changpeng Zhao, CEO of the company, said speaking of their goals for 2020.
Binance.com has added support for 19 fiat...
Central Bank Digital Currencies: 4 Questions and Answers
1.1.2020
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli is a Deputy Division Chief in the same Department.
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Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is a complex and multidisciplinary topic...
Harsh Laws Make Bitcoin Holders Consider Renunciation or Dual Citizenship
28.12.2019
As digital currencies become a mainstay in society, a great number of governments have enforced strict tax guidelines, severe money transmission rules, and tough regulations. Because of a few nation-states’ harsh rules against cryptos, there are individuals who plan to renounce their...
The Bahamas Will Launch a Digital Currency Pilot Tomorrow
26.12.2019
A new “digital fiat currency” for the Bahamas could turn the island nation in to a crypto testbed
Meltem Demirors on Government Digital Currencies and Why ‘The Halvening’ Gets Weird
24.12.2019
Why the narrative of 2019 was the emergencies of Central Bank Digital Currencies and why the halvening won’t go as people expect
Getting In and Out of the Cryptocurrency Economy Can Be Costly
24.12.2019
Since bitcoin and digital currencies have become popular, fiat on and off-ramps have sprung up that allow investors to enter and exit the cryptoconomy. However, many of the entryways into cryptocurrency markets have a hefty fee between 1-4% of the overall purchase and in order to obtain fiat...
Plustoken Cash-Outs Could Be Behind BTC Price Drop, Says Report
17.12.2019
On Monday, the blockchain surveillance company Chainalysis published an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming crime report that will publish in January. According to the Chainalysis research, the Ponzi scheme called Plustoken not only defrauded investors out of $3 billion but the scam “may...
Accenture Picked to Build Sweden’s E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot
13.12.2019
Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot
Binance Announces Partnership With Paxful Enabling 167 Fiat Currencies
12.12.2019
Binance added support for 167 fiat currencies through a partnership with Paxful
Saga Stablecoin Goes Live Backed By Basket of Fiat Currencies
10.12.2019
Saga Monetary Technologies has finally launched its SGA stablecoin, and it's already planning to break away from its pegged basket of currencies
Nexo Now Offers Bitcoin Cash Instant Crypto Credit Lines
9.12.2019
Bitcoin Cash community members are able to borrow against their favorite digital asset in more than 40 fiat currencies across more than 200 jurisdictions. This is thanks to Nexo which now offers BCH Instant Crypto Credit Lines with one of the lowest annual percentage rates in the industry. Also...
MARKETS DAILY: 2020 Could See First Central Bank Digital Currencies
9.12.2019
With today's markets mostly down, we’re talking bitcoin’s first golden cross in more than three years, "Central Bank Digital Currencies", and a behind the scenes look at troubled chat ICO Telegram, courtesy of the SEC
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6.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 6 December, 2019 “Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” - Aeschylus In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Deutsche Bank research saying crypto replacing fiat currencies by 2030 Microsoft announcing […]
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Deutsche Bank Research: Crypto to Replace Fiat Currencies by 2030
6.12.2019
Per Deutsche Bank’s recent research, people’s heightened demand for dematerialized means of payment and anonymity could drive more individuals to digital currencies
RBI Governor Discusses Crypto and Central Bank Digital Currency
5.12.2019
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, spoke about cryptocurrency during a press conference on Thursday. He also talked about the prospect of an RBI-issued digital currency, when the time will be right for issuing one, and his view on private digital currencies. Also...
Kenya Finds a New Way to Use Blockchain, Launches 'Local Currencies'
27.11.2019
Blockchain-backed “local currencies” have been introduced to some of Kenya’s poor communities as a solution to the lack of hard cash. And, who knows, this may be an incentive for these people to eventually adopt real cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC).
Reuters has reported on this interesting...