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Iran, Turkey, Malaysia Discuss Creating Unified Muslim Cryptocurrency
21.12.2019
At a summit attended by leaders of Muslim countries, including Malaysia, Turkey, Iran, Qatar, and Indonesia, the Iranian president proposed creating a Muslim cryptocurrency to cut reliance on the U.S. dollar. The Malaysian prime minister supports the idea of a unified cryptocurrency for Muslim...
Iran President: We Need a Muslim Cryptocurrency to Fight the US Dollar
19.12.2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Muslim world needs its own cryptocurrency to fight American economic domination in international trade and cut reliance on the dollar
Maduro Plans to Airdrop Petro to Municipal Leaders and Eligible Citizens
15.12.2019
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro wants the nation state-issued cryptocurrency, petro (PTR) to have the same usability properties as a physical currency. On December 13, Maduro explained on national television that the Superintendence of Crypto-Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip)...
Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans to Put ECB ‘Ahead of the Curve’
13.12.2019
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency. “There is clearly a demand out there that we have to respond to,” she said, referring...
ECB President: ‘We Better Be Ahead of Curve’ on Stablecoins
12.12.2019
Christine Lagarde says financial institutions should foresee the demand for stablecoins
Market Update: Despite Uncertainty, BTC Longs Skyrocket
11.12.2019
Digital currency prices have slumped again as the entire crypto market capitalization has dropped below $200 billion. At press time, most of the top digital assets are down a few percentages after gathering some gains over the last few days. With multiple coins getting rejected after trying...
China Releases Year-End Crypto Rankings
10.12.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its year-end crypto project rankings. Thirty-five projects were evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Bitcoin has risen in ranking while EOS remains China’s favorite. Also read: China...
Ross Ulbricht Clemency Petition Gathers 250,000 Signatures
7.12.2019
On Friday, the Clemency for Ross Ulbricht petition hosted on Change.org surpassed 250,000 signatures. The solicitation for signatures started in July 2018 and gathered roughly 6,200 signatures during the first three days. Now with a quarter of a million signatures asking U.S. President Donald Trump...
Bitfinex and Tether Receive Another Class Action Lawsuit in US Courts
27.11.2019
The operators of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the stablecoin Tether have notified users that they were hit with another class action lawsuit in U.S. courts over market manipulation allegations that the companies are trying to frame as mercenary and baseless. Also Read: Bitfinex Claims...
Maduro Plans to Give Venezuelan Pensioners Petro as Christmas Bonus
21.11.2019
Regional news outlets from Venezuela have revealed that President Nicolás Maduro plans to dole out petro as a ‘Christmas bonus’ for Venezuelan retirees and pensioners. Moreover, despite the fact that many Venezuelans say average citizens don’t use the petro, Maduro also...
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Discusses His Plan for Cryptocurrencies
19.11.2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has detailed his plans to regulate the digital economy if he were to become the President of the United States. Yang’s recent blog post called “Regulating technology firms in the 21st century,” explains how the candidate believes current American...
Bakkt’s Cash-Settled BTC Futures Could Make Bitcoin More Mainstream: Jennifer Ilkiw
15.11.2019
As you may have heard, earlier this week, CoinMarketCap held its first ever conference — The Capital — in Singapore. One of the event’s keynote speakers was Jennifer Ilkiw — vice president of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Asia Pacific.  ICE — […]
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Venezuela President Maduro Is Not Pro-Crypto, He Just Likes Petro
13.11.2019
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is not as pro-crypto as he seems. He just wants to seize the opportunity to promote Petro and deal with hyperinflation
Walk Like Nakamoto: 7 Anonymous Personalities in the Crypto Space
13.11.2019
In late 2008, an anonymous person named Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween. While Nakamoto is clearly the most famous anonymous crypto moniker, in the early days there were many other mysterious individuals scattered throughout the blockchain environment. Also read:...
Venezuela President touts Trezor wallet on national TV
11.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 8 November, 2019 Progress “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie And that's week 1 of November down. Good job y'all! Enjoy your weekend! ???? […]
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Venezuela President touts Trezor wallet on national TV
11.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 8 November, 2019 Progress “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie And that's week 1 of November down. Good job y'all! Enjoy your weekend! ???? […]
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Venezuela President Maduro Touts Trezor Bitcoin Wallet on National TV
7.11.2019
Trezor launches an investigation into the allegedly unlicensed Trezor representatives appearing on Venezuelan national TV
China’s President Xi ‘Credentialized’ Cryptocurrency, Says Novogratz
6.11.2019
The recent surge in Bitcoin’s price was triggered by China’s President Xi Jinping giving credibility to the industry, Michael Novogratz says
President Erdogan: Turkey to Finish Testing Digital Lira in 2020
5.11.2019
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed that the government should start testing the national central bank digital currency in 2020
Bitcoin Soars After Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Positive Statement on Blockchain
5.11.2019
Bitcoin witnessed a major surprise earlier last week soon after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s major statement on blockchain. Jinping extended his support for the blockchain technology and urged the country to tap the vast potential that the technology offers. After the Jinping’s statement, Bitcoin...