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Putin: Still Early but Crypto Can Be Used for Oil Trade Settlements, Store of Value
16.10.2021
Accusing the U.S. of undermining the dollar through money printing and sanctions policy, President Vladimir Putin has admitted that cryptocurrency can be utilized for settlements in the future, although it’s too early to do that in oil trade. While noting that it lacks backing, the Russian...
Billionaires are backing Bitcoin over gold ... but some say Ethereum is even better
14.10.2021
“The reason I own Bitcoin is because the U.S. government and every government in the western hemisphere is printing money now to the end of time,” said Billionaire Barry Sternlicht
Bitcoin's race to $50K heats up as solid institutional backing continues
20.8.2021
Bitcoin’s recent “golden cross” pattern formation was previously witnessed when BTC’s value surged on two occasions in 2020
Huobi Stablecoin Issuer Publishes Attestation Reports Tied to HUSD Reserve Backing
6.8.2021
The crypto financial services company Huobi and the firm’s stablecoin issuer Stable Universal have published monthly HUSD attestation reports. The audits indicate the funds that back Huobi’s stablecoin are kept in cash in U.S. money market accounts in order to ensure the 1:1 ratio with...
Ghana Vice President Praises Central Bank’s CBDC Initiative, Says Digital Currencies Can Boost Intra-African Trade
30.7.2021
The Ghanaian Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has implored African governments to start exploring digital currencies as such alternatives have the potential to enhance intra-African trade. In addition, such digital currencies allow African countries to carry out all cross-border payments smoothly...
Paxos Standard Presents Assets Backing Its Stablecoins
23.7.2021
Paxos, a regulated blockchain company, recently presented the basket of resources that back its stablecoins. Paxos Standard (PAX) and Binance USD (BUSD) are reportedly backed almost 100% by cash and cash equivalents. Dan Burstein, CCO of Paxos, harshly criticized Tether and Circle, issuers of other...
Auditors reveal USDC backing as Jim Cramer sounds alarm over Tether's mad money
21.7.2021
Grant Horton has conducted an audit on USDC’s reserves and Jim Cramer has questioned what's going on with Tether's commercial paper reserves
While Bitcoin Energy Concerns Grow, Nobody Discusses the Carbon and Military Violence Backing US Dollars
16.5.2021
This week a great number of bitcoin supporters and skeptics have been arguing over whether or not bitcoin mining is harmful to the global environment. However, crypto supporters have been saying that concerns over the Bitcoin network’s energy supply are absurd, in contrast to the carbon used...
‘Bullish’ Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch With Backing of Billionaire Investors, Investment Bank Nomura
12.5.2021
A new cryptocurrency exchange called “Bullish” will be launched this year by Bullish Global, a subsidiary of Block.one. It is backed by a number of prominent investors, including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard, Louis Bacon, Richard Li, Mike Novogratz, Christian Angermayer, and investment bank...
Student Coin Now Offers STC Staking – Will It Change the Future of the Digital Economy?
10.5.2021
Investors can now stake STC, the utility token powering the Student Coin ecosystem, and earn up to 13% APY. Showing the amazing potential of the community backing the project, over 1,000,000,000 tokens were staked in less than 12 hours after STC staking was launched. STC Now Offers Staking, Much...
When will Bitcoin price rally end? Here is what’s backing the BTC bull run
17.4.2021
Are BTC prices sustaining due to a continuous stream of good news, or is there more at play?
Dogecoin Rallying Higher With Musk’s Constant Backing
16.4.2021
The cryptocurrency token, which had once been started as a joke, is now rallying upwards in value. This year, most crypto assets are demonstrating promising results as the cryptocurrency market capitalization has hit $1 trillion, thereby garnering positive attention from the masses and ultimately...
Coinbase Ventures backing DeFi in the Polkadot ecosystem
1.4.2021
The leading United States digital currency exchange is backing Acala, Polkadot’s all-in-one DeFi hub
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30.3.2021
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Former OCC official says crypto has backing but dollar ‘may not’
26.3.2021
Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”
Volatility derivatives project Volmex Finance attracts backing from VC giants
18.3.2021
Volatility derivatives are coming to DeFi with backing from several VC giants
From Gold to Greenbacks: A Look at the US Dollar’s Devaluation, Manipulation and Militant Backing
26.2.2021
228 years ago the U.S. dollar was created and ever since then, the national currency has been both powerful and controversial at the same time. Moreover since 1971, after being backed by precious metals for decades, American dollars have been backed by nothing and estimates say a quarter of...
Simplex and Skrill Broaden Cryptocurrency Convenience by Launching New Onramp Solutions
26.2.2021
As enthusiasm for cryptocurrency mounts amid strong demand from retail and institutional investors, financial service providers Simplex and Skrill are building more inroads into the ecosystem, focusing on improving transactability and convenience. The digital payment services continue to expand...
Front-End Dissatisfaction (and Backing Off)
13.2.2021
Asko Nõmm reached a breaking point with front end:
I want to have a personal life and not have to spend my nights reading up on some new flavour of *.js in fear that if I don’t I would soon
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Iconloop secures gov backing to test blockchain driver's license project
4.1.2021
South Korean blockchain firm Iconloop is set to test a blockchain-based mobile driver’s license system in the country