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First Mover Asia: Why Japan, China and Other Regional Powers Are Still Putting Their Faith in T-Bills, Gold; Cryptos Climb Higher
29.3.2022
A number of crypto observers have viewed Bitcoin as ushering in a new era of financial sovereignty amid growing uncertainty about long-term U.S. economic dominance globally, but many countries are still investing in gold and U.S. T-bills
Bitcoin Investments Hit 3-Month High, Solana Outpaces Ethereum + More News
28.3.2022
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2022 China Metaverse Week Has Officially Launched
28.3.2022
Metaverse is a new generation technology platform of great commercial and social value. Based on 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, AR/VR, cloud computing, IoT, and other new-generation information infrastructures, metaverse realizes virtualization and digitization of the real world through...
Fed Governor Says ‘Blockchain Is Totally Overrated,’ Claims Crypto Is ‘Just Electronic Gold’
26.3.2022
The American economist and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Christopher Waller, believes blockchain technology is “totally overrated,” even though the U.S. central bank “put a lot of resources into understanding digital currencies and the blockchain.”...
Greener Bitcoin Mining Could Be China’s ‘Trillion-Dollar Present’ to the US
25.3.2022
Can change come fast enough for an ESG-embattled mining industry?
4 Qualities of Digital Dollar, Crypto Mortgages, Polkadot's Fund, Solana ETP + More News
23.3.2022
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Read More: 4 Qualities of Digital Dollar, Crypto Mortgages, Polkadot's Fund, Solana ETP + More News
Volvo's parent company establishes blockchain joint venture headquarters in Wuxi, China
22.3.2022
Geely Holding sold over 2.2 million vehicles in 2021, including 698,693 Volvo cars
US exceptionalism could be tested as digital assets find footing worldwide — Sheila Warren
22.3.2022
“Innovation is going to flow to where it can thrive the most, and actively trying to block it is going to encourage it to head elsewhere," said Sheila Warren
Chinese internet giants remove NFT platforms fearing gov't crackdown
21.3.2022
WeChat removed several accounts for digital collectible platforms for violating the policy of illegal trade, while Ant Group and Tencent-owned NFT platforms updated their user agreements
'No more 4-year cycles' — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
21.3.2022
Bitcoin avoids another "Bart" style price spike this weekend, but what's the mood like on the market going forward? Here are five potential Bitcoin price topics to consider
Bitcoin rally hopes diminish as pro traders flip bearish, retail interest at 12-month lows
18.3.2022
A symmetrical triangle shows support at $38,000 but pro traders have failed to add leverage long positions, according to exchanges' data
Russian, Chinese Central Banks ‘Working Together On SWIFT-Alternative Interoperability’
18.3.2022
A senior Russian parliamentarian has claimed that the Central Bank is working with the People’s Bank of China on workarounds that may help the countries bypass the SWIFT banking network – including domestic alternatives, blockchain solutions, and digital fiats....
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Co-Founder of Bitmex Predicts Gold Rising to $10K, Bitcoin Marching to $1 Million
18.3.2022
On March 16, Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex, published a blog post called “Energy Cancelled,” which describes the economics behind the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Hayes explains in his 26-minute long opinion piece that historians may point...
Mike Novogratz Expects Bitcoin to Hit $500K — Says BTC Is a Great Alternative in Economies With Poor Stewardship
18.3.2022
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says bitcoin is a great alternative and a lifeline to people in countries with poor stewardship of the economy. He expects the price of the cryptocurrency to hit $500K. “We see an adoption cycle that accelerates … going viral everywhere,”...
Freezing Russian Reserve Assets Marks End of Monetary Regime; Gold, Bitcoin to Rise – Arthur Hayes
17.3.2022
The world’s current monetary regime effectively ended with the freezing of Russian foreign reserves by Western governments on February 26. In the new era, central banks will no longer save reserves in Western fiat currencies -- instead, turning to gold and bitcoin (BTC) as their preferred...
Elizabeth Warren Strikes Again, Ripple Promises XRP 1B in Grants + More News
17.3.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Elizabeth Warren Strikes Again, Ripple Promises XRP 1B in Grants + More News
ASIC Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Reveals $100 Million Stock Buyback Program
17.3.2022
The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan has revealed the firm is offering a stock buyback for up to $100 million. Canaan’s chairman and CEO Nangeng Zhang highlighted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that the move was due to issues with...
Web3 will be key to the future of China's internet, says security regulator
17.3.2022
Yao Qian predicted that Web3 will reorganize the organizational form and business model of the Internet economy and offer a level playing field for all
Blockchain Association policy head: US shouldn't compete with China's CBDC using surveillance tools
16.3.2022
"We will not compete against China — an authoritarian dictatorship — by also acting like an authoritarian dictatorship," said Jake Chervinsky
Russia Sanctions May Lead More Countries To Consider CBDCs, Ex-Central Banker Says
16.3.2022
Sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its war in Ukraine could lead more countries to consider digital versions of their own currencies – known as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – as a counterweight to the dominant role of the US dollar, a former Bank of Japan (BOJ) executive...