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Today in Crypto: Argentine Opens Investigation Into Worldcoin, Canada is Seeking Solution to Facilitate Seizure and Storage of Crypto and NFTs, Canadians Don't Have a Reason to Adopt a CBDC
11.8.2023
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Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – STRONGX, M87, 0x1
11.8.2023
Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and the broader crypto market are little moved in wake of US Producer Price Index inflation data for July that came in ever so slightly above expectations but still fits with the narrative that the US inflation picture is quickly improving.
The two largest...
Ripple and BIS Partner for Cross-Border Payments Interoperability Task Force
11.8.2023
Ripple has partnered with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to join its cross-border payments interoperability and extension (PIE) task force.
In a Wednesday tweet, the BIS shared a summary of its recent PIE task force meeting, which claimed that the members of the task force will work...
IQ.wiki Empowers Crypto Users with ChatGPT-Enhanced Search Function
11.8.2023
Blockchain encyclopedia IQ.wiki has launched a GPT-4 search engine for crypto users based on OpenAI's ChatGPT, and it plans to integrate more artificial intelligence (AI) features.
Released in 2023, Generative Pre-trained Transformer version 4 (GPT-4) is a neural network based on OpenAI’s large...
UK Crypto Lobby Group Voices Concerns About FCA's Incentives Ban Impact – What's Going On?
11.8.2023
A UK crypto industry group has raised concerns about the potential negative consequences of a proposed ban on incentives by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Crypto lobby group CryptoUK has submitted a response to the FCA's recent regulatory regime for crypto advertisements and promotions...
Moscow Metro to Join Russia’s Digital Ruble Trial – CBDC Gathering Pace
11.8.2023
The Russian Central Bank will pilot its digital ruble on Moscow’s metro system as the nation’s CBDC project begins to gather pace.
The Central Bank earlier this week suggested that the pilot – which officially begins on August 15 – would center around smaller retailers located in 11 unnamed...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – STRONGX, M87, SHIB0.5
10.8.2023
Blue-chip cryptocurrency markets remain stuck within recent ranges and trading with a modestly negative bias on Thursday, despite US inflation data fuelling the crypto-positive narrative that the US Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle is over.
Bitcoin (BTC) was last changing hands close to $29,400...
Fireblocks Uncovers 'BitForge' Vulnerabilities Posing Threat to Major MPC Wallets
10.8.2023
Crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks has identified a set of vulnerabilities known as "BitForge" that pose a threat to popular crypto wallets that use multi-party computation (MPC) technology.
These vulnerabilities were classified as "zero-day," meaning they were unknown to the developers...
Today in Crypto: India's Central Bank Proposes AI-powered Conversational Payments System, India Wants to Utilize Crypto to Digitally Sign Documents, UK Recruiting For CBDC Academic Advisory Group
10.8.2023
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Court Trial Dates Set for SEC's Case Against Ripple Labs in Southern District of New York
10.8.2023
In a filing on August 9th in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Analisa Torres, who is handling the civil case of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple Labs, intends to set a jury trial for the second quarter of 2024. The trial...
600 Russians to Trial CBDC Next Week – Digital Ruble Pilot Begins
10.8.2023
The Russian digital ruble pilot proper will begin next week, says the country’s Central Bank, with 600 citizens set to become the first people in the nation to use the CBDC.
The bank said that the first transactions with the CBDC would be conducted on August 15, and that the pilot would initially...
Rise in Chinese Citizens, Firms Using Digital Yuan to Pay Taxes
10.8.2023
More Chinese citizens and firms are using the digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to pay their taxes, state organs, and government-owned banks have claimed.
Per Xinhuanet, the claims were made by Hunan Province’s Tax Bureau, as well as the Changsha Central branch of...
Binance Makes Historic Move as First Licensed Crypto Exchange in El Salvador
9.8.2023
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has become the first fully licensed crypto exchange in El Salvador.
In a Tuesday announcement, the company said it has been granted a Bitcoin Services Provider license (BSP) by the Central Reserve Bank (Banco Central de Reserva) and the first...
Aptos Price Prediction as Microsoft Partners with Aptos on New AI Blockchain Products – Can APT Reach $100?
9.8.2023
The price of Aptos (APT), the native token of the layer-1 Aptos blockchain that was built by ex-Facebook employees behind the social media platform’s failed Libra/Deim blockchain project, surged on Wednesday on the news that Aptos has partnered with Microsoft to work on new artificial intelligence...
Introducing BTC20: The Green Bitcoin on Ethereum Launching Tomorrow – How to Buy?
9.8.2023
An exciting new “green” version of Bitcoin called BTC20 is about to launch on the Ethereum blockchain, and industry experts are already hailing it as a coin with massive potential.
BTC20 has the same tokenomics design as the original Bitcoin, with a maximum supply of 21 million tokens which follow...
Today in Crypto: Bitstamp 'Permanently' Suspends Trading for Several Altcoins for US Users, MuesliSwap Will Refund Money Lost Due to Slippage 'Misunderstanding', Unstoppable Domains Launches Blue Premium Membership
9.8.2023
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Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – XD, JBX, FUKU
9.8.2023
Blue chip cryptocurrencies are still trading with a positive bias on Wednesday, despite Bitcoin (BTC)’s failure to hold to the north of the $30,000 following two attempted pushes higher.
Bitcoin (BTC) was last trading with gains of around 1% in the last 24 hours, while Ether (ETH) was up close...
Bitstamp Exchange to Suspend Trading of Several Popular Altcoins Due to US Regulatory Concerns – What Coins are Included?
9.8.2023
In a blog post released on August 8, Bitstamp, the oldest cryptocurrency exchange, declared its intention to "permanently" halt trading of certain altcoins for its users based in the United States, starting August 29, 2023.
The suspended assets include Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ)...
Bank of England Remains Focused on Systemic Stablecoin Regime
9.8.2023
The UK central bank has released a consultation response on systemic stablecoins, suggesting that it remains committed to a systemic stablecoin regime.
On Tuesday, the Bank of England (BoE) released the "Payments Regulation and the Systemic Perimeter" framework, which agreed on co-supervision...
Bitcoin Price Retargets $30,000, But This Ethereum-Based Alternative Could See More Explosive Upside – Staking Starts Today, Lists on DEXs Thursday
9.8.2023
The Bitcoin price (BTC) is rallying to retarget $30,000, but analysts are tipping exciting new Ethereum-based Bitcoin alternative BTC20 for explosive upside when it lists on Thursday 10th.
Staking of the BTC20 token starts later today at 3 pm UTC....
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