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US Lawmakers Float the Idea of Minting a Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin to Avoid Sovereign Debt Crisis
6.10.2021
American politicians have been clamoring about the U.S. facing a significant debt crisis and the debt ceiling putting the country at risk of default. Joe Biden spoke about the debt ceiling and told Republicans to “just get out of the way” when it comes to the decision. Meanwhile,...
Dot.Finance Launches DAO, Tables $PINK Token Proposal
6.10.2021
Dot.Finance, a DeFi aggregator dedicated to Polkadot, allows investors to vote on proposals for the first time. The platform released its DAO governance framework last week, giving PINK token-holders and stakers the ability to influence its future direction and product development. As with DeFi’s...
$BLOK Launch on QuickSwap and KuCOIN Exchange
6.10.2021
$BLOK, Bloktopia’s native token, is poised to go live on the KuCoin platform, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange. The trading will begin at exactly 15:00 ( UTC) on 6th October 2021. The process of listing will take place when all events of IDO on Red Kite, Seedify, Trustpad, and Oxbull have...
Dollar Dips Below One-Year High After Payrolls Test Increase
5.10.2021
Tuesday witnessed the US dollar falling below its one-year high against major peers. The primary reason behind the dip is traders keenly waiting for the US payrolls data. The information is key to assessing Fed’s tapering decision and interest rate hikes. Contrarily, the AUD maintained...
Donald Trump on Crypto: ‘I Don’t Want Other Currencies Coming Out and Hurting the Dollar’
4.10.2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has commented on the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the crypto crackdown by the Chinese government. He reiterated his anti-crypto stance: “I don’t want to have other currencies coming out and hurting or demeaning the dollar in...
Gold Spikes on US Debt Fears — Finance Portal Disowns End-of-Year Gold Price Prediction
4.10.2021
While the price of bitcoin has surged during the first few days of October, the price of the precious metal gold has also increased percentage-wise as the U.S. dollar and the country’s 10-year Treasury yields slid in value this past week. An ounce of fine gold exchanged hands this weekend...
AUD/USD, China, Australian Dollar, Risk Trends: Talking Points
4.10.2021
With Asia-Pacific sectors set for a peaceful session, investors tidy up for a hectic one. The Chinese markets are set to close the equity and bond operations amid a week-long holiday. Meanwhile, AUD/USD aims to continue its late-week rebound after setting a new low. Another surprising news came...
Venezuela Slashes Six Zeroes off Its Currency, Bolivar Keeps Losing Ground Against the Dollar
4.10.2021
The Central Bank Of Venezuela applied the announced redenomination plan for the national fiat currency, the bolivar on October 1. This redenomination implied slashing six zeroes from the currency, to make payments and currency handling easier, according to earlier statements. However, just hours...
Egyptian Banks Set to Launch Multi-Million Dollar Fintech Fund
1.10.2021
Egyptian banks are reportedly on course to launch a $69.6 million fund which is earmarked to support the country’s fintech companies. According to a report, this fund is expected primarily to target the digital banking and financial services sector. Fintech Apps Targeted Fintech apps that...
Bitcoin price eyes $50K as the US Dollar retreats after hitting its one-year high
1.10.2021
Rising jobless claims in the U.S. sparked selloffs in the dollar market. On the other hand, Bitcoin held onto its intraday gains
Billion dollar Bitcoin mining industry resumes in Iran after three month ban
1.10.2021
The extreme heat of the summer has subsided, so crypto mining has been given the green light as it can no longer be blamed for stressing the electricity grid
Dollar Strength Remains High as Traders Wait for Tapering
29.9.2021
On Wednesday, the dollar was trading at its highest levels, driven higher by the U.S. rates and aided by market concerns about the Federal Reserve would begin to remove the support as global economic headwinds mount. The Japanese yen is a currency that is sensitive to the U.S. yields because higher...
Yen Weakens to 111 Per US Dollar
28.9.2021
The value of the US Dollar recorded its highest in over five weeks, while the value of the Japanese yen plummeted against both Euro and the Dollar, according to reports of forex brokers. The yields of the US Treasury spiked over the past week when the Federal Reserve declared it would decrease...
Digital dollar advocate will retire as Dallas Fed president
27.9.2021
At a November 2020 virtual conference, Rob Kaplan said "it is critical that the Fed focuses on developing a digital currency in the coming months and years."
USDC Market Capitalization Hits $30 Billion — Stablecoin Adds $10 Billion in 4 Months
25.9.2021
As of September 25, 2021, there’s $129.3 billion worth of stablecoin assets in existence which represents 6.54% of the crypto economy. The second-largest stablecoin by market valuation, USDC, has seen its capitalization increase a great deal, rising more than $10 billion in 125 days. Since...
A Rocky Start for Bukele’s Bitcoin Law — El Salvador After Adoption
25.9.2021
The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador has been one of the biggest events in the cryptocurrency world this year. However, Nayib Bukele, president of the country, has taken a course of action many consider mistaken. In any case, the Bitcoin Law has put Bitcoin in the global spotlight...
Fed Chair Powell Updates Progress of Digital Dollar, Says ‘I Don’t Think We Are Behind’ on CBDC
24.9.2021
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has shared the progress of the Fed’s work on a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital dollar. “We are working proactively to evaluate whether to issue a CBDC and, if so, in what form,” he said, adding that he does not believe...
Fed still undecided about digital dollar, says Chair Jerome Powell
23.9.2021
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says there is no pressure to rush any central bank digital currency development plans
SushiSwap denies reports of billion dollar bug
23.9.2021
Claims by a self professed white-hat hacker about a major security risk to SushiSwap liquidity providers have been rejected by one of the exchange’s devs
Genesis Digital Assets Reveals $431 Million Capital Raise — Mining Firm Aims for 1.4 Gigawatts by 2023
23.9.2021
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining firm Genesis Digital Assets announced the firm raised $431 million from strategic investors. The mining company Genesis detailed that Paradigm led the multi-million-dollar funding round and one of the firm’s co-founders has joined Genesis’s board...