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Gemini sues Genesis over GBTC shares used as Earn collateral, now worth $1.6B
27.10.2023
Genesis wants to use the shares’ initial value in claims and is not releasing additional collateral transferred by DCG, the suit claims
UK Residents Flags Privacy Concerns in Digital Pound Consultations: Bank of England
27.10.2023
The Bank of England (BOE) says the majority of 50,000 feedbacks it received from the public consultation on the digital pound revolve around privacy and fiat scarcity concerns. Jon Cunliffe, the bank’s Deputy Governor disclosed in a speech, Money and payments: a ‘black ships’...
Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern
27.10.2023
Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said
Indian Banks Offer Rewards to Encourage Digital Rupee Adoption
27.10.2023
Indian banks are actively promoting the adoption of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), digital-rupee, by offering a range of incentives to encourage users to conduct transactions with the national digital currency. These incentives include cash-back rewards and reward points, Reuters...
Chinese Ride Sharing Giant Didi Chuxing Rolls out Digital Yuan Services
27.10.2023
China’s ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing has unveiled a new digital yuan service that will let citizens in 250 parts of the nation use their CBDC coins to rent motorcycles. Per the Xi’an Business News Network, the move involves the Didi Chuxing affiliate Didi Qingjue, which operates...
China Aiming for International Digital Yuan Expansion – e-CNY Going Global?
26.10.2023
There are clear signs China wants to take the digital yuan, its CBDC, into the global arena – with CIPS and BRI integrations in the pipelines. Per Alpha Factory (via EastMoney), fintech firms such as MOG Digitech Holdings are making headway in the CBDC sector, and are eyeing global uses...
Galaxy Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF to Push BTC Up by 74% in First Year
26.10.2023
A spot-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) would attract significant capital and boost the price of BTC by 74% in the first year after launch, according to Galaxy Digital. The estimate comes amid rising anticipation that the U.S. securities regulator will approve one or more of the proposals...
California Enacts Digital Financial Assets Law
26.10.2023
On October 13, 2023, California enacted the Digital Financial Assets law. This law is California’s first comprehensive framework for regulation of digital asset markets, and some of its provisions may sound familiar to those versed in the state’s money transmitter licensing requirements. Under this...
World Bank, Euroclear Join Forces to Unveil Digital Native Security Issuance on Blockchain
26.10.2023
Belgium-based bank Euroclear has launched the first digital native security on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange together with the World Bank. The €100 million digital bond – Digitally Native Notes (DNN) – issuance by the World Bank involves the distribution and settlement of fully...
Central Bank of Spain Embraces Digital Euro, Highlights Benefits for Customers
25.10.2023
Banco de España, Spain’s central bank, is aligning with its European counterparts to introduce their customers to the possibilities of the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC).In a move that signals the central bank’s proactive stance, a brief document was released...
Today in Crypto: DCG Paid Off $575 Million in Debt Since End of 2022, $720 Million Stolen across 117 Breaches in Q3
25.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Investment news Digital Currency Group (DCG), the crypto company founded by finance veteran Barry Silbert, has paid...
Bitcoin Is Up 100% This Year. It's Not Just Because of Spot BTC ETF Hype
25.10.2023
As BTC has gained over 100% this year, most observers tied its recent strength to a looming approval of a spot BTC ETF. But its increasingly constrained supply, underinvested market participants and bitcoin's rejuvenated shine as a safe haven from spiraling debt levels, banking crises...
Galaxy Digital Projects Bitcoin Price to Reach Near $60,000 Year After Spot ETF Approval
25.10.2023
Cryptocurrency firm, Galaxy Digital views the approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF as “the most impactful catalysts” towards the growth and adoption of the top digital asset.
In an Oct 24 market analysis, Galaxy’s research associate Charles Yu explained the possible effects of a spot BTC ETF...
What Developments Should Traders Watch As Bitcoin Trades Range-Bound?
25.10.2023
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Bitcoin price managed to avoid sharp volatility today, trading within a relatively narrow range.
The world's largest digital currency by market value fluctuated between roughly $33,800 and $34,400 today, according to BTC/USDT Coinbase data provided by TradingView.
This took...
Galaxy predicts 74% Bitcoin price increase first year after ETF launch
25.10.2023
Currently, a 74% increase takes Bitcoin to over $59,000 and that doesn’t factor in “second-order effects,” says Galaxy Digital
How Blockchain Technology Empowers Law Enforcement in Crypto Investigations
24.10.2023
Despite what some have been led to believe, “cryptocurrency isn’t the currency of choice for criminals,” according to Perianne Boring, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Writing in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, Boring hit back at the accusations made by the same...
Kids Are Attending Pro-Palestinian Protests In This Popular Game
24.10.2023
In the midst of the ongoing escalation between Israel and Palestine, gamers who can’t attend protests in real life are turning to digital spaces to show their support for those suffering as a result of the conflict. The latest venue? The ultra-popular tween hit Roblox.Read more
Spot Bitcoin ETF Hype Rally Weekly Inflows To $66 Million, Investors Remain Bullish on Solana: Report
24.10.2023
Digital asset investment products notched a fourth week of consecutive inflow with Bitcoin (BTC) recording $55.3million as investors hovered around a spot BTC ETF approval in the United States.
A new CoinShares weekly market report shows a renewed interest in digital asset products, a decrease...
Digital Yuan Enters Oil Market as PetroChina Finalizes First International Crude Trade in CBDC
23.10.2023
PetroChina inked a major deal on October 18, becoming the first company to complete an international crude oil trade using China's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Digital Yuan. The transaction was reported by China Daily, a media outlet owned by the Chinese Communist Party.
This move...
PetroChina Completes First International Crude Oil Trade in Digital Yuan: Report
23.10.2023
PetroChina bought 1 million barrels of crude oil settled in e-CNY at the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange