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South Korean pension fund to invest in Bitcoin ETF: Report
26.10.2021
KTCU plans to invest in Bitcoin ETF products after consultation with domestic asset managers,” an exec reportedly said
Start-up Raises $2 Million to Pioneer Cryptocurrency Usage in Francophone Africa
10.10.2021
A Cameroonian fintech start-up, Ejara, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in French-speaking African countries. Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group led the funding round in which they were joined by Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Capital, Lofty...
Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’
9.10.2021
On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and claimed CBDCs are “the newest danger cresting the public horizon.” Snowden stressed that rather than being an innovation, CBDC’s...
Elektra Group President Ricardo Salinas Hints at Inclusion of Lightning Network Payments in Mexico
8.9.2021
Ricardo Salinas, president of Elektra Group, one of the biggest retail franchises in Mexico, hinted at the possibility of integrating payments using Bitcoin’s second layer solution, the Lightning Network. Salinas made the announcement yesterday via Twitter. This would allow residents of...
Dutch Bitcoin family reveals how they safeguard a fortune in crypto
12.8.2021
Hardware wallets and a range of secure, but unusual locations, is the storage method of choice for this crypto family
Personal Savings Feature Added to West African Platform Facilitating Crypto-to-Fiat Conversion
10.8.2021
Duniapay, a digital banking platform created by three students from Burkina Faso, has added a personal savings feature to its banking application that already provides residents from some 14 West African countries with a flexible digital platform to access financial services. Using a Stablecoin...
DeFi projects face a painful dilemma right now as they seek ‘the holy grail’
26.7.2021
Many DeFi projects face a painful dilemma: Should their protocols be designed for professional traders, or everyday consumers yet to embrace crypto in their masses?
64% of Adults from 10 Different Countries Would Use a Central Bank Digital Currency: Report
24.7.2021
As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) advance in testing, a number of countries have taken the lead in an effort to create a CBDC. The enterprise blockchain firm Guardtime recently conducted a survey that shows adults from ten different countries would likely use a CBDC. Nearly two out...
German Bank Comdirect Now Offers 11 Cryptocurrency ETPs in Savings Plan
17.7.2021
German bank Comdirect, with about three million customers, is now offering 11 cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs). “Comdirect has succeeded in significantly bridging crypto investments to retirement plans, something that our clients have longed for a while,” the bank said....
21Shares partners with German brokerage to offer crypto ETPs for savings accounts
13.7.2021
“We are very excited to offer German clients who wish to add Bitcoin and other crypto assets to their savings plan a compelling option to do so thanks to comdirect,” said Hany Rashwan, CEO of 21Shares
Coinbase Launches High Yield USDC Accounts With 4% APY
30.6.2021
Coinbase, the largest exchange in terms of crypto reserves held, has announced the introduction of a savings program tied to usd coin. The company’s high yield USDC savings program allows customers to gain 4% APY interest on stablecoin accounts. Coinbase Reveals USDC Savings Program With...
Coinbase will pay users 4% interest on USDC holdings
29.6.2021
The announced yields represent the exchange increasing interest for USDC holders by more than 2,500% since it was lowered significantly last June
Better, faster, cheaper: How DeFi will kill the retail bank
25.6.2021
The battle for global consumer deposits is going to be the fight of the century. But to vanquish old-fashioned banks, the DeFi sector needs to up its game
Some African Crypto Users See Bitcoin as an Alternative Source of Retirement Income
1.5.2021
Bitcoin use cases in African countries continue to expand with the latest one being its use as an alternative source of retirement income. On a continent plagued by high inflation and unstable currencies, bitcoin, which is decentralized and censorship-resistant, is seen “as a safer source...
Man Loses Life Savings to Phony Bitcoin iOS App- Over a Million Dollars in BTC Drained
1.4.2021
Just recently, an individual lost all of his life savings in a matter of no time after he downloaded a malicious and phony Trezor application onto his iOS smartphone from Apple’s App Store. Phillipe Christodoulou lost 17.1 bitcoin or over a million dollars worth of the cryptocurrency using...
Crypto Earning vs. Savings Accounts: How You Can Get Up to 17% Annually Holding Digital Assets
20.2.2021
The mainstream has caught a whiff of the gains cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum have seen, but many people are not aware of the passive income crypto users are getting as well. While financial incumbents are giving people with savings accounts a measly 0.35% to 0.60%, digital currencies...
Binance-Backed DeFi Credit Union Platform Secures Partners, Funding Before Launch
9.2.2021
Xend Finance will allow credit unions and cooperatives to earn interest on deposits by converting them to stablecoins
Economics Professor Tyler Cowen Says Cryptos Useful as Hedges or Forms of Payments – ‘Not Both’
4.1.2021
Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor at George Mason University, has suggested that the key use cases of cryptocurrencies are mutually exclusive. He argues that cryptos can either be important inflation hedging tools or useful forms of payment but not both. The Regulation Threat The professor...
Stablecoin Savings: Circle Launches High Yield USDC Accounts for Businesses
7.11.2020
Two years ago the cryptocurrency firm Circle announced the launch of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. This week, Circle revealed the launch of high yield digital dollar business accounts with APY up to 10.75%. On September 26, 2018, Circle and the Centre open-source consortium launched...
Luno Exchange Launches Interest-Earning Bitcoin Wallet
19.10.2020
Users of Luno's new bitcoin "savings wallet" can earn up to 4% interest per year, the exchange said