What exactly is the difference between a blockchain and distributed ledgers? Here is a full guide on what each technology does and how… “Blockchain” and “distributed ledger technology.” Many of us have been guilty of confusing these two terms and using them interchangeably. But even though their meanings overlap in a number of areas, and […]
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Leicester City Football Club announces the renewal of partnership with the crypto-inclusive investment and trading platform eToro. On Aug. 2, English Premier League football club Leicester City FC announced the renewal of its partnership with multi-asset and cryptocurrency investment platform eToro. EToro’s second season with the Foxes The Foxes’ head of partnerships Harj Hir added: […]
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Instant crypto loans firm Nexo and international payment system corporation MasterCard are jointly launching a cryptocurrency credit card. Instant crypto loans firm Nexo and international payment system corporation MasterCard are jointly launching a cryptocurrency credit card. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Aug. 2. “World’s first” Nexo claims the […]
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Skepticism to crypto in Islamic countries is not a pure rejection, but a result of uncertainty, according to an Islamic finance expert. The issue of Shariah acceptability of crypto is a matter of time and raising awareness, according to an Islamic finance expert based in Malaysia. Skepticism of crypto stems from uncertainty Suhaida Mahpot, CEO […]
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Former Japan Central Banker says that Facebook’s Libra is likely to undermine sovereign monetary policy in countries with low market trust. Any country seeing widespread use of Facebook’s proposed Libra digital currency could find that its central bank monetary policy is severely undermined. This is the view of Hiromi Yamaoka, former Bank of Japan executive, […]
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A new study from Comparitech into online discussion of cryptocurrencies reveals that most interactions are quite positive. Technology researchers Comparitech have used machine learning to analyze over 48k Reddit posts to determine which cryptocurrencies are viewed the most favourably. The study also included 7,500 articles from national and international news outlets. Articles were scored based […]
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Jack Dorsey — founder of social media giant Twitter and Bitcoin-supporting payments provider Square — has said: “we love you Bitcoin.” Jack Dorsey — founder of social media giant Twitter and Bitcoin (BTC)-supporting payments provider Square — has said: “we love you Bitcoin.” During an earnings call devoted to Square’s Q2 2019 results, Dorsey recognized […]
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Digital asset research firm Delphi Digital says that the macroeconomic landscape is creating the “perfect storm” to ignite Bitcoin price appreciation. Digital asset research firm Delphi Digital says that the macroeconomic landscape is creating the “perfect storm” to ignite Bitcoin price appreciation. Monetary easing, crypto peaking In a fresh report cited by Forbes on August […]
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A new patent filing suggests that American retail giant Walmart may be developing its own U.S. dollar-backed digital currency similar to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. A new patent filing suggests that United States retail giant Walmart may be developing its own U.S. dollar-backed digital currency similar to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Walmart filed patent for “Digital Currency […]
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Bitcoin price has defied bearish sentiment, rising once again above the $10,000 mark to set the stage for a promising month of August. Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed back over $10,000 to nearly $10,500 on the morning of August 2 as the market has shown a surprising bounce defying earlier calls by some traders for more […]
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