BTCC veteran Bobby Lee claims the Chinese have always thought of Bitcoin as an investment rather than a payment system. Bobby Lee — co-founder and former CEO of China’s first crypto exchange BTCC — says the Chinese have always thought of Bitcoin as an investment rather than a payment system. Lee made his remarks during […]
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Germany’s government has approved a blockchain strategy that aims to prevent stablecoins from becoming alternative currencies and threatening state sovereignty. Germany’s government has approved a blockchain strategy that aims to prevent stablecoins from becoming alternative currencies and threatening state sovereignty. Reuters reported on Sept. 18 that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet passed the strategy earlier today, […]
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Emergency cash injection is the first since the 2008 financial crisis, which spawned Bitcoin’s success. Bitcoin (BTC) could soon shoot to $20,000 as a result of emergency measures from the United States Federal Reserve, also known as The Fed, one of the industry’s biggest firms has said. Fed echoes 2008 crisis moves In a tweet […]
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A new lawsuit over memoir sees the threat of Washington confiscating Snowden’s funds, a problem he suggests Bitcoin could fix. Whistleblower Edward Snowden has hinted he might place his wealth in Bitcoin (BTC) to avoid the United States government confiscating the funds. Snowden: Lawsuit is “good for Bitcoin” In a tweet on Sept. 17, Snowden, […]
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The European Space Agency has awarded a €60,000 grant for blockchain startup SpaceChain to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig wallet. The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a 60,000 euro ($66,400) grant for blockchain startup SpaceChain to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig wallet. According to an announcement published on Sept. 18, the new grant comes […]
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NEO is piloting the NEO3 with the Preview1 build to introduce its developer communities to major updates in the coming network. NEO is launching the NEO3 Preview1 on a pilot testing network today, intending to introduce its developer communities to major updates in NEO3. First NEO3 TestNet On Sept. 17, in a press release shared […]
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The CBOE withdraws its Bitcoin ETF proposal just 2 weeks after the firm began offering a limited Bitcoin ETF and a month before the SEC had to rule on it. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE) BZX Equity Exchange has withdrawn its proposal before the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded […]
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Following FSA approval, Line launches its crypto exchange Bitmax, offering trading of 5 major cryptocurrencies. Japanese messaging giant Line launched its new crypto trading platform Bitmax on Sept. 17, Cointelegraph Japan reports. FSA approval received Following regulatory approval to operate a crypto exchange in early September, Line’s blockchain arm LVC Corporation officially introduced its newly […]
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German Finance Minister says that policymakers cannot accept “parallel currencies” like Facebook’s proposed Libra and must reject them clearly. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz stated that policymakers cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin. Prevent stablecoins from becoming alternative currencies As reported by Reuters, on Sept. 17, German Vice Chancellor and Finance […]
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Ripple-backed content platform Coil and open-source browser Mozilla have teamed up to give away a $100 million grant for web monetization. Ripple-backed content platform Coil and major open-source browser Mozilla have teamed up to give away a $100 million grant for web monetization. In a Sept. 16 blog post, the team behind Coil revealed that […]
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