Bank of Venezuela has reportedly added a prototype wallet to customers’ online banking accounts. Venezuela’s largest bank, Bank of Venezuela (BDV), has added support for the country’s controversial Petro digital currency. Bank of Venezuela hints at crypto wallet As cryptocurrency news outlet Decrypt reports on Sept. 13, BDV clients have discovered a new section in […]
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. The Minister’s remarks — the latest in a series of vocal […]
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Bitcoin is opening new avenues for citizens in Communist-run Cuba, which has been financially isolated for years under a U.S. trade embargo. Bitcoin (BTC) trading is opening new avenues for citizens in Communist-run Cuba, which has been financially isolated for years under a United States trade embargo. A Sept. 12 report from U.S. News claims […]
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Darknet financial scammers are selling cold, hard cash for only 10 to 12 cents on the dollar to buyers willing to provide a prepaid fee in Bitcoin, security researchers say. Security researchers have identified a new trend of lucrative and illicit Bitcoin (BTC) to cash conversions in their analysis of dozens of dark web marketplaces […]
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Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Thomas Lee has argued that a strong macro outlook will provide the tailwinds for Bitcoin’s next bull run. Wall Street strategist and co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Thomas Lee has argued that a strong macro outlook will provide the tailwinds for the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull run. In an interview for CNBC’s […]
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The company has asked the regulator to double the maximum permissible open positions each client can hold in Bitcoin futures. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is petitioning United States regulators to allow its clients to double their open Bitcoin futures positions. Double open positions limit, says CME According to Nasdaq on Sept. 12, CME […]
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Bertrand Perez shrugs off concerns about Facebook’s multiple battles over Libra, saying the coming year will resolve disputes with governments. The head of the nonprofit organization behind Facebook’s Libra digital currency has said the company is committed to launching it and clearing regulatory hurdles. Perez: “We don’t want to be like BlackRock” In an interview […]
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Hybrid intelligence startup Cindicator launches Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets. Hybrid intelligence firm Cindicator launched Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets. Estimating probability in the market According to a blog post on Sept. 11, the new […]
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A Russian law firm proposed legal action in Russia that it claims will enable its lawyers to recover up to 200,000 Bitcoin from Mt. Gox bankruptcy fiasco. Russian law firm Zheleznikov and Partners proposed legal action in Russia that should enable its lawyers to recover up to 200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) lost in the Mt. Gox […]
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Cryptocurrency transaction reporting service Whale Alert points out that Tether minted 300 million USDT in a protocol swap, but no burn has taken place. The operator of leading stablecoin USDT, Tether, minted 300 million USDT in a swap from the Bitcoin-based (BTC) tokenization protocol Omni to Ethereum, but the corresponding burn has not yet taken […]
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