One desktop app, many exchanges. The Cryptowatch platform, a subsidiary of the Kraken exchange, announced on Tuesday the release of its desktop-based trading app. Cryptowatch is a trading terminal that aims to group most market data and exchanges under one roof. Traders using the platform are able to connect their accounts across many popular exchanges […]
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Bitcoin price rallied to $12,000 but traders are unsure whether the move is a breakout or a fakeout. Within the past few hours, Bitcoin (BTC) price rose to $11,988 before pulling back to hover around the $11,900 level. The price is on the cusp of breaking above $12,000, and some analysts have suggested that the […]
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The U.S. doesn’t mind coming a bit late to the CBDC party, but is that the wrong approach? Recent comments from Jerome Powell, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, show the American government is not especially concerned with speed when it comes to developing a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. In contrast, Morgan Creek […]
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Important questions about CBDCs remain unanswered for the Kiwi’s central bank. Financial authorities in New Zealand are in no hurry to issue a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, according to a central bank executive. Christian Hawkesby, assistant governor at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, claimed that the country has “no imminent plans” to […]
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Can a technological fix really combat a corruption-ridden political order? Kyrgyzstan’s acting President and Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov has proposed introducing a blockchain-based system to ensure fair elections in the near future and restore public faith in the democratic process. On Oct. 20, Japarov reportedly told Al-Jazeera television channel reporters that: “We have had three […]
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The price of Bitcoin is nearing $12,000 once again, which may be the signal for the start of a massive new bull cycle. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) had to hold the crucial support level between $11,100-11,300, and it did. After this support test, the price of BTC continued to surge upward on Oct. 20, […]
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Crypto seems to be nearly as popular as gold among Russian investors. Cryptocurrency investment is one of the most popular investment tools in Russia, according to a new report. The World Gold Council, a major market development organization for the gold industry, released a report on retail gold insights in Russia on Oct. 20. According […]
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The Bitcoin trading dominance has hit a three-year high for the first time since BTC hit its all-time high price of almost $20,000. The cryptocurrency market has suddenly shifted back to Bitcoin (BTC) after several months of a decentralized finance (DeFi) frenzy. While market cap dominance remains below 60%, earlier this month, the trading dominance […]
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The platform would aid central banks in Asia with developing a central bank digital currency. LINE, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of the South Korean internet search engine company Naver, is building a platform for developing central bank digital currencies, South Korean news agency The Chosun Ilbo reported on Oct. 19. Sources familiar with the matter reportedly […]
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At least 20 crypto executives and customers of an Israeli telecommunications company were targeted in a sophisticated SS7 attack last month. Hackers compromised the Telegram messenger and email accounts of multiple cryptocurrency executives last month by exploiting a vulnerability in a decades old protocol. The fraudsters are believed to have been trying to intercept two-factor […]
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