Indian Authorities Express Concerns Over Facebook’s Libra

Indian authorities expressed concerns over Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra. India’s authorities have expressed concern over Facebook’s forthcoming stablecoin Libra, Bloomberg reported on July 8. Subhash Garg, Economic Affairs Secretary at India’s Ministry of Finance, told Bloomberg that the “design of the Facebook currency has not been fully explained. But whatever it is, it would be […]

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Former Bitmain CEO Opens New Cryptocurrency Startup

Bitmain co-founder and former CEO Wu Jihan launched his crypto-related financial services startup Matrixport today. The former CEO of Bitmain, one of the largest bitcoin (BTC) mining pools globally, has launched a crypto-related financial services startup, according to a Bloomberg report on July 8. Following reports on the initiative in early June, Bitmain co-founder and […]

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Argentina Drives Global LocalBitcoins Volume to Highest Since November

Trading volume on Finnish peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange platform LocalBitcoins hit the highest level since November 2018. Trading volume on Finnish peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin (BTC) exchange Localbitcoins hit a high not seen since November 2018, reveals data shown on cryptocurrency analytics website CoinDance. According to data from CoinDance, LocalBitcoins global weekly bitcoin trading volume hit $65.6 […]

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