Is Mastercard trying to show some central banks the folly of their ways? Mastercard announced on Wednesday the release of a proprietary tool targeted to central banks that wish to test their Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Over 70% of central banks are entertaining the idea of a digital currency in some form, a […]
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Ether price is resting at a crucial level and holding it means the rally to new yearly highs can resume. As the price of Ethereum’s native digital currency Ether (ETH) has had record-high transaction fees recently, the price of ETH also showed an increased amount of volatility. A new high was hit at $495 at […]
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BNB seems to have failed to meet certain standards on Binance’s Uganda platform. The world’s largest exchange, Binance, is delisting its own token for trading against the Uganda shilling (UGX). According to a Sept. 9 announcement, the Binance Uganda platform decided to delist and cease trading on all trading pairs for Binance’s native token, Binance […]
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The cases of the robber’s two accomplices are still pending. A major suspect in a high-profile theft case related to Bitcoin (BTC) trading has pleaded guilty in a Singaporean court. Syed Mokhtar Syed Yusope, an accomplice in a $360,000 robbery, pleaded guilty in a district court to a robbery charge on Sept. 9, Singeporean news […]
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London Stock Exchange-listed miner Argo Blockchain is mining 545% more Bitcoin than last year, with profits up 280%. Publicly-listed mining firm Argo Blockchain has published bullish interim half year results for 2020, despite the recent Bitcoin (BTC) halving and a host of “challenging conditions.” Argo Blockchain PLC is headquartered in London, with its shares listed […]
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After providing initial seed funding to Luno in 2014, Digital Currency Group has acquired the cryptocurrency exchange platform. One of the largest organizations investing in blockchain companies, Digital Currency Group, or DCG, has acquired the British multinational cryptocurrency exchange Luno. DCG first bought a stake in Luno by investing in the exchange’s seed round in […]
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The digital yuan will not unseat the U.S. dollar — at least not right away. Three to five nations worldwide will entirely replace their fiat currency with a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, by 2030, a European think tank predicts. Dutch fintech-focused non-profit think tank dGen released a report devoted to geopolitical trends of […]
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The U.S. dollar currency index caps six days of gains with fresh resistance, while stocks could give Bitcoin a fresh boost, says Michaël van de Poppe. Bitcoin (BTC) may get a “relief” rally closer to $11,000 as stock markets recover and concerns remain over the U.S. dollar. In a tweet on Sep. 8, Cointelegraph Markets […]
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Standard Chartered Bank has launched the first remittance service in Bangladesh. The South Asian nation of Bangladesh will soon get its first blockchain remittance system that will allow Bangladeshi expats in Malaysia to instantly transfer wage remittances to their home country. According to a report from The Business Standard, the British national banking service firm […]
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China looks into DeFi. Cointelegraph China’s DeFi Marathon invited global DeFi projects, venture capitalists, and influential individuals to join a three-day online decentralized finance themed event, from Sep. 2 to Sep 4. Participants included Ontology, Darwinia network, Miniswap, and Dexe.network blockchain projects along with DeFi projects such as ForTube, Bitfrost, Gollf, Akropoliks, and Nest protocol. […]
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