A combination of frightening macro phenomena and Bitcoin strength spells bullish for Kraken’s Dan Held. Bitcoin (BTC) is “at the beginning” of an extended bull run and there are increasingly clear reasons to accept it. That was the opinion of Dan Held, head of growth at United States cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, who listed the latest […]
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“Avoid Bitcoin like a plague.” Micheal O’Leary — the CEO of major budget airline Ryanair — has come out very bearish on Bitcoin (BTC). Recently speaking to The Times, O’Leary likened Bitcoin to a Ponzi scheme and advised investors to avoid it: “I have never, and would never, invest one cent in Bitcoin, which I […]
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The Competition and Markets Authority find no reason that the merger will affect competition in the U.K. consumer-to-business electronic payments sector. The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority, has given the go-ahead to Visa’s acquisition of fintech startup Plaid following a Phase 1 review. According to an Aug. 24 announcement, the CMA investigated several ways […]
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China can reverse Bitcoin transactions, a Ripple exec said. The United States is losing the “technological cold war” to China due to its tough regulatory approach to blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies, a senior executive at Ripple believes. In an opinion article for The Hill on Aug. 21, Chris Larsen, co-founder and chairman at major crypto […]
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The 2020 pandemic could accelerate global efforts to issue CBDCs, say BIS analysts. A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that 2020 is the year that momentum behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has truly taken off. Published on Aug. 24, BIS’ new working paper analyzes the global state of CBDC […]
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Binance Security Team explains that security systems and techniques are constantly evolving to identify malicious activity while minimizing false positives. Researchers have uncovered evidence that over $1 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) from addresses linked to Ryuk ransomware attacks was moved through a wallet on Binance. According to a report by Forbes on Aug. 23 […]
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China’s central bank released a new statement to debunk some rumors. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced that the test run of its central bank digital currency is currently limited to small retail transactions. According to the Global Times on Aug. 24, the central bank has clarified some details regarding the recent digital yuan […]
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An important Fed policy meeting forms the centerpiece for a new week’s trading, which could see macro hit Bitcoin price action once more. Bitcoin (BTC) starts another week in a bullish mood as hurdles line up to shape price trajectory. Cointelegraph presents five factors determining where BTC/USD may go in the coming days, and what […]
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No-deal Brexit could push more industry players abroad. Bitstamp, one of the world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly relocating its operations in the United Kingdom to Luxembourg. Already operating in Luxembourg, Bitstamp is now allegedly migrating the accounts of its customers in the U.K. to Bitstamp Europe SA, a business entity based in […]
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China’s national blockchain project BSN could be the best fit for the digital yuan. China’s nationwide blockchain project, the Blockchain Service Network, or BSN, will be integrating stablecoin support in 2021. Yifan He, CEO of Red Date Technology, a major tech company involved in the BSN development, told Cointelegraph that the project will soon start […]
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