Speakers from Binance.US, BRD, and Vanderbilt Law have weighed in on the pros and cons of a U.S. Fed-backed digital dollar for Cointelegraph Talks. On April 21, Cointelegraph hosted its first virtual Cointelegraph Talks meetup. The event consisted of two expert panels discussing major news and developments in the crypto world today, especially in light […]
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After a deep dive into Facebook’s Libra project, Binance Research found the proposed concept could change the face of the payment sector. Binance Research dove into Libra’s most recent whitepaper, surfacing with a lenghty report, in part claiming Facebook’s proposed asset could significantly alter the payments world. “Libra’s envisioned global payment system could do to […]
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With no formal announcement, former CME exec Miguel Vias has quietly left his role as Head of XRP Markets for Ripple Labs. Ripple looks to have lost its second executive of 2020 after Head of XRP Markets, Miguel Vias, updated his LinkedIn status to signal the end of his tenure with the company. Vias joined […]
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Blockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry? Stablecoins have become widely popular in the digital currency industry because they don’t have the volatility associated with other cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) for instance. Despite their popularity, the […]
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The bounce in most major cryptocurrencies shows demand at lower levels and also increases the possibility of an up move in the next few days. The recent carnage in US crude oil futures and the selling in Brent affected the equity markets but did not cause any noticeable fall in the crypto markets. This is […]
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A behind-the-scenes look at the impact to and recovery from China’s blockchain industry following the initial coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to plunge the world into the deepest crisis since the Great Depression and could deprive global economies of $5.5 trillion over the next two years. China’s economy shrank for the first time […]
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Some crypto analysts and experts believe the ETH 2.0 revamp will transform DeFi and trigger a major bull run. With the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 due to launch within months, some analysts and experts believe it could trigger a major bull run and transform finance as we know it. Adam Cochran, a partner at […]
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BitMEX, the world’s third largest crypto exchange, has continued to lose its market share to Binance exchange after the Black Thursday crash. BitMEX, one of the world’s biggest crypto derivatives exchanges, is still struggling to recover from a major market sell-off that followed the Black Thursday crash in March. According to an April 21 report […]
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Cointelegraph Talks’ first event kicks off at 3:00 PM EST on April 21, featuring topics on e-payments amid coronavirus and the digital dollar. Cointelegraph is launching Cointelegraph Talks, a series of online events featuring top blockchain and cryptocurrency experts and executives. The first Cointelegraph Talks event kicks off at 3:00 PM EST on Tuesday, April […]
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Cointelegraph sat down with Framework Ventures’ co-founder Michael Anderson to learn more about Synthetix, which recently added Brent and Nikkei synthetic tokens. The Synthetix (SNX) project, one of the biggest ecosystems in decentralized finance (DeFi), recently launched the Hadar upgrade, which enabled tokenized real-world assets like Brent oil and the Nikkei stock index. The launch, […]
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