Since Zimbabwe’s central bank banned crypto services in 2018, Bitcoin has continued to rise amid new ban on foreign currencies. Bitcoin (BTC) trading in Zimbabwe has continued to surge after the government banned the use of foreign currencies on June 24, business news agency Quartz Africa reported on July 10. The country is reportedly seeing […]
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China should learn from Hong Kong and Facebook as it develops its own sovereign digital currency, a former central bank governor says. A former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has indicated that Beijing may delegate the issuance of digital currency to commercial entities, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper reported on July 11. Zhou Xiaochuan, […]
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Spanish law enforcement pointed out that Bitcoin ATMs show a gap in European Union’s anti-money laundering regulation. Spanish law enforcement pointed out that Bitcoin (BTC) automated teller machines (ATMs) show a gap in European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, Bloomberg reports on July 11. Per the report, Spanish police uncovered a local gang that used […]
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Political commentators have seized the moment to probe the crypto political campaign donation trend in the United States. As one of only two crypto-accepting Democratic primary hopefuls withdraws his candidacy, political commentators have seized the moment to probe the crypto campaign donation trend. A report published by business media site Fast Company on July 10 […]
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The gold bug has agreed to a head-to-head in order to defend gold’s superiority over the largest cryptocurrency. Veteran gold bug Peter Schiff will debate the precious metal’s utility against Bitcoin (BTC) in a dedicated event with Anthony Pompliano, the latter confirmed on Twitter July 10. Pompliano, the co-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital […]
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Companies such as Google and Amazon will launch a product in the crypto industry, say Gemini co-founders. Digital currency will form part of all four FANG companies’ offerings by 2021, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss told CNBC in a new interview on July 9. Speaking about Facebook Libra, the twins, who co-founded cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, […]
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U.S.-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big name retailers. United States-based payments startup Fold has made Lightning Network (LN) payments possible at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber and other big name retailers. The news was revealed in an official blog post published on July 10. As previously […]
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Opera has added support for Bitcoin and Tron blockchain-based tokens to the crypto wallet for Opera for Android (version 53 beta). Opera has added support for Bitcoin (BTC) and Tron (TRX) blockchain-based tokens to the crypto wallet for Opera for Android (version 53 beta). In an official blog post published July 10, the internet browser […]
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Bitcoin fell in step with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s bearish remarks on Facebook’s digital currency. Bitcoin price (BTC) shed more than 10% on July 11 as markets appeared to react to criticism of Facebook’s Libra from a senior U.S. lawmaker. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 sees the majority of cryptocurrencies firmly in […]
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After months of anticipation, top crypto exchange Binance has launched its margin trading platform. Top crypto exchange Binance has launched its margin trading platform, an official blog post published today, July 11, reveals. Binance’s move to expand trading possibilities to meet the full scope of institutional and retail traders’ needs had already been indicated by […]
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