Who represents crypto in a U.S. Congressional hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain”, weeks after Facebook’s Libra is discussed… Today, on July 30, United States lawmakers will once again gather to debate cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in a hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain.” The hearing is […]
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Singapore’s proposal to exempt crypto from a goods and services tax would benefit crypto-related businesses, says PwC corporate tax expert. Singapore’s plans to exempt certain digital currencies from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would benefit cryptocurrency-related businesses, according to a partner in PwC Hong Kong’s corporate tax practice. As reported by Hong Kong’s English […]
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The Iranian government has authorized domestic cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity. The Iranian government has authorized cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity. A report from IIDO-owned Mehr News Agency on July 29 revealed that the decision was taken this weekend, during a Sunday cabinet session chaired by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. First step towards […]
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Damning new surveys suggest Facebook users don’t trust Libra, John McAfee arrested on yacht carrying weapons, and Justin Sun weathered by money laundering allegation. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting losses on the day by press time, as Bitcoin fell below the $9,600 mark. Sunday, July 28 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting losses on the day by press time, at the same time that Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $9,600 mark. Market visualization […]
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Green policy and crypto energy consumption in the US. Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, AI and blockchain technology worldwide. These new digital technologies, necessitate very high consumption of electric energy, currently produced with coal and fossil fuels with adverse environmental effects. A global shift towards green energy will require the removal […]
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In the most recent of a series of interviews, head of news, Molly Jane Zuckerman, interviews the animated “Bitcoin.” In the most recent of a series of interviews, Cointelegraph head of news Molly Jane Zuckerman interviewed Bitcoin (BTC) himself, with the help of the animators behind the “Bitcoin and Friends” series, in a video published […]
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The Chinese central bank released on its website an infographic illustrating what is Bitcoin, how it works, and why it is valuable. The Chinese central bank released on its website an infographic illustrating what is Bitcoin (BTC), how it works and why it’s valuable on July 26. A brief story: from Bitcoin to Libra The […]
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With SWIFT looking to match Ripple’s transaction settlement rate, is speed the determining factor by which the success of a payment network will be measured? The emergence of blockchain technology has undoubtedly altered the course of global digital payment development. With the likes of Ripple and Facebook’s Libra challenging the monopoly of banks and other […]
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Speaking to Italian journalists, Ren Zhengfei said Beijing should not wait for others to issue Libra-style tokens. The CEO of Chinese tech giant Huawei thinks that China can compete with Facebook for market share by issuing its own digital currency. Huawei CEO: ‘Why wait for others to issue it?’ As national news outlet Sina reported […]
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