Blockchain-enabled world wide web browser Brave partnered with news website Cheddar to offer its users free access to usually paid content. Blockchain-enabled web browser Brave has partnered with news website Cheddar to offer its users three months of free access to premium content, a press release reports Jan. 29. According to the press release, Brave […]
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sponsored A company says it has seen growth in Africa, as consumers seek alternatives to unstable currencies. A site enabling consumers to buy Bitcoin using hundreds of different payment methods says demand is thriving despite declining cryptocurrency prices — with Africa being its biggest market. Paxful says the volume of transactions it has processed from […]
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New draft regulations from Iran’s central bank suggest a ban on cryptocurrency payments could appear. Iran’s central bank said it would consider opinions from the cryptocurrency sphere prior to finalizing new draft regulations, according to a statement today, Jan. 29. The same day, the Central Bank of Iran reportedly uploaded plans for its approach to […]
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U.S. firm Aliant Payments will provide free crypto processing services to qualified U.S. and EU merchants. United States merchant services provider and payment processing firm Aliant Payments has announced it will offer free crypto transaction processing to some merchants, according to a press release Jan. 29. Aliant’s crypto processing product for merchants, dubbed CryptoBucks, was […]
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U.S. Government shutdown paralyzed the SEC and CFTC. On Jan. 25, United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump ended the partial government shutdown, albeit temporarily. As a result of the funding package he signed on Friday, the government will be open for three weeks. While the future still seems unclear for U.S. government facilities, which are […]
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The United Arab Emirates’ central bank and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority have announced details on the interbank digital currency they are co-developing. The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) central bank (UAECB) and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) have announced that the interbank digital currency they are co-developing will be called “Aber.” The news was […]
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Ledger Live new mobile app favors the company’s newer Nano X device, with more support for Nano S coming later on. French cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has released a dedicated mobile app for some of its products, the company confirmed in a blog post Jan. 28. Dubbed Ledger Live, the app previously available for […]
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As Venezuela enters the crucial part of a political crisis, we decided to trace the fate of the Petro — the national cryptocurrency that seemingly failed to save country’s economy. Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term on Jan. 10, amid tremendous hyperinflation, long-lasting political and economic crisis, and strict sanctions […]
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Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, which has recently been wrapped up in legal battles with a major bank, is down for maintenance. Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is down for maintenance, according to an announcement on its webpage on Jan. 28. The exchange, which has been wrapped up in legal troubles with the Canadian Imperial Bank of […]
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Francesco Firano, the founder of hacked Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, has been sentenced to return as many stolen assets to customers as possible. Francesco Firano, the owner and founder of hacked Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, has been sentenced to return as much of the assets to his customers as possible. Scans of the court decision […]
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