The survey revealed that 65% of eMusic customers would use cryptocurrency to allow artists to receive a larger music revenue split. A survey conducted by pioneering digital music store eMusic revealed that most of their service’s users were open to paying with crypto if it allowed artists to earn more. The survey — shared exclusively […]
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“Romantic Hacker” will feature a K-pop star whose story is based on the hack of a fictitious crypto exchange. A K-drama series titled “Romantic Hacker” is set to air online in October across South Korea. It focuses on crypto and blockchain-related topics and is linked to a romance story. The show is slated to film […]
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The office of the U.S. Treasury that handles banks has issued a determination on the long-debated subject of custodying crypto assets Per a July 22 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is granting permission to federally chartered banks to custody cryptocurrency. The future of banking with crypto on […]
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Binance CEO CZ says that having their own bank would unlock one more channel for interacting with global regulators. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is considering purchasing or setting up its own bank. The company’s CEO Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, revealed the news during an AMA session hosted by Binance-owned CoinMarketCap on July 22. […]
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Blockchain project Avalanche raises $42 million in a public sale, with the mainnet launch now being expected to come by the end of August. The Avalanche project, a blockchain protocol founded by Cornell’s Emin Gün Sirer, has completed a $42 million public token sale after raising $12 million in a private sale in June. Avalanche […]
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Russia’s newly passed crypto bill finally provides a legal status to crypto, but does not allow it to be used as a payment method. Russia passed a major bill today related to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The State Duma — Russia’s legislative body — has passed a bill titled “On Digital Financial Assets” in its […]
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Three metrics show a bull trend is brewing, according to CryptoQuant CEO, as fewer investors are seemingly compelled to sell BTC. According to Ki Young-Ju, the CEO of market research firm CryptoQuant, three key on-chain indicators are currently signaling a Bitcoin (BTC) price uptrend. Metrics that hint at a bull market are less selling pressure […]
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Tether has reached $10 billion in market capitalization as growth in 2020 picked up. Tether (USDT) has reached a market capitalization of more than $10 billion as of July 22. The milestone was announced by Tether and also seen through the market price aggregator CoinGecko. Tether’s issuance has seen a significant growth in 2020, doubling […]
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China’s Supreme Court has called to strengthen property laws pertaining to digital currency, network virtual property and data. The Chinese Supreme Court believes that cryptocurrency property rights should be strengthened. In a document published on July 22, China’s Supreme Court calls for strengthening the protection of property rights pertaining to — among other things — […]
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Numerous emerging crypto markets are showing dramatic growth in P2P trade, with India and Ghana producing enormous growth during 2020. Half a dozen emerging markets have established new records for weekly peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) trading, including India, Ghana, the Philippines, Argentina, Mexico and Egypt, according to data published by Useful Tulips. India comprised the […]
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