Fed Chairman Powell has said that a globally prevalent cryptocurrency could conceivably remove the need for reserve currencies. The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve has said that a globally adopted cryptocurrency system could conceivably remove the need for reserve currencies. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on July 11, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell […]
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The United States president unwittingly triggered a slight recovery for the crypto market with his first ever comments about Bitcoin. Donald Trump saying he is not a fan of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency is “yuge” for the industry, commentators were suggesting after new tweets on July 12. In the hours after the United States’ president […]
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Trump’s first-ever public comments on Bitcoin achieved precisely zero fallout on markets as BTC price climbed above $11,500. Bitcoin (BTC) was starting to reverse upwards July 12 as a critical tweet from United States president, Donald Trump, became a hot talking point across cryptocurrency. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD 0.9% […]
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Mark Carney discussed the problems Libra must address prior to launch, while noting the problems it aims to solve, commenting that they do indeed need a solution. Bank of England governor Mark Carney said that people need to acknowledge the issues Facebook is attempting to solve with Libra, regardless of the project’s potential downsides. Carney […]
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The Miami Dolphins have partnered with Litecoin to support the altcoin as the team’s official cryptocurrency. American professional football team the Miami Dolphins announced that Litecoin (LTC) is now the team’s official cryptocurrency, according to a press release on July 11. The Miami Dolphins and Litecoin have also partnered with Aliant Payments, a crypto merchant […]
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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has assessed current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States. The American Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has assembled an assessment of current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States in a report published on July […]
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Crypto markets are down on the day, with some top-20 coins reporting double-digit losses. Thursday, July 11 — major cryptocurrency markets are trading in the red zone, with just a few coins reporting moderate gains, according to Coin360. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has continued coming down after yesterday;s sharp drop […]
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Hong Kong-based blockchain financial services firm Diginex Ltd. will go public through a reverse merger with investment holding company 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. Hong Kong-based blockchain financial services firm Diginex Ltd. is scheduled to go public through a reverse merger with investment holding company 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. Subsequently, the firm will be listed on […]
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Governor of Iranian Central Bank revealed that the government has prepared parts of an executive law to authorize crypto mining. Iranian authorities are planning to authorize cryptocurrency mining, as the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) declared, news agency PressTV reported on July 10. CBI governor Abdol Hemmati reportedly claimed that the Iranian […]
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BlockShow Medialogue aims to spark lively debate on the challenges facing the cryptocurrency media industry. Cointelegraph is going to moderate an international media event at the BlockShow Asia 2019 conference in Singapore. The closed session for journalists will take place at Marina Bay Sands on Nov. 13 — a day before the so-dubbed “Festival of […]
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