A class action lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. alleging that XRP is an unregistered security faces another setback. The discourse surrounding the securities laws and the treatment of digital assets continues to draw debate among market participants, regulators and legal practitioners. One of the most high-profile targets in this ongoing debate is XRP, a digital […]
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Countries around the world take varying approaches to the crypto gambling and betting, with Japan perhaps having the most defined stance. The Japanese House of Representatives recently passed new crypto asset regulation affecting exchanges and custodians — the Payment Services Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. However, the country’s crypto gambling industry still […]
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The chief economist at ING says that Facebook’s plan to launch a digital currency has put pressure on central banks to launch their own. The chief economist of Dutch multinational banking and financial services giant ING says that Facebook’s plan to launch a digital currency has put pressure on central banks to launch their own. […]
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Bitcoin owners say it is better to donate altcoins to charities and other nonprofit organizations while “stacking sats.” On the lighter side of things in the cryptosphere, some Bitcoin (BTC) owners have been donating altcoins to the TOR Project — a nonprofit organization primarily responsible for running “The Onion Router.” For some Bitcoiners, the trend is […]
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BCH developer Amaury Séchet seemingly exposed a secret about the coin’s block size? Cointelegraph speaks to Roger Ver. Those who have followed the Bitcoin saga from the very beginning know that it’s a mistake in 2019 to only pay attention to the so-called “grandfather cryptocurrency,” as that would mean ignoring Bitcoin’s many relatives (and competitors) that […]
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Experts in Islamic finance take on the question: Is Bitcoin Halal or Haram according to Sharia law? The rise in popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies has led to the discussion among Islamic scholars about digital currency’s compliance with Islamic canonical law. Islamic law — known as Sharia — is based on the teachings […]
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. The Minister’s remarks — the latest in a series of vocal […]
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Yet another public humiliation reignites the debate on whether third-party payment processors are detrimental to Bitcoin adoption. Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay faces another publicity nightmare amid claims it blocked donations to Hong Kong for several weeks. According to a complaint on social media by Tom Grundy on Sept. 11, founder of crowdfunded media outlet Hong […]
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The price of Bitcoin dips slightly below $10,300 as the market continues to trade sideways. Tuesday, Sept. 10 — Cryptocurrency markets continue to largely trade sideways with Huobi (HT) token being the only top-20 coin that is showing above-average gains. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) saw an intraday high of around $10,390, while slowly […]
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The Blockstream CEO says the era of altcoins ruling the market is done and that Bitcoin would return to owning 90% of it. Bitcoin (BTC) is reverting to its historical 90%+ market dominance at altcoins’ expense, one of the industry’s best-known figures has declared. Back: Bitcoin will hit 90% dominance again In a Twitter debate […]
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