Paulo Guedes said that the Brazilian real will have a digital counterpart and also highlighted the autonomy of its central bank. Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has said that Brazil will issue its own central bank digital currency, or CBDC. Guedes made the statement on Thursday during a ceremony celebrating the 100 millionth digital savings […]
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The world’s largest crypto exchange announced two subsidiary suspensions within one month. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is launching a new affiliate program in Africa after announcing the termination of its Uganda-based service. On Nov. 3, Binance officially announced the launch of the Binance Africa Affiliate Program, which aims to promote Binance across the continent. […]
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Once a popular exchange, Cobinhood is phasing out more services. Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange Cobinhood is making significant adjustments to its customer service practices in 2021. According to an official announcement on Nov. 1, Cobinhood will change its customer service policy to get rid of real-time interactions with clients. Starting Jan. 1, 2021, Cobinhood’s customer support […]
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A lively day of trading amid U.S. election uncertainty sees Bitcoin add to its gains, which took it above the pivotal $14,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $14,500 for the first time since early January 2018 on Nov. 5 as crucial support held at $14,000. BTC price preserves $14K support Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView showed […]
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The “relative newcomer” to politics joined other major CEO donors to the Democratic candidate. Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX, donated $5.2 million to vice president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. As The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 28, Biden’s presidential campaign received a total of $79.5 million from the top 100 […]
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Trezor has announced it will wait to see the outcome of Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 fork before pledging support for Bitcoin ABC or Bitcoin Cash Node Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor drew criticism after it announced Bitcoin Cash (BCH) holders hoping to receive an airdrop with the hard fork expected for Nov. 15 will have to […]
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Bitcoin’s recent gains appear to have been driven by leverage-fuelled speculation, with open interest in futures and Binance’s leverage ratio pushing into new highs. On Nov. 4, crypto data market aggregator CryptoQuant published a chart indicating Binance’s Estimated Leverage Ratio — open interest divided by Bitcoin (BTC) reserves — has pushed into new all-time highs. […]
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Analysts have been categorizing blockchain projects worldwide into a “periodic table” that allows for a granular analysis of the technology’s inroads into global trade. The World Trade Organization and Trade Finance Global have published their latest taxonomy of blockchain projects in international trade, arranged into what they present as a “periodic table” for the industry. […]
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The Ethereum community has been getting prepared ahead of the launch of ETH 2.0, with a record number of wallets now holding at least 32 ETH. Ethereum (ETH) has hit multiple records amid news that ETH 2.0 could launch as early as Dec 1, according to crypto analytics firm Glassnode. Today’s launch of the deposit […]
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Crypto-powered election futures have seen a wild 24-hours of trade, with decentralized platforms Augur and Polymarket posting record volumes. The 2020 U.S. presidential election has driven significant action across crypto-powered predictive markets. Ethereum’s co-creator Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter during the counting of votes to praise the success enjoyed by crypto-powered prediction platforms amid the […]
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