A recent survey by Clovr shows that nearly 60 percent of Americans believe that crypto should be treated like fiat currency in political elections. A new survey by blockchain-oriented research firm Clovr showed that 60 percent of respondents think that cryptocurrency should be treated like fiat currency in political elections. In the course of its […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance today saw its in-house token Binance Coin (BNB) become available to buy and sell with fiat currency for the first time. BNB Leaves The Crypto Realm In a partnership with UK-based trading platform eToro, the exchange will open up its token, which traders can use to pay fees, to direct exchange against […]
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Bakkt BTC futures are tentatively set to launch in December, while New York regulators give Coinbase the green light for custody services. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and […]
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In the first of a three-part series, CT looks back at Chinese authorities’ attempts to make the People’s Republic impregnable to the crypto phenomenon, and the industry response. Take a quick look at CnLedger, a Twitter-based Chinese crypto news information source, and a tweet pinned at the top of its profile might come as something […]
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The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has initiated a “state policy” for the classification and legalization of crypto-related activities. The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has initiated a “state policy” for the classification and legalization of crypto-related activities, Ukrainian state information and news agency Ukrinform reported Oct. 26. The Ministry […]
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The CEO of Visa said that cryptocurrency does not pose a threat to the company’s “hegemony” since it is “more a commodity” than a means of payment. CEO of global payment giant Visa Al Kelly stated that cryptocurrency does not pose a challenge to the company’s dominance in the payment sphere in the “short to […]
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Payment processing giant Mastercard wants to patent a new method of simultaneous crypto and fiat storage. U.S. multinational financial services corporation Mastercard wants to apply principles of fractional reserve banking to cryptocurrency, a new patent application published Thursday, Oct. 25 reveals. According to the document, published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), the […]
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The majority of global financial institutions surveyed believe that central banks should issue state-backed digital currencies, a report says. The majority of global financial institutions surveyed believe that central banks should develop central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs), according to a joint study by IBM Blockchain World Wire and the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum […]
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Japan’s central bank doesn’t want a CBDC. What about others? On October 20, The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) deputy governor, Masayoshi Amamiya, repeated his negative stance towards central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC), claiming that such digital currencies are unlikely to improve the existing monetary systems. The concept of CBDC, or national cryptocurrencies, has attracted many […]
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Crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the last 10 days. Wednesday, Oct. 24: crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the past 10 days, according market capitalization data from CoinMarketCap. Most of top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen insignificant fluctuations over the past 24 […]
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