Jerome Powell says Congress should agree further fiscal stimulus as U.S. public debt tops $27.2 trillion. The United States Federal Reserve is still unintentionally advertising Bitcoin, as Chair Jerome Powell argues for more money printing. In a tweet on Nov. 6, Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of exchange Gemini, said that Powell’s latest speech this week was […]
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Nonprofit entities could be harnessing an untapped market of supporters simply by allowing crypto donations. Over the past three years, an increasing number of nonprofit organizations have begun to accept crypto-based donations. According to Alex Wilson, co-founder of crypto donation gateway The Giving Block, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed this trend further than ever before. […]
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LGO exchange is a gateway for Voyager to access Europe. Crypto broker Voyager has teamed up with LGO, a European digital asset exchange focused on institutions. “LGO and Voyager will merge their services and offering under the Voyager brand, to offer a premium experience to retail cryptocurrency investors, in the US and in Europe,” LGO […]
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U.S. capital gains tax laws are likely to catch out many new users of PayPal’s cryptocurrency payments system The news that payments company PayPal will support cryptocurrencies has given the industry a major boost — but there are tax implications that are little understood by crypto noobs. PayPal users will soon be able to use […]
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After a number of issues, OKEx is back up to speed, sort of. Crypto exchange OKEx announced that both its fiat-crypto purchase capabilities and P2P outlet have reopened. Withdrawals still remain closed, however. “The OKEx P2P platform will resume trading on Oct. 21, 12:00 pm (UTC) for CNY, INR and VND fiat pairs, and the […]
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Tether’s USDT stablecoin dominates crypto market volumes but data shows its $15.7B market cap does not negatively impact Bitcoin’s volume. Tether’s (USDT) stablecoin has been the leading base pair for cryptocurrencies for over eighteen months. This is a rather impressive feat given the ongoing court case with the New York Attorney General and the other […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers! Top Stories This Week $12,000 Bitcoin price back on the […]
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Although it’s still impossible to pay with ETH where only BTC is accepted, cryptocurrency interoperability is being explored. Today, paying for purchases in cryptocurrencies no longer seems like something out of the ordinary. Many online stores accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other coins along with traditional currencies, while in some cafes, cryptocurrency holders can even pay […]
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A long list of factors means Bill Barhydt is now more optimistic about price rises than at any time in the past five years. The co-founder and CEO of one of the best-known Bitcoin (BTC) companies has revealed he is at his most bullish on the largest cryptocurrency in five years. In a series of […]
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Xfers believes it’s time other national currencies received a piece of the action too. Singapore-based payments company Xfers announced on Monday the official release of its XSGD stablecoin, pegged to the Singapore dollar. The stablecoin would be one of the first SGD-denominated tokens, giving Singapore businesses and individuals a way to transact with crypto backed […]
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