Facebook isn’t avoiding the U.S. to skimp on compliance, but because Switzerland is better for crypto. Among all the issues cropping up in Facebook’s recent hearing in the United States Congress regarding its new Libra cryptocurrency, the matter of location was perhaps the thorniest. Testifying before various banking and financial committees, Libra co-creator David Marcus […]
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About 71% of German citizens are skeptical towards Facebook’s Libra stablecoin, while only 12% welcome it. About 71% of German citizens are skeptical towards Facebook’s Libra stablecoin, while only 12% welcome it, according to a survey published by German financial association Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende on July 23. Most Germans already have an opinion Notably, the survey […]
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As investor confidence in crypto grows, some of crypto’s biggest name launch cards. Until recently, cryptocurrency debit cards appeared to fall short of expectations. Despite many failed efforts in recent years, crypto debit cards are enjoying a second wind thanks to a surge in crypto prices over the summer. With some of the crypto world’s […]
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McDonald’s, Nestlé and Virgin Media joined a blockchain pilot seeking to increase transparency in advertising online. McDonald’s, Nestlé and Virgin Media have joined a new blockchain pilot seeking to increase transparency in advertising online. Developed by the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (Jicwebs) — a British United digital ad trading standards body — the […]
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Royal Mint, the sole manufacturer of coins in the U.K., will store private keys for crypto in its digital vault for the first time. Royal Mint, a government-owned manufacturer of coins in the United Kingdom, will provide crypto custodial services for the first time ever, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July […]
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Trump tells the world what he thinks of Bitcoin, Facebook vows to cooperate with Congress on Libra, and an angry mob descends on Tron’s office in Beijing. Top Stories This Week Trump tweets opposition to crypto, specifically Libra and Bitcoin Shrinking violet Donald Trump doesn’t often share his views, so it was refreshing to see […]
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Researcher from RMIT explains why startups will fail to fulfil their promises to disrupt real estate with blockchain. Why have blockchain pilots in real estate abated somewhat? Those projects bump up against the fundamental inconsistency of blockchain and existing state system, and it seems they cannot confessed to this. First, there is no such thing […]
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A new deposit functionality has been rolled out following news of a Bakkt payment app and Coinbase Card’s expansion into six European nations… Once seen by the mainstream zeitgeist as a fringe technology destined to languish on the outskirts of society, cryptocurrency today is alluring many leaders of the fintech sector by offering companies the […]
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A large number of Gulf nations are embracing crypto with open arms as Ethereum explores partnership opportunities… While we often get to hear about how cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly gaining ground in the West, a number of countries across the Middle East — such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — often […]
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sponsored A peer-to-peer marketplace offering more than 300 ways to buy Bitcoin is being integrated into a crypto trading platform with more than 600,000 users. A peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace that offers more than 300 ways to buy Bitcoin has announced it is being integrated into BitMart, a global digital asset trading platform. Paxful enables its […]
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