Bitcoin shows signs it is vulnerable to a severe correction, Libra embarks on a massive U-turn to woo regulators, and Maker slapped with a $28-million lawsuit. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, […]
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A new fast and scalable blockchain platform is making waves with high-profile partnerships and backing from big investors. Another day, another mainnet launch. Or at least, that’s sometimes how it can feel in the blockchain space, as every project seems to be scrambling to be the latest and greatest in balancing the trade-offs between speed, […]
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Most crypto analysts believe that proper regulation is needed when it comes to promoting the legitimacy of stablecoins. According to a study released by the G-20’s Financial Stability Board on April 14, stablecoins pose a pertinent risk to the financial stability of the global economy and therefore need to be regulated in a manner that […]
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Major US banks have been knocked offline, unable to cope with the volume of stimulus checks. Some U.S. banks have been unable to handle the increased demand generated by the stimulus checks being distributed to 80 million Americans. On April 15 the online platforms for US Bank, PNC, and Fifth Third Banks went down, apparently […]
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New DeFi consortium backed by veteran crypto investor, Polychain Capital, hits 51 members to bolster cross-chain DeFi solutions. After decentralized finance, or DeFi, markets collapsed in late March 2020, a number of industry players joined forces to support emerging fintech. Today, the Ren Alliance, a new DeFi consortium backed by veteran crypto investor, Polychain Capital, […]
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The days of a living, breathing Libra platform grow closer and closer. After a rocky road with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, key decision-makers at Libra have gone back to the drawing board to re-tool their cryptocurrency platform to be more palatable to regulators. First of all, Libra has applied for a payment […]
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Economist and academic John Vaz believes that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is still shaping up to be Bitcoin’s strongest competition. Economist and academic John Vaz believes Bitcoin (BTC) still faces stiff competition from Facebook’s troubled Libra project. Vaz told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin has scaling challenges in terms of payments and was used disproportionately as a vehicle for […]
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Private U.S. VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz intends to form another crypto asset fund, shooting for $450 million in capital. Private venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz may have plans for another crypto asset fund. Established by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz over 10 years ago, the firm looks to start its second crypto investment fund, hoping to […]
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The world’s largest development bank, the World Bank Group, has issued a new report on payment aspects of financial inclusion in the fintech era. Financial institutions all over the world are increasingly experimenting with emerging technologies like blockchain to streamline payment systems and achieve financial inclusion. In a new study, the World Bank has once […]
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The financial industry will see the further adoption of stablecoins around the world, partly due to the responses to COVID-19. We are living through interesting times. At the time of writing, roughly half of the world’s population is on lockdown, with 90 countries in various forms of confinement and the pandemic crashing global stock markets. […]
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