The CBDC race has long been on, and some countries might finish sooner rather than later. The race for central-bank digital currencies has been on for some time now, and since the development of the digital yuan may have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, other countries could beat China to the punch. Almost […]
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After some regulatory uncertainty, the U.S. has started its journey to the regulated space for blockchain and DLT industry. The United States’ concerns about the rise of cryptocurrency use in illegal activities have only been growing as developments in the space continue to push the envelope. There is a global race to launch stablecoins that […]
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People are dying, Bitcoin is crashing, the coronavirus is spreading all over the globe, which means it might just be the perfect time to be bullish on BTC. Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers deserve a pat on the back for making it through this last week, as BTC witnessed its largest sell-off in history, in terms of […]
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Jeffrey Wernick discussed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wall Street and Google with Cointelegraph China’s new Focus talk show. Welcome to Cointelegraph China Focus. Focus is a new talk show series launched by Cointelegraph China that covers the hottest topics from around the world. Cointelegraph China Focus invites blockchain industry leaders from all around the globe to participate […]
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This week, the UK’s central bank issued a discussion paper on how digital currencies could be introduced and used in the country. The Bank of England (BoE) is seriously weighing the pros and cons of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) denominated in pounds sterling. Britain’s central bank recognized that a digital pound could […]
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Some of the biggest names in the Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using the blockchain. Some of the biggest names in Facebook’s embattled Libra Association have joined a rival stablecoin project, which touts its mission as the promotion of financial inclusion using […]
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The world’s top 10 billionaires lost a combined $37.7 billion due to the crash of the stock market on Monday. Amid intensifying fears over the coronavirus, the United States stock market saw another historic day causing whopping losses for the world’s richest people. On March 9, the U.S. stocks experienced another dismal day, with major […]
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SEC commissioner lends an olive branch to the crypto community as New Jersey becomes the latest state to unveil crypto regulations. Some of the internet’s biggest companies — the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook — were created from the ruins of the dot-com bubble. Likewise, the crypto ICO bubble seems to have many states […]
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Marc Bhargava, co-founder of crypto prime broker Tagomi, blames margin calls for the current selloff. A prime crypto broker blames margin calls on non-crypto assets for the current crypto market slide. Marc Bhargava, co-founder of Tagomi (which has recently joined the Libra Association), shared his explanation of the current market downturn with Cointelegraph. Since Tagomi […]
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U.S. Congressman introduces Crypto-Currency Act of 2020, hoping to finally lay down the law as to which regulators handle which digital assets. A United States congressman is the latest working to clarify determine which U.S. regulator is responsible for which digital assets. On March 9, Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the “Crypto-Currency Act of 2020,” […]
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