Facebook has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm to help it grapple with the negative responses sparked by its planned Libra cryptocurrency project. Facebook has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm to help it grapple with the negative responses sparked by the announcement of its planned Libra cryptocurrency project. According to an O’Dwyer PR report published on […]
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The Central Bank of Brazil has adopted guidelines from the International Monetary Fund for classifying cryptocurrencies. The Central Bank of Brazil has moved to classify bought or sold cryptocurrency assets per International Monetary Fund (IMF) guidelines. Brazil’s central bank announced its decision on Aug. 26. With the new classification under IMF standards, traded cryptocurrencies will […]
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Bitcoin is in a no-man’s land. At what levels will it indicate a resumption of the uptrend? Let’s analyze the charts. Cryptocurrencies can benefit from wider adoption and many believe that with a user base of about two billion people, Facebook can speed up the process. Its Libra project has drawn sharp criticism from regulators, […]
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Following a visit to Switzerland to discuss Facebook’s Libra stablecoin, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters still has concerns about the project. Following a visit to Switzerland to meet with the country’s financial regulators, United States lawmakers are still concerned over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency project, Libra. Meetings with multiple agencies According to an official statement from Representative […]
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Binance unveils its own project to rival Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin’s dominance may not be what we all thought, and WhatsApp plots digital payments launch. 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, predictions and […]
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Some of the top performers of the past seven days are showing signs of a turnaround. Is it a good time to buy? Let’s look at the charts. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves […]
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Crypto markets continued to see red today with Bitcoin price hovering around the $10,000 threshold. Saturday, Aug. 24 — crypto markets continued to see red today as Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below $10,000 price mark several times over the past 12 hours. Only two out of the top-20 coins by market cap are seeing gains […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day while Bitcoin hovers around the $10,130 mark. On Aug. 24, most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $10,130 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is currently down by […]
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Circle’s CEO said that his company has long held that sovereign currencies will be tokenized, and that global money tokens are on the horizon. Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of blockchain-based, crypto-inclusive money transfer company Circle, said that the firm has long held that major fiat currencies would eventually be tokenized. Significant digital currencies In an […]
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Maxine Waters, the chair of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says continuing to review Facebook’s crypto activities is on its fall agenda. Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says the committee will continue to review Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra and the corresponding digital wallet Calibra. […]
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