Was the impact of the “crypto winter” on the entire industry positive or negative? Take a look in an in-depth analysis. It’s hard to tell who was the first to coin — if you’ll forgive the pun — the name for the dramatic price drop of Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins as the “crypto winter.” But […]
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Following cannabis supply chains, Æternity blockchain will also be applied to Uruguay’s internal democratic processes and voting. Open source decentralized application (DApp)-focused blockchain Æternity will team up with the Uruguay Digital Party to optimize the country’s democratic processes and internal voting. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 3, the partnership aims […]
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Senior members of the House Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve whether there are plans for launching a U.S. dollar digital currency. Members of the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve whether there are any plans of launching a U.S. dollar digital currency. Fed has the mandate to […]
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Stablecoins backed by precious metals — here’s how to choose which one to invest in and why they are stable. Cryptocurrencies are constantly subject to exchange rate fluctuations and are characterized by high price volatility. For making crypto money more useful and more stable, a special type was created: stablecoins. Related: Stablecoins, Explained Stablecoin is […]
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North Korea is allegedly developing its cryptocurrency for bypassing U.S. sanctions, but experts point out other reasons for this initiative. It seems that a movement to create a national cryptocurrency is gaining momentum in Asia. Following China, the North Korean authorities announced their readiness to issue digital money and even indicated the availability of all […]
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Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has revealed a wallet for its network’s native token, Gram, available in the app’s alpha version for iOS. Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has revealed a wallet for its network’s native token, Gram (GRM), available in the app’s alpha version for iOS. As Telegram Info reported on Sept. 26, the […]
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Scalability: It’s the one thing that could derail crypto’s ambitions to go mainstream. Is there an answer to this long-running issue? It’s one of the biggest challenges facing blockchain and crypto — a hurdle only the industry can solve. Without a solution, even CEOs from major global exchanges fear that mass adoption will never be […]
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An ex-Fed official says it makes no sense to end U.S. dollar dominance by replacing it with a digital currency, such as Facebook’s Libra coin. Ex-United States Federal Reserve official Simon Potter stated that the plan to end the U.S. dollar’s dominance by replacing it with a digital currency makes no sense. Central banks unlikely […]
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Crypto exchange Bitfinex is relaunching its IEO platform with Kim Dotcom’s Bitcoin-integrated KIM token as the first offering. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the relaunch of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform Tokinex as Bitfinex Token Sales and will offer the token of P2P digital content and monetization blockchain K.IM on October 22. The news […]
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CBOE withdraws its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF, leaving the SEC with just two similar but less popular proposals. On Sept. 17, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s BZX Equity Exchange withdrew its VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal a month ahead of the review deadline. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the regulator on […]
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