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The Switzerland Stock Exchange (SIX) has listed a new crypto exchange-traded product (ETP), courtesy of a partnership between Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse and fintech firm Amun AG. As reported, the joint Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) product with ticker symbol ‘ABBA’ is now live on the Swiss exchange; and
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With digital currencies like Bitcoin gaining more traction, a major complaint raised by ‘cryptocurrency detractors’ is its anonymity; that is in cases of hacks, online scams or theft, can I easily track the culprit? Due to these vulnerability and perceived total anonymity, cryptocurrency organizations are constantly deliberating on ways to
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital transformation has confirmed plans to legalize cryptocurrencies in the country; which will now give crypto an official status. According to reports by Tech Liga, the legalization process is part of the government’s effort to modernize the country which has become a priority agenda under
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The Democratic Republic of Congo in partnership with German blockchain firm RCS Global has launched mine-to-market solution to help fight against illegally obtained minerals in the country. According to Reuters, the Congolese government officials under the Societe Miniere de Bisunzu (SMB) mine are using blockchain technology to assure buyers of
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The US House of Representatives through its Financial Services Committee has asked the Federal Reserve of its plans regarding a U.S dollar digital currency. According to a letter sent to the Federal Reserve Board Chairman – Jerome Powell, the US Representatives expressed concerns that the dominance of the US dollar
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The Central Bank of Venezuela is reportedly exploring the option of holding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) in its international reserves. Following the country’s political and economic struggles, Venezuela has been hit by inflation and U.S trade sanctions; prompting the nation to seek alternative currencies to cushion the
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Popular global trading exchange – Binance announced the delisting 30 cryptocurrrency trading pairs from their platform. According to the announcement, the exchange says the delisting aims “to improve liquidity and user trading experience among our wide range of available assets.” The exchange states that a lack of liquidity amongst the to-be-delisted
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Just like regular cash, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies require a level of self security. As a crypto investor, you do not want to overlook your wallet security and watch all your coins disappear because you were careless. In this article, we highlight measures to ensure the safety of your coins
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With the latest Binance Research showing Nigeria’s sustained interest in Bitcoin as revealed by Google Search Trends, we take a look at the top 10 Nigerian States catching the bitcoin vibe. Note that the rankings are based on the past 12 months (1 year) and 5-years time frame. The
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Over the years, Google Search Trends for the term ‘Bitcoin’ have moved from the Western nations to Asia, and then Europe. However, at this time Africa and notably Nigeria seems to be leading new interests in this digital currency. According to a recent report by Binance Research, which visualized the
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Around the world and in Nigeria, good deeds related to finance are viewed as a rarity; and this explains the reactions to Twitter user @BitcoinKeith story after his refund of 7.8BTC ($80,000) sent to him from an unknown source at the time. Bitcoin.ng had an exclusive chat
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The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – founding company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has finally kicked off its cryptocurrency marketplace called Bakkt, offering institutional investors Bitcoin futures contract. What are Bitcoin Futures? Futures contracts are legal agreements to buy or sell a given commodity at a specific price at a