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Social media platform - Twitter is known to be the hub of most cryptocurrency influencers, as well as a wide meeting point for the "crypto community" - as they are called. Twitter features interactions between industry big wigs and their followers, with tweets on new products, coin analysis,
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Data suggests that the activity of Bitcoin traders may be significantly affected by activities in the New York stock market. Figures indicate that the opening of the US stock markets has a relatively high effect on volatility for the apex cryptocurrency. New York Gives Bitcoin a Boost Analysts find that
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Research by Dune Analytics shows that almost $60 million worth of bitcoins was moved to Ethereum in the month of June. An Ethereum-based product, Wrapped Bitcoin, accounted for 75% of the growth after 4,800 BTC was moved to Ethereum. Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum In recent times, the appetite of
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Chief of Cryptocurrency at payments giant - Visa says central bank digital currency (CBDC) is one of the most vital trends for the future of money and payments. According to Cuy Sheffield, who heads the company's crypto project, he explained in a thread on Twitter that the decision
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Senegalese-American rapper Akon is set to build a blockchain hub in Kenya, courtesy of a partnership with Netherlands-based firm Effect Ai. The project dubbed the "Kenyan Opportunity Hub", aims to promote blockchain and artificial intelligence for Kenyans, in a bid to offer more skills and work opportunities. According
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News has emerged that Nasdaq-listed "Kingold Jewelry" allegedly used counterfeit gold as collateral to obtain a 20 Billion Yuan ($2.8B) loan from a dozen Chinese financial institutions over the past five years. "The gold industry has been shaken after it was discovered that 83 tons of
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Lebanon's monetary crisis has continued, with the latest fall in value of its national currency by over 50% in the last 10 days, to trade at 8,200 to the US dollar. Reports say the country's deepening economic crisis has seen the Lira (Lebanese pound) lose
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June 02, 2020 - The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced it would experiment a central bank digital currency to evaluate the feasibility of such project. According to the BoJ, it wants to digitize cash, and is set to commence a proof-of-concept process with the digital yen; following the footsteps
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The author of “Why Buy Bitcoin”, Andrew Edstrom, recently stated that in 2030, Bitcoin will grant people the right to immigrate to any Bitcoin citadel. Edstrom explains that the world’s most valuable tech enterprises will depend on it to staff their teams. Bitcoin Author Speaks on Bitcoin Immigration According
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Lawyers under the Washington D.C. Bar Association (DCB) can accept cryptocurrency as payment for legal services, as disclosed by the District of Columbia Bar ethics opinion. Lawyers Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments Is Permissible According to reports, this makes the DCB the fourth bar association in the United States to endorse
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The Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned stakeholders and the general public about the activities of an illegal blockchain firm known as iBledger (iBcash cryptocurrency) and InksNation. According to an official statement, SEC disclosed that neither the company (iBSmartify Nigeria) nor its promoter or products are registered or
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With the current wave of the Corona virus pandemic ravaging economies, an overhaul of the traditional financial and payments system seems inevitable. Predictions are rife that digital payment models like central bank digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, and online payments are the way to go. At this time, government-imposed lockdowns have forced