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UNICEF, the United Nation’s charity arm for children has announced it is accepting and disbursing donations through cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). According to an official publication, the new cryptocurrency fund is part of latest efforts by the organization to experiment donations and aids using ‘blockchain
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Chainalysis – a blockchain investigation/cryptocurrency tracking firm has added support for five more coins. The new service will have its software support five additional ERC-20 (Ethereum Request for Comment) tokens. The newly added tokens include: Dai (DAI), Maker (MKR), Basic Attention Token (BAT), OmiseGO (OMG) and Ox (ZRX). ERC-20 refers
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Brian Armstrong – CEO and co-founder of popular US crypto exchange Coinbase has expressed displeasure over the United States response to Facebook’s Libra coin. Armstrong questioned the US slow approach while nations such as China are making plans to launch their stablecoin. In an official tweet, Armstrong described the Libra
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The European Union (EU) finance commissioner Valdis Dombrovski has affirmed he will propose new legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies; citing Facebook’s Libra coin as a major factor in this move. According to Reuters, Dombrovski who served a prime minister and finance minister of Latvia is seeking re-appointment as vice president
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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 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