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A recent report, published by investment management firm, Charles Schwab shows that more millennials choose to invest in Bitcoin (BTC) than in the shares of listed companies like Disney and Netflix. Millennials Invest in Bitcoin The report shows that in Q3 of 2019, investments in Bitcoin by millennials surpassed their
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Germany’s Deutsche bank – the world’s 17th largest bank by total assets has made an interesting prediction following a recent research; hinting that digital currencies will replace cash by the next decade 2030. According to the research titled “Imagine 2030” report, Jim Reid and Marion Laboure - both Deutsche
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Despite warnings from the Central Bank of Nigeria over the use of digital currencies, more Nigerians than ever are using Bitcoin. The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria recently published, ‘The Nigerian Banker’. The publication details reasons for the upsurge in users of Bitcoin in Nigeria. According to the publication,
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A recently published report by crypto credit rating platform, Graychain Ltd. estimates that the cryptocurrency loans industry has grown to $4.7 billion. According to The Crypto Credit Report, the number of cryptocurrency loan providers is growing rapidly as more individuals seek to borrow Bitcoin. The report says, “Crypto lending
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Italian Serie A side – Juventus has officially released its own crypto token for use by fans in voting on club decisions and polling. This announcement follows up over a year of token development in partnership with Socios – a fan token platform for sports. According to the announcement, the Juventus brand
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The incoming Bitcoin halving revives hopes of higher prices as an anonymous analyst presents quantitative analysis to support a $100,000 valuation. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency banks are being introduced in the US State of Wyoming as China blocks blockchain explorer, Etherescan.io with its infamous firewall. Cryptocurrency Analyst Predicts $100,000
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A proposed new bill in Germany will enable banks to sell and store Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies by 2020. According to reports by German news agency Handelsblatt, the bill which has successfully passed reading by the German Federal Parliament, now requires a consensus from the country’s 16 states
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United States prosecutors have announced the arrest of Virgil Griffith, who is accused of travelling to the Republic of Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology to evade US sanctions. According to reports, 36-year old Griffith is a US citizen resident in Singapore and
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The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has attested to the role of digitization, automation and technological innovations in the financial sector, as reported by Guardian. Speaking at the 19th National Seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for Judges, organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of
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A twitter user @onyenkuzi posted saying: “Someone put N100,000 in ***** stock in 2004. Ten years later it was worth a little over N11,000.” His tweet prompted an online frenzy with many Nigerians narrating tales of little or no returns on investment (ROI) from various traditional financial assets such
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France is set to introduce an educational curriculum which includes Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency studies for high schools. Following an announcement by the French Education ministry, its amended study plan for Economics and Social Sciences will incorporate courses on the number one cryptocurrency - Bitcoin; with educators expected to teach
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Unstoppable Domains – a cryptocurrency domain name start-up has launched its .crypto domain registry on the Ethereum blockchain. According to a press release, the .crypto registry will allow users to connect any cryptocurrency address to their domain, enabling them to receive payments using just the domain name. That is, users could