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The United States Congress (January 30) held a hearing session titled: "Is Cash Still King? Reviewing the Rise of Mobile Payments." The hearing held before House Representatives of the Fintech Task Force, had in attendance a number of payment companies, consumer witnesses and non-profit institutions. During the hearing,
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Amid the great start to the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market this year, there is a corresponding increase in searches related to "Bitcoin Halving" as Google Trends indicate. Bitcoiners and non-coiners seem to increasingly anticipate the cryptocurrency's once-every-four-years event (2012, 2016, 2020); which from historical data has
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NairaEx in the Spotlight NairaEx is West Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, with a growing digital footprint across the continent. Since its inception, it has grown its user base not only in Nigeria but across different continents in the world. From USA to China, different individuals use NairaEx. As with
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The City of Zermatt, Switzerland has become the second Swiss town to officially allow residents pay their taxes in Bitcoin (BTC). According to an official announcement, city authorities have partnered with one of Switzerland's top crypto financial services firm - Bitcoin Suisse to now offer the new tax
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The Paris Saint Germain (PSG) fan tokens are now live on blockchain platform - Socios.com. Fans and followers of the football club can now purchase the tokens on Socios, as revealed in an annoucement on its official Twitter handle. For its very first use case, the $PSG Fan Token
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Malta-based blockchain firm, Chiliz will launch a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens. The new platform - Chiliz.net will serve as the trading exchange for tokens of all partnering sports teams on its Socios platform. Chiliz.net will also integrate the Socios wallet, enabling fans of partnering football
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Elon Musk, the brain behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Paypal has cleared the air on his opinions on cryptocurrency. During a podcast, he states that he is “neither here nor there on Bitcoin”. Pretty Clever Technology When asked by the interviewers on his take on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, Musk referred to
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2020 has kicked off on a very positive note for Bitcoin holders and investors, as BTC has topped from its year-to-date starting price of around $7,160 on January 1, 2020 to currently trade at $9,361 (January 29, 2020). After a correction below $9,000 last week, the bulls
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At 23:30 UTC on January 28, the price of Bitcoin in China rose from $9,150 to $9,400 in less than five minutes. The sudden spike marked an 83-day high for the cryptocurrency in Asia. Rise to the Top As uncertainty in the global markets looms, demand for
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The Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) with the backing of the Dubai government, is set to launch its own "Crypto Valley" in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Announced at the WEF Davos Conference, the DMCC will partner Swiss-based startup CVVC to build a sector dedicated to promoting cryptocurrency
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Dubai's government is working in partnership with German firm Siemens to boost blockchain education among its citizens. The partnership between the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) was announced in a press release; highlighting a series of lectures and seminars on blockchain technology held at the DEWA Academy
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Today, Google launches its first Developers Space in Lagos, Nigeria. Previously, referred to as the Google Launchpad Space, the accelerator hub will serve developers, startups and entrepreneurs to collaborate. Free to Use The space is free to use. Different programs will take place at Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa. The programmes