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Perfect money is a type of financial service that is believed to give users the ability to make instant payments through the internet, supposedly using "very safe methods". This money is meant to give users of the internet and owners of internet businesses new ways of enhancing their
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In what has become the greatest Twitter hack till this day, bitcoiners and non coiners have been taught lessons about Bitcoin, Decentralization, and Tech Security. The famous hack which occurred Wednesday (15-07-2020), saw the hackers take over the Twitter accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex, Coinbase, Binance; before moving on to
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It is said that many nations and their federal reserves have a strong fear of anyone or entity that dares to challenge their fiat currency. For this reason, many speculate that price-trends can significantly affect the price of cryptocurrencies due to fear of anti-cryptocurrency regulations and laws. New Regulations and
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In a recent interview with BlockDown TV, the CTO of Ripple stated that digital payments is working on new ways to offer decentralised finance services to its partners. CTO Speaks on Ripple and Decentralised Finance Services David Schwartz, the chief technology officer of Ripple believes Ripple has the capacity and
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The Government of Beijing - China's capital city has released a 145 page document outlining its plans to become a blockchain innovation hub over the next two years. The blockchain blueprint comes nearly a month after the city's municipal government had announced its "Beijing Blockchain
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New research by crypto analytics company, Elliptic shows that the majority of the Twitter scam proceeds originated from Asia which was where over 53% of the services used by victims were located. Most Victims of Twitter Scam in Asia After over 50 high-profile accounts were compromised, over 400 payments were
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UPDATE: The Twitter accounts of Cash App, Tesla boss Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple, and Uber have also been compromised; with the scammers offering to double Bitcoin payments made to a support a fake COVID-19 Fund. In what has become a spontaneous attack on the cryptocurrency community and other top
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A village in South America creates a Bitcoin-friendly economy, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative was sparked by a need to revive the local economy following a downturn in activity in its different sectors. Village of El Zonte Creates Bitcoin Economy Locals of a village in El Salvador adopted Bitcoin
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The Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey on Monday acknowledged that the U.K. Central Bank is evaluating the need for a digital currency (CBDC). According to a report by Bloomberg, Bailey made reference to the project as he discussed the relevance of a digital currency system with school
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The Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia's Shariah Advisory Council, has declared digital currency trading as permissible. According to the council which supervises the implementation of Islamic laws in the regulation of financial institutions, investing and trading in cryptocurrencies are totally acceptable. An official statement was made by Malaysia SC
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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
Africa
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