Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin don’t quite convince Bailey, but he sees a lot of potential for stablecoins. During a virtual conference hosted by the Brookings Institute, Andrew Bailey, Bank of England’s (BoE) governor, stressed that crypto assets are just “unsuited to the world of payments.” In prepared remarks on the future of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, Bailey…
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Binance is now an official blockchain advocate in Europe alongside Ripple. Blockchain for Europe, a major European association advocating for the balanced regulation of the blockchain industry, has welcomed the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance, the biggest exchange by daily trading volume globally, has joined Blockchain for Europe, the association announced on Sept. 3. By…
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Crypto mining is allowed, but payout in crypto is prohibited. Authorities in Russia continue the game of ping pong in regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) even after passing the country’s first crypto law. Russia’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly proposed a set of amendments to the law “On Digital Financial Assets,” or DFA, which bans many…
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CoinMarketCap’s new crypto education portal aims to provide holistic content for newcomers to the industry. Veteran crypto markets data aggregator CoinMarketCap (CMC) is venturing into new territory — cryptocurrency education. CMC first made its name as a price-tracking website for cryptocurrencies back in 2013 and has remained at the center of ongoing efforts to establish…
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Not even the Colombian president is exempt from being impersonated by Bitcoin scammers. The Colombian police have issued a warning about fraudsters promoting a Bitcoin scam website to social media users. The “announcement” about the launch of a fake Bitcoin-related investment system was purportedly “approved” by Ivan Duque, President of Colombia. According to Colombia Check,…
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A cybercrime group named ‘John Wick’ has taken responsibility for the attack. Hackers took over one of the Twitter accounts linked to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and posted messages asking his followers to make crypto donations. According to a report from news outlet India Today, Modi’s Twitter account narendramodi_in, which is associated with his…
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The surrounding threat level is low, but there are fears it could increase. Cybersecurity experts at ESET published an in-depth study about a new malware named “KryptoCibule.” This exploit specifically targets Windows users with three methods of attack, including by installing a crypto mining app, directly stealing crypto wallet files, and replacing copy/pasted wallet addresses…
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Bitcoin goes quite well with tacos. Following an earlier endeavor selling Bitcoin (BTC) at a premium on eBay in 2015, Chris Maurice, CEO of African crypto exchange Yellow Card, made a small business selling the asset at multiple Taco Bell locations. Maurice worked with his friend Justin Poiroux on the endeavor. Poiroux, who later co-founded the Yellow Card exchange, first…
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There are two sides to every story. SushiSwap, an upcoming DeFi protocol forked from Uniswap’s decentralized exchange, has grabbed numerous headlines in recent days. One such story pointed out that the project’s pseudonymous head, known only as Chef Nomi, maintains access to $27 million in Sushi tokens. Cointelegraph reached out to SushiSwap’s founder for further…
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The digital Swiss franc issuer is now licensed as a “digital asset trading facility.” Sygnum, a major cryptocurrency bank in Switzerland, is preparing to finally introduce digital asset trading after receiving regulatory approval. On Sept. 1, Sygnum announced that it received regulatory approval from the Financial Market Supervisory Authority, allowing the company to expand its…
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