In a bid to attract Israeli crypto investors, Bank Leumi has announced that it will enable its customers to trade cryptoassets. Trading services will be carried out through the bank’s online trading platform Pepper Invest. Pepper Invest is offering its crypto trading services in partnership with blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos (PAX). … Read More: Israeli…
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Dr Paul Mazzola, Lecturer Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, the University of Wollongong, and Mitchell Goroch, Cryptocurrency Trader and Researcher, University of Wollongong. ______ Fearing Russia’s elite will evade economic sanctions by converting their wealth to cryptocurrency, high-profile US Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill into US Congress to…
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SK Square, an offshoot of one of South Korea’s biggest chaebol conglomerates has announced plans to launch a cryptoasset before the year is out – and intends to link it to a whole host of the conglomerate’s business platforms…. Read More: This Is Why Telecoms Giant SK Aims to Launch a Cryptoasset ‘in 2022’…
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The war in Ukraine will make countries “re-evaluate their currency dependencies,” with work on digital currencies likely to be accelerated, according to Larry Fink, CEO and Chairman of the major asset manager BlackRock. Writing in a letter to shareholders published on Thursday, Fink said that the war, and the severe economic sanctions on Russia…
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A senior Russian politician has suggested turning to bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative to the USD in international energy exports and trade deals. The comments were made by Pavel Zavalny, a member of the ruling United Russia Party and the Chairman of the State Duma (Russia’s parliament) Committee on Energy. In a video press…
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The High Court of Singapore, the lower division of the country’s Supreme Court, has issued a ruling in which, for the first time, it recognizes crypto as property and grants proprietary injunctions against persons suspected of its theft…. Read More: Singaporean Court Recognizes Crypto as Property in Theft Case Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy…
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Thailand has banned the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment for goods and services in the country, saying that their use could threaten financial stability and the national economy. According to a notice published on the website of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in cooperation with the Bank of Thailand (BOT),…
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Amid an intensifying competition for customers, the US online trading platform Robinhood has rolled out a new cash card that offers various rewards to its users, including crypto bonuses, with a waitlist available to the platform’s customers. “The Cash Card builds on our mission to democratize finance for all by giving debit card customers…
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El Salvador could push its bitcoin (BTC) bond issuance back as far as September, the nation’s Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya has admitted – but a more imminent issuance is still on the table…. Read More: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bonds May Be Delayed Until September, Says Finance Chief Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with…
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