The head of the Russian parliament’s financial markets committee Anatoly Aksakov said there are “no anti-blockchain voices in the government,” major industry players remain crypto-keen – and believes that a “cryptoruble” pilot will begin next year. Per media outlet RBC, Aksakov – the chief architect of Moscow’s crypto and blockchain policy and legislation Read more…
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Legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones now claims he likes bitcoin (BTC) even more than when he decided to invest in this most popular cryptocurrency. “I think we are in the first inning of bitcoin and it’s got a long way to go,” Jones said on CNBC’s "Squawk Box" on Thursday. The founder and…
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The ripple effects of PayPal finally getting on board the crypto gravy train yesterday – enabling bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other altcoin purchases in the USA – are being felt all over the world. In South Korea, firms with relationships with crypto companies have seen their share prices rise on the news. Woori Technology…
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As discussed yesterday, bitcoin price started a strong upward move after it broke the USD 12,000 resistance. BTC bulls gained strength, resulting in a surge above the USD 12,750 and USD 13,000 levels. The price tested the USD 13,250 zone and it is currently (05:00 UTC) correcting gains below USD 13,000. Similarly, most major altcoins…
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Russian public officials will be obliged to declare how much crypto they own, said the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office. Per an official release, the Prosecutor General has introduced the changes in line with the country’s first crypto law, which was approved earlier this year and promulgates on January 1, 2021. Although some believe that the…
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Coin Metrics, one of the world’s premier blockchain/cryptocurrency analytics firms, has updated its list of ‘trusted volume’ exchanges, adding a further five crypto exchanges, all the while adjusting scoring methods for trading platforms. This time, FTX, Lbank, Liquid, The Rock Trading, and Upbit are joining the list that already features Coinbase, Bitfinex, Read more »Pay,…
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Online payments giant PayPal has announced that it will officially be joining the crypto markets as it will be offering US account holders the ability to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH) and litecoin (LTC) in their PayPal wallets. (Updated at 13:01 UTC: updates throughout the entire text). In the…
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Source: Adobe/Jom_Ariya The troubled crypto exchange BitMEX has accelerated its user verification program after securing over 50% of their trading volume in almost two months since the program begun. "A significant amount of our users representing over 50% of our volume have successfully completed the onboarding process," BitMEX said today, adding that this number gave…
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Bitcoin price remained in a positive zone and it settled above the USD 11,800 resistance level. BTC gained bullish momentum and surged above the USD 12,000 resistance. There was also a break above the USD 12,200 level and the price is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating gains. Besides, most major altcoins are showing early signs of…
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Major crypto exchange OKEx is today resuming peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat trading for three fiat pairs. Crypto withdrawals are still suspended. The exchange has announced that its P2P platform will resume trading at noon UTC today for the CNY (Chinese yuan), INR (Indian rupee), and VND (Vietnamese dong) fiat pairs. Per an update, the Buy Crypto…
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