The U.S. should learn from other countries, especially China, on digital currency, says SEC commissioner Hester Peirce. The United States could learn from China’s innovations in digital currency, says Securities and Exchange commissioner Hester Peirce. Fielding questions via webcam at this week’s Crypto Finance Conference in Switzerland, the public sector leader known as CryptoMom, called…
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In line with a November court ruling, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov gave a deposition regarding alleged violation of U.S. securities law by Gram token sale. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov gave a deposition regarding the company’s alleged violation of United States securities law by conducting $1.7 billion Gram token sale in 2018. In line with a…
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Source: iStock/pichet_w A new survey has found that financial advisors in the U.S. would be keen to put their clients’ money into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – hinting that should Bitcoin ETFs become easily available, widespread BTC adoption could follow. The findings come from a study entitled “The 2020 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes…
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Most major cryptocurrencies have resumed their up move, which shows that the rally can extend for a few more days. The total crypto market capitalization has risen from about $190.5 billion at the start of the year to over $243 billion. That is a rise of about 27.55% within 17 days. This shows that the…
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Source: iStock/_iceman Ethereum classic (ETC) has been in a parabolic run, starting in late December and accelerating over the course of this week. As of pixel time (10:00 AM UTC), the ETC rally has brought the price up by 80% in the last four days, and over 180% since the bottom on December 18. Following…
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The U.S. state of New Hampshire fails to pass its second bill to accept crypto for tax payments due to the high volatility of Bitcoin. Lawmakers in the New Hampshire state legislature have killed a bill that would have allowed state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies as payment for taxes. On Jan. 8, the New Hampshire…
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It seems that Mordor Intelligence, a market research company, downgraded its hardware wallet market growth forecast, while the market is still expected to grow more than 4 times its current size and reach USD 708 million by 2025. Now, the company says that in 2019, the hardware wallet market was valued at USD 164.19 million,…
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A surge higher to finally exit the $8,000 range was short-lived at press time as observers waited to see where support would appear. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $9,000 on Jan. 17 as technical metrics continued to break both local and all-time records. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC clips $9,000 as traders lie in wait…
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The Libra Association has formed a five-member steering committee to guid the network’s technical development. The Libra Association — the government body of the eponymous stablecoin introduced by Facebook in late 2019 — has formed a new committee to guide the network’s technical development. According to an announcement on Jan. 16, the Libra Association has…
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Donald Trump, the President of the U.S. Source: a screenshot, Instagram, realdonaldtrump Compared to 2018, California-based blockchain startup focusing on payment technologies, Ripple, had more lobbyist but spent less on lobbying in the first three quarters of 2019, according to OpenSecrets.org – database of the Centre for Responsive Politics, a non-profit research group. The data,…
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