Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is readying to launch a new crypto project, dubbed Sango – the first crypto initiative that is designed to strengthen the country’s image as an emerging African crypto hub. “For us, formal economy is no longer an option,” the president said in a statement released on his…
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Through a peso-backed stablecoin, Tether is basically “recreating forex markets with Tether products,” Ardoino said. Tether’s decision to launch a new digital asset pegged to the Mexican peso will be a boon to crypto adoption in the Latin American country by providing more onramps to the USDT stablecoin, according to Paolo Ardoino. In an exclusive…
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The U.S. SEC rejected the application for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in early April and has not approved a spot Bitcoin ETF so far. ARK Investment Management, an investment firm founded by veteran investor Cathie Wood, is taking another try to launch a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. ARK…
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The grotesque creature-themed Goblin Town non-fungible tokens (NFT) project has flipped the popular NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) to become the top collection in terms of sales volume over the past 24 hours. The project has recorded nearly USD 8.5m in sales over the past day, up by just below 1,000% compared…
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Looming macroeconomic concerns and this week’s $1B ETH options expiry threaten to pin Ethereum price under the $1,800 support. Ether’s (ETH) performance over the past three months has been less than satisfying for holders and the 50% correction since April 3 caused the altcoin to test the $1,800 support for the first time since July…
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ETH dropped below a key support in its USD/BTC pair, but analysts say a bullish trading pattern could eventually spark a sharp trend reversal. The cryptocurrency market was hit with another round of selling on May 26 as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $28,000 and Ether (ETH) briefly fell under $1,800. The ETH/BTC pair also dropped…
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The Fed vice chair told the House Financial Services Committee that a CBDC offers stability, interoperability in increasingly complex economic system. United States Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard submitted a written statement in advance to the Financial Services Committee’s virtual hearing, “On the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC),”…
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It’s now 4.33% easier to mine bitcoin over the next two weeks as the difficulty adjustment algorithm (DAA) dropped from 31.25 trillion to today’s 29.85 trillion. It’s the largest DAA drop since July 17, 2021, when the difficulty dropped 4.81% at block height 691,488. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Dips 4.33% — The Largest Drop Since July…
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PRESS RELEASE. Miami, FL – VAST, the multimedia NFT marketplace that dropped the first-ever NFT sitcom featuring Snoop Dogg and The Harlem Globetrotters, has announced the completion of their strategic private investment round with leading blockchain venture capital firms: GHAF Capital, NGC Ventures, Skyman Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, and Spartan Protocol. The VAST backers are…
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Two proposals to tax crypto assets have failed to gain support from Portuguese lawmakers who are now discussing the state budget. The bids came from minority left-wing parties, while the ruling majority is yet to put forward its own draft to regulate the matter. Portuguese Lawmakers Stop Motions to Tax Crypto Gains Members of the…
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