Russia is taking the lead in issuing a multinational stablecoin backed by commodities with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU, and BRICS countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most influential person in the blockchain industry, according to Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which added five trading pairs: Binance Coin (BNB),…
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Fed Nominee Judy Shelton speaks about the need for a digital dollar at a confirmation hearing in the US Senate. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wasn’t the only one to make waves at the U.S. Senate this week when it came to the future of currency. Tom Cotton, a Republican senator from Arkansas, spoke at length…
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Nancy Sumption joins SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as his Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy. After naming Kristina Littman as Chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit in December, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced more fresh blood to its ranks. On Feb. 13, Nancy Sumption was announced as the successor to…
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Cryptocurrency has purportedly helped to increase illegal gambling activity on soccer across the Asian continent. Cryptocurrencies are making gambling on the world’s most popular sport easier, sports authorities suggest. Asian soccer has seen a sharp decline in match-fixing over the last six years, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a Reuters article dated…
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Crypto-keen Japanese financial giant SBI has confirmed plans to collaborate with Whinstone, an American company that is currently building what will become the United States’ largest data center – and what its operators claim will be the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility. The deal, per a joint press release, will see SBI team up…
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After yet another rejection close to USD 10,500, bitcoin price started a downside correction. BTC/USD broke the USD 10,350 and USD 10,200 support levels. It is now consolidating losses, with signs of a corrective decrease towards USD 9,850. Similarly, there was a minor decline in most major altcoins in the past three sessions, including ethereum,…
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Things took a downturn for IOTA (MIOTA), as the network has been “paused,” while its team is focusing on the developing situation of the hacked Trinity wallet. IOTA seems to be going through an escalation of events. When this incident was first reported on, on February 12, IOTA advised people to keep their Trinity wallet…
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Ether has more than doubled in value so far this year. Here are five signs from this week alone that suggest it might finally be Ethereum’s time to shine. Ether (ETH) has more than doubled in value so far this year, with strong fundamentals and increasing numbers of projects being built on the network. Here…
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Ledger has published a critique of its competitors’ security chips which may have reignited a year old spat with Trezor. Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has reignited an old feud with competitor Trezor, in a blog post dated Feb. 13 highlighting the claimed benefits of its internal Secure Element chips. Trezor co-founder and CEO of…
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Bitcoin price and volume have generally gone up on Valentine’s Day over the past five years as well as Ethereum and XRP prices. Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a record-high price for the year, and as the run-up to $10,000 occurred, Weiss Crypto Rating updated the asset to an A-. Recent news has also hinted at…
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