Global banking regulator the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision calls for a conservative framework for crypto assets. Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) calls for a conservative prudential treatment framework for crypto assets. The Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States, Europe and Japan — published its report…
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Short-video sharing app TikTok recorded the first viral Bitcoin video after the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Short-video sharing app TikTok has recorded its first viral Bitcoin (BTC)-related video as the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Posted by TikTok personality The Wolf of Bitcoins, the video depicts a room in a…
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Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start trading futures tomorrow in a strange notice. Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start trading futures digital currency products in a strangely low-key announcement. On Dec. 16, ErisX reached out to its members, informing…
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ETC Labs Core has now been rebranded to ETC Core to help the company differentiate itself from ETC Labs. Blockchain developers organization Ethereum Classic (ETC) Labs Core (ETC Labs Core) has rebranded to ETC Core. In a Dec. 15 blog post, ETC Core technology coordinator Stevan Lohja announced that ETC Labs Core had been rebranded…
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Disclaimer: The text below is a press release. ________________ Leading crypto casino CryptoSlots launched Mega Matrix this month, a slot series which promises the exciting and unusual. Three new games were released this week: Big Heads, Candy Paradise and Zoomania. The series will grow rapidly, with another game promised even before the year is up.…
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Is the current dip the final buying opportunity before halving boosts Bitcoin price? Bitcoin’s market dominance has been holding above 65% mark since late July of this year. This shows that Bitcoin continues to garner the maximum interest from the market participants. There were periods in the past few months when it looked like an…
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Maduro’s government promises half a Petro each to more than 8 million Venezuelans as part of a Christmas bonus. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that this week the government will pay half a Petro to Venezuelan retirees and public workers as Christmas bonus. With a total of 4,500,000 retirees and 3,500,000 public workers, Maduro said…
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South Korean prosecutors in the city of Daejeon have busted what appears to be a USD 18.4 million multi-level pyramid scheme centering around a fake token. Per news agency Yonhap, police say that executives from at least one unnamed company convinced “a large number of investors” to invest in an as-yet-unnamed token that officials named…
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Cardano (ADA) price fell over the weekend despite the platform launching its Incentivized Testnet on Sunday. After touching USD 0.037 on Saturday, the coin is now trading at c. USD 0.036 and is down by 0.5% in the past 24 hours (15:30 AM UTC). The price is down by 6% in a week and by…
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Diginex and the UN-led International Organization for Migration jointly launched a blockchain tool aiming to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers. Blockchain financial services firm Diginex and the United Nations-led International Organization for Migration (IOM) jointly launched a blockchain tool aiming to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers in Hong Kong. According to a Diginex…
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