During the past fortnight, the crypto asset litecoin (LTC) has surged over 40% against the U.S. dollar after the crypto exchange EDX announced the listing of LTC alongside three other prominent digital currencies. Additionally, Litecoin is on the verge of a reward halving, with only 30 days remaining until its block reward subsidy decreases from…
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The U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced it has resolved the issues with U.S. dollar (USD) withdrawals. The trading platform, which recently averted an asset freeze sought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), informed customers, however, that withdrawal services are likely to be discontinued again. Binance US May…
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While the crypto economy has reached a value of $1.2 trillion, meme coin markets have experienced substantial gains this week, with the top five meme tokens recording both 24-hour and seven-day gains. According to recent data, pepe is leading the pack with a 34% increase in the last 24 hours and a 66% increase over…
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Former Chief Tech Officer at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, took to Twitter to remind his followers about Jared Bernstein’s earlier stance on de-dollarization. The angel investor sees logic in views that the new White House top economist has now abandoned, on the U.S. dollar’s status as a global reserve currency . Not a Bitcoin Maximalist —…
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Central banks, particularly those in emerging economies, are ramping up their gold reserves in preparation for a new monetary regime, signaling a potential loss of reserve currency status for the U.S. dollar, according to the investment management firm Goehring & Rozencwajg. The company’s managing partner Leigh Goehring explained in a recent interview that gold will…
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Kenyan President William Ruto has repeated his call on African countries to consider ditching the U.S. dollar when settling cross-border trades. The Kenyan leader claimed that the African continent already has a mechanism that enables the seamless settling of transactions between traders. Further, freedom advocate and entrepreneur Kimdotcom said as more countries reject the greenback…
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Bitcoin payments firm Strike has extended the reach of its cross-border payments service to Mexico, as the company aims to leverage the country’s expansive remittances market. As of June 14, 2023, the company has introduced its ‘Send Globally’ service to the third-largest country in Latin America. The service allows users to send funds internationally, providing…
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In the aftermath of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance, chairman Gary Gensler engaged in a conversation, maintaining that further digital currencies are unnecessary. “We already have digital currency. It’s called the U.S. dollar. It’s called the euro or it’s called the yen, they’re all digital right now,”…
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The regulatory environment in the U.S. doesn’t look good for crypto but the United States has the potential to lead again, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The founder of the world’s largest digital asset exchange is convinced stablecoins can increase use cases for the U.S. dollar and praises the pro-crypto stance of Republican…
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Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, has stated that U.S. debt has become a “global financial pyramid” whose objective is to “deceive other nations and people.” Volodin also explained that the ability of the U.S. government to service its debt was weakening, making the U.S.…
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