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If governments try to regulate cryptocurrencies without reaching a worldwide consensus, they will fail. FM A. Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that a worldwide framework may need to be formed, and everyone will have to work together on it, before India takes any action on it, underscoring that global consensus is important for regulation of crypto. However, the Minister emphasized...
Singapore is wary of crypto service providers
Singapore is cautious when it comes to crypto service providers. The approval of laws tightening limits on bitcoin service providers is the latest indicator of Singapore's cautious acceptance of the crypto economy.
The Singapore House of Commons enacted legislation on Tuesday requir...
Blockchain era of Thailand
With Thailand leading the world in the proportion of internet users who own cryptocurrencies (20.1 per cent of Thais aged 16-64), it's easy to see why many companies are choosing to put money in or expedite this extremely popular and quickly developing market, gradually shifting the dynamics ...
Blackstone to Invest in Currencies Direct to Target M&A Opportunities
Currencies Direct that is a London-based digital foreign exchange player, has talked Blackstone into investing a sum of £140 million in them. There will be a partnership involved in the funding, by the management team of Currencies Direct, that Keith Hatton leads, and Palamon, apan-European...
A new collaboration to release central bank digital currencies: Visa and ConsenSys on CBDC tech
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Visa and ConsenSys have been in talks with central banks around the globe regarding the new tech for central bank digital currencies.
This duo is partnering into pilot cases to test the usability of digital currencies.
ConsenSys is a bloc...
Crypto terror in Pakistan
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- Pakistan has issued a warning to Binance
Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform. It was founded in 2017 headquartered in the Cayman Islands.
FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) has issued a notice to Binance. A scam ...
BTC Buying made Easy by Matrixport as They Expand their Offerings with ‘BBM’ and ‘SAM’ Products
In the last two years, there is a huge and significant growing interest in digital assets. Cryptocurrencies have had the uppermost share, but the digital asset category had much broader options and have been largely preferred by consumers over the years. Widespread adoption of digital assets...
Russian government closely monitoring Crypto Market to prevent Tax evasion
The Russia government is maintaining high scrutiny on the crypto market. The government is trying to prevent people from evading taxes by using these untraceable cryptocurrencies.
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- Russia government monitoring over crypto market
- Th...
Mastercard partners up with Bakkt, a digital wallet to facilitate crypto payments
Mastercard has decided to speed up its participation in crypto space. The company has signed a deal with Bakkt a crypto-wallet platform. This will allow merchants, banks and fintech firms to accept a large range of services and solutions related to cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin crosses $50,000 mark after August, many Cryptocurrencies register gains this week
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- Bitcoin is trading above $50,000 for the first time since August
- Dogecoin, Ether and Ripple also experience hikes
The value of world's most-valued cryptocurrency Bitcoin rose by 4.35 percent on Tuesday. This occurred a...
Testing of Crypto wallets by Robinhood to start from October
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- Robinhood announced that will start testing crypto wallets in October
- These wallets will allow people to store and trade digital tokens
Robinhood announced that in October they will start testing crypto wallets. Thes...
UK customers can now trade in cryptocurrencies using PayPal
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- PayPal completes the launch of cryptocurrency trading on the platform
- PayPal has over 375 million daily active users and around 30 million merchants
PayPal has announced that it has completed the launch of its crypt...
THE 2ND OLDEST BANK OF THE US, STATE STREET TURNS TO DIGITAL ASSET TRADING
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• Currently, State Street’s technology arm Currenex is coordinating with UK’s Pure Digital to create the digital trading platform
• The launch is expected in the middle of...
ANOTHER GRANT MADE BY SQUARE CRYPTO ALONG WITH GEMINI TO DEVELOPERS
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• Grants like these have become increasingly a trend since the last year
• The developers will take the one year grant in bitcoins
Square Crypto is a known name ...
GITHUB'S "GITHUB ACTION" MANIPULATED BY HACKERS TO MINE FREE CRYPTOCURRENCIES
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• The hackers began the attacks in November
• GitHub infrastructure had to bear a lot of load due to the attack
Hackers have found a new way of hacking into a system that helps them to mine new cry...
A QUICK GUIDE TO THE CHOICEST CRYPTOCURRENCIES FOR 2021
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• Cryptocurrencies have generated the interest of the world
• Some of the top cryptocurrencies are worth investing in
Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of Bit...
INCREASE IN ETPs HELPED COINSHARE’S DRASTIC GROWTH IN Q4
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- Europe’s largest digital asset investment firm grew in Q4 by almost 147%
- The firm started trading on Nasdaq in March 2020
That the cryptocurrency domain was one of the few sectors that minted profits even through the pandemic was pr...
BLACKROCK: SET TO TRADE-IN BITCOIN FUTURES
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• The global investment giant had already permitted two of its funds to trade in BTC
• The firm’s bitcoin futures on CME appreciated
BlackRock, the investment giant has permitted ...
PAYPAL WILL ALLOW CRYPTO SETTLEMENTS FOR ITS US CONSUMERS
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• The online platform said that it was working on enabling crypto payments since last year
• The announcement is likely to be made by PayPal on Tuesday
Post Visa’s dec...
2 BILLS PASSED IN KENTUCKY TO ATTRACT CRYPTO MINERS
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• Each bill seeks to keep the crypto miners interested and retained
• The miners are tempted by tax incentives and sales tax breaks
In its drive to become an example of emerging industries for the ...