Paxos Courts MakerDAO With Paying Yield for Holding Up to $1.5B USDP Stablecoin

The proposal by Paxos is part of MakerDAO’s effort to generate income on its $7 billion digital asset reserve.

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MakerDAO Favors Holding GUSD Stablecoin as Part of Reserve in Early Voting

MakerDAO voters so far favor keeping the $500 million Gemini USD stablecoin ceiling in Maker’s PSM reserve over decreasing its role or phasing it out.

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Reserve Right Token Spikes Leaving Many In Euphoria, Eyes $0.01

RSR price holds above daily 50 EMA as price eyes $0. 01  Price continues to look bullish, holding above key support areas RSR price breaks out of daily asymmetric triangle with high buy orders.   Reserve Right (RSR) token price has had a rough time in recent weeks breaking out of its range but could rally to $0.

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Bitcoin “Reserve Risk” Metric Approaches All-Time Lows

Data shows the Bitcoin “reserve risk” indicator has recently plunged down and is now reaching all-time lows only seen back in 2015 bear and the March 2020 COVID crash. Bitcoin Reserve Risk Suggests HODLing Relative To Price Is Strong According to the latest weekly report from Glassnode, BTC investors have been holding strong onto their coins despite the large decline in the crypto’s price recently.

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Swiss National Bank Says NO To Buying And Holding Bitcoin As A Reserve Currency

However, speaking at a meeting, the head of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has said the asset does not currently fit the provisions of a reserve currency.

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Federal Reserve Adopts Strict Trading Rules Following a Scandal

deter their officials from further scandals. Per the report, Federal Reserve members are prohibited from holding investments like cryptos. The new restrictions aim to prevent a reoccurrence of ethics scandals that menaced the US Central Bank last year.

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Bitcoin, Stocks Jump on Interest Rate Held at Near Zero

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Cardano (ADA) dips below $1 amidst the crypto market crash

The cryptocurrency market was spooked by news that the US Federal Reserve would raise the interest rates. The Fed is holding a meeting on Wednesday to discuss a monetary policy that will aid the US economy as it records increased inflation rates.

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El Salvador Increases Bitcoin Holding To Over $60 Million, Tron’s Justin Sun Scoops More BTC In Solidarity

Key takeaways El Salvador buys the dip, adding another 150 Bitcoins to their reserve.   Justin Sun in solidarity has added the same amount of Bitcoin to his holdings.   El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele keeps paying no attention to critics as the country keeps benefiting from Bitcoin.

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Ukraine’s Blueprint To Bitcoin Adoption

Ukraine’s strategic path to Bitcoin adoption would likely include nuclear-powered mining, and holding Bitcoin as a state reserve asset.

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As Fed Commits To Holding Interest Rates At 0%, More Investors Will Turn To Bitcoin

The Federal Reserve has committed to keeping the fund rate at zero or near zero, maintaining the bull case for bitcoin.

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Bitcoin (BTC) accepted here: Nigerian hotel tells customers

George Residence, a hospitality holding in Lagos, Nigeria, has become the first hotel in the country to accept Bitcoin payments. Additionally, the hotel hopes to expand its balance sheet and adopt the top cryptocurrency as its primary reserve.

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Marathon Patent Group Buys $150 Million Worth of Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset

Marathon Patent Group announced Monday that it bought 4,813 bitcoins in a deal worth $150 million. The firm joins the growing list of publicly listed companies holding bitcoin in their treasuries. Merrick Okamoto, chairman and chief executive officer of Marathon, said the Nasdaq firm is buying bitcoin (BTC) as a reserve asset. “We…believe that holding […]

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Fund Manager Bill Miller Lauds BTC- Says ‘Bitcoin Could Be Rat Poison, and the Rat Could Be Cash’

Fund Manager and founder of Miller Value Partners, Bill Miller says holding bitcoin is better than holding cash because the digital asset is immune to the bad policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Writing in the 2020 Q4 Market Letter, Miller explains that some companies are already converting to bitcoin in order to avoid incurring […]

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British Asset Management Firm Announces $15M Bitcoin Purchase

With currency debasement on the agenda across many countries and the precious metals market tanking, several high-profile organizations are now holding Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. Ruffer Reduces Gold Exposure With a $675 Million Bitcoin Bet Ruffer announced the news via a letter to investors published on Dec.

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London Stock Exchange-Listed Company Allocates 10% Of Its Cash Reserves To Bitcoin As Its Primary Treasury Reserve Asset

A growing number of institutional investors and traditional companies are holding the flagship cryptocurrency as a treasury reserve asset amid an economic downturn due to the pandemic. The latest company to jump on the bitcoin bandwagon is a fintech firm listed on the London Stock Exchange, Mode Global Holdings. However, Mode has not revealed the […]

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Corporate Crypto Reserve Status: Software Firm Snappa Swaps 40% Cash Reserves for Bitcoin

On Monday, Canadian graphics software company, Snappa, revealed that it was holding bitcoin as a reserve asset. Snappa follows the firms Microstrategy and the Canadian restaurant chain Tahini’s by deciding to convert cash reserves into the scarce crypto asset.

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This Ottawa-Based Graphics Software Firm Is Now Holding Bitcoin As A Reserve Asset

Not too long ago we learned that the billion-dollar financial services firm MicroStrategy had decided to move half of its stockpile of reserve cash into Bitcoin. Now another promising new company has decided to trade its cash reserve for Bitcoin.

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MicroStrategy Buys $250M in Bitcoin, Calling the Crypto ‘Superior to Cash’

Digital gold is now the "principal holding" of MicroStrategy's revamped treasury reserve strategy.

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Bitcoin Avoids Deep Bearish Correction as Powell Pledges New Stimulus

Bitcoin was holding steady above $9,100-support as the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to consider additional stimulus. The BTC/USD pair earlier recovered by more than 150 percent from its March 13 low on Fed’s expansionary policies.

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Venezuela Holding Bitcoin to Skirt US Sanctions Is Not Bullish: Prominent Analyst

You have to love it when the mainstream press talks about Bitcoin. Bloomberg broke the news that Venezuela has Bitcoin and ‘doesn’t know what to do with it’. Bitcoin as a Central Bank Reserve They also go on to say that: Venezuela’s central bank is running internal tests to determine whether it can hold cryptocurrencies in its coffers.

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Bitcoin Not Banned in India, Finance Minister Tells Parliament

Holding or trading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is not banned in India, union minister Anurag Singh Thakur told the upper house of Indian parliament. The Minister of State to Ministry of Finance said the issues of permitting the trading of/in cryptocurrencies remains under examination of a government-appointed interministerial committee.

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HSBC takes the crypto-leap; educates customers on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology

Last year, India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, had released a circular prohibiting banks from providing services to both individuals and business involved in trading or holding cryptocurrencies.

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Indian Legislators Divided Into Pro And Anti Cryptocurrency Camps

In April 2019, the draft of the ‘Banning of Cryptocurrencies and Regulation of Official Digital Currencies Bill 2019’ sent shock waves in the entire crypto community of India. Media reports suggest that holding, selling or dealing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could entail 10 years in jail. An RTI query filed revealed that the Reserve […]

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What Bitcoin Ban? Indian Central Bank Denies Involvement in Crypto Ban Bill

By CCN Markets: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied knowledge of a proposed bill which would see Bitcoin and crypto ownership in India made entirely illegal. Reports surfaced last week that lawmakers in India were working on legislation that could carry a 10-year prison sentence for anyone caught holding cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin and RBI: Is It A Case Of Murphy’s Law For BTC Supporters?

Bitcoin drop 7. 4 percent Reserve Bank of India could get a boost with the latest draft bill proposing more stringent measures against crypto investors and developers. Yesterday’s FUD that India’s legislators are proposing a ban of cryptocurrency mining, trading or holding did expose RBI’s underbelly.

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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price.

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Adamant Capital: BTC Price Bottom Is Likely In, Accumulation Phase Has Begun

Bitcoin fund Adamant Capital is convinced that the bottom of the bear market is in, and true to its name, the firm has laid out an unwavering case for this position with some persuasive hard data and fundamental analysis.

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Warning: India is Heading Towards Clueless Bitcoin Regulation, Here’s Why

When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warned its citizens about the risks of trading and holding cryptocurrencies in December 2013, it was a reformist move. Cryptocurrencies, or should we say bitcoin, was a new phenomenon back then.

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Simon Dixon Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of Bitcoin

With the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin’s launch under the industry’s belt, it’s hard to believe how far the space has traveled in that time. Bitcoin Magazine has asked a number of long-time members of the space to reflect on their experiences, and published author Simon Dixon spoke with us about some of his observations over the years.

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Indian Officials Consider Ban on “Private Cryptocurrencies”

Agents of the Indian government have met to formally discuss a possible ban on private cryptocurrency holdings in the nation. On October 30, 2018, the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) issued a press release detailing their recent meeting where they “reviewed the current global and domestic economic situation and financial sector performance.

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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem

Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply.

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India Update: RBI Claims Court Can’t Recognize Crypto as Currency Due to Existing Laws

The Reserve Bank of India has continued is tirade against the legalization of cryptocurrencies by filing an affidavit to the country’s supreme court. The Supreme Court will be holding a hearing on the case of legalizing cryptocurrency on September 17th, at which time the affidavit will be reviewed.

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Swarm Launches Robinhood Equity Token Having No Robinhood’s Permission

Ahead of traditional public listing, the Swarm platform enables institutional investors to reserve their stake in a fund created for the purpose of holding equity in Robinhood. The post Swarm Launches Robinhood Equity Token Having No Robinhood’s Permission appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Distributed Dialogues: Crypto Reporters Look in the Mirror

The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine.

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Bitcoin and PayPal Shake Bank Stocks, According to Jim Cramer

Days after the Federal Reserve’s major announcement that it would hike short-term interest rates four times instead of three in 2018, bank stocks have failed to improve as expected. Jim Cramer shared his take on the matter, outlining the rising popularity of Bitcoin and other blockchain-based technologies as one of the possible reasons.

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