Brazil could have CBDC in two years, says central bank president

A central bank digital currency in Brazil may be inevitable.

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All fintech companies will use blockchain within 10 years: Aussie government report

Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future дальше »

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BitMEX to List Futures for New Crypto Coins for First Time in Over 2 Years

BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said. дальше »

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Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022

Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto. дальше »

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Revolut Finally Gives Green-Light to Crypto Traders from Australia

Coinspeaker Revolut Finally Gives Green-Light to Crypto Traders from AustraliaAfter a few years of operation, Revolut extended its services to residents in Australia in June 2020. Today, the company has announced that Australians can trade in cryptocurrency on the platform. дальше »

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Australian BitConnect Promoter Banned From Financial Services

Australian authorities have banned former BitConnect associate John Bigatton from providing financial services for seven years. According to a statement from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on Thursday, ASIC has banned John Louis Anthony Bigatton, of New South Wales, from providing financial services for seven years. дальше »

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Top Australian BitConnect promoter banned by ASIC for 7 years

John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme. дальше »

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26-Year-Old AlphaBay Darknet Moderator Who Received Payment In Bitcoin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

26-year-old Bryan Connor Herrell from Colorado, the former moderator of the AlphaBay darknet market place has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. According to a Tuesday announcement by the US Department of Justice, Connor Herrell pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to AlphaBay. дальше »

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Coinbase Set to Deliver Token Launcher for Crypto Firms

U. S. crypto behemoth Coinbase appears set to expand its suite of cryptocurrency services with a token launch platform for startups. In recent years, the Menlo Park-based outfit has risen from simply being an exchange to offering a wide variety of services including custody. дальше »

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NASDAQ 100-S&P 500 Volatility Ratio at Peak Levels

The cost of NASDAQ 100 options has ballooned relative to S&P 500 options over the past three years as the tech-heavy index leads the recovery in equities. дальше »

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Moderator of Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

The Colorado man mediated disputes on the now-defunct darknet marketplace Alphabay. дальше »

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AlphaBay darknet market moderator sentenced to 11 years in Jail

‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated.

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Tezos Foundation to Pay XTZ Token Sale Investors $25M to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

After three years, a long-running class-action lawsuit against Tezos Foundation has come to a close. A U. S. District Judge Richard Seeborg from the Northern District of California approved a $25 million payment by Tezos Foundation to aggrieved investors. дальше »

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Why This Pundit Sees Bitcoin’s Market Cap Surpassing Apple’s Within 7 Years

A pro-Bitcoin crypto analyst Timothy Peterson says Bitcoin’s market cap is “likely” to surpass that of Apple, S&P 500’s stock with the most eminent market cap within 7 years from now. This is based on Bitcoin’s trend of growth in the last ten years. дальше »

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Gold Nears Short-Term Top, Raising Two Possible Scenarios For Bitcoin

The precious metal gold and its digital counterpart, Bitcoin, have been in a safe haven arms race for two-plus years now. The two assets became even more tightly correlated starting on Black Thursday, as investors scrambled searching for the best hedge against inflation. дальше »

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Tezos Agrees To Pay $25 Million To End Class Action Lawsuit Over Securities Laws Violation

Tezos has reached a settlement with the court to end approximately three years of litigation between Tezos and a group of plaintiffs. The said plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit that concerned whether the Tezos (XTZ) cryptocurrency is a security and whether the company conducted its 2017 ICO inappropriately. дальше »

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Poll Shows Most Crypto Enthusiasts Think Governments Pose The Biggest Threat To Bitcoin

Over the last few years, the crypto market has been gaining quite some traction in the global market, with various moneyed individuals and financial institutions moving to invest in the crypto market. дальше »

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Banks around the world approaching crypto and blockchain technology

Banks around the world have started opening doors to blockchain technology over the last few years, but particularly now, in 2020. The shift towards blockchain comes from the final realization that this is the next generation of financial technology and that it will not go away. дальше »

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Class action lawsuit targeting Tezos ends in $25M settlement after 3 years

After three long years, the class-action lawsuit alleging that Tezos violated securities laws through its 2017 ICO has concluded. дальше »

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CoinMarketCap’s Top Execs Jump Ship; Did Binance Push Them Out or Seeking Greener Pastures?

After two years at CoinMarketCap as a chief strategy officer, Carylyne Chan, who has also been the acting CEO, is exiting the renowned cryptocurrency market data firm. Following Chan on the exit door are Spencer Yang and Jeremy Seow, the Vice Presidents in charge of Operations and Product, respectively. дальше »

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TeraExchange Reinstated as Swap Execution Facility by CFTC Order

The regulatory body had deemed the exchange dormant because it had no trading activity in the three years following its registration with the CFTC. дальше »

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Management Shakeup at CoinMarketCap Sees CEO Exit

Times they are a-changin’ at CoinMarketCap, which has been around for seven years. The crypto market data company has experienced a management shakeup in which its CEO, Carylyne Chan, in addition to a handful of other employees, is leaving the company. дальше »

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5 Altcoins To Watch Going Forward In 2020 And Beyond

The year 2020 has been an eventful one for cryptocurrencies. Some have done extremely well while some have recorded negative price action since the year started. Among those that have done well, there are those with a greater chance of doing even better within the year and even more so in years to come. This […] дальше »

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US Stocks Closing on Bigger August Gain Than Bitcoin

While bitcoin is eyeing an August gain for the first time in three years, the cryptocurrency is still lagging U.S. stocks over the month. дальше »

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China to implement its digital currency at the Winter Olympics Games

China wants to use its newly developed currency at the Winter Olympics Games in the coming years. The digital currency has become the center point of focus for the Chinese authorities since the cryptocurrency ban. дальше »

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Fed’s Inflation Policy Shift Will Greatly Benefit Crypto, Says Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Two days ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a landmark policy shift to its inflation goal. This implies that the central bank is comfortable allowing inflation to go past its 2% target in the coming years. дальше »

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Why this top macro investor expects the Fed to help launch Bitcoin higher

The Federal Reserve Chairman revealed in a recent speech that the central bank would be breaking from years of historical precedent with their latest decision to allow inflation to run high while keeping interest rates low. дальше »

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Free Market Family: Goldbug Peter Schiff Asks the Bitcoin Community to Gift Crypto to His Son

The American libertarian, economist and financial commentator Peter Schiff has been criticizing bitcoin for years, as he believes “bitcoin has no real value. ” However, on Thursday Schiff asked the crypto community to give some bitcoin to his 18-year old son Spencer for his birthday and explained that his son “won’t lose his” wallet. дальше »

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Bitcoin Rebounds to $11.5K Following Fed’s Historic Changes to Monetary Policy Strategy

The market — crypto or otherwise — closely watched and waited as the Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell finally delivered his speech about inflation and the measures the department would take in the coming months and years. дальше »

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Our Hero Hal: Fundraising For A Bitcoin Visionary

Hal Finney battled ALS until his death on August 28, 2014. Six years later, we’re working with the Bitcoin community to continue that fight. The post Our Hero Hal: Fundraising For A Bitcoin Visionary appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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Miners are bullish on Bitcoin

Bitcoin miners hold more coins than they did two years ago even as price...

The post Miners are bullish on Bitcoin appeared first on Coin Journal.

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44% биткоинов не перемещались более двух лет. Это рекорд с 2017 года

Число биткоинов, которые не перемещались более двух лет, достигло 44% от общего рыночного предложения криптовалюты. Об этом свидетельствуют данные аналитической компании Glassnode. Increased #Bitcoin investor HODLing behaviour: The circulaing BTC supply that hasn't moved in at least 2 years is now at 44% (8M $BTC) – a level we haven't seen in over three years. […] дальше »

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SpaceX to Help Launch Masten’s First Lander to the Moon in 2022

Coinspeaker SpaceX to Help Launch Masten’s First Lander to the Moon in 2022Earlier in August, SpaceX revealed in its SEC filing that it had raised $1. 9 billion in what appears to be the company’s biggest fundraising in its 18 years of existence, bringing the firm’s total valuation to $49 billion. дальше »

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Fed to Announce New Approach Toward Inflation, Interest Rates

The U. S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has created a new policy for interest rates and inflation for the coming years. The adjustment will see interest rates remaining at zero with a softer stance on inflation. дальше »

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44% биткоинов в обращении не перемещались больше двух лет

Число биткоинов, которые не перемещались более двух лет, достигло 44% от общего рыночного предложения криптовалюты. Об этом свидетельствуют данные аналитической компании Glassnode. Increased #Bitcoin investor HODLing behaviour: The circulaing BTC supply that hasn't moved in at least 2 years is now at 44% (8M $BTC) – a level we haven't seen in over three years. дальше »

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Russia tests blockchain voting as the September elections approach

Russia has had a lot of interactions with crypto and blockchain industries in the last few years. Less than a year ago, the reports revealed that the country plans to use blockchain for selling diamonds. дальше »

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Largest Swiss online retailer to accept crypto payments

Switzerland has been one of the European crypto hubs for a few years now, and it seemingly continues to work on being even more inclusive of digital coins. Recently, the country’s largest online retailer, Digitec Galaxus, started conducting tests for crypto transactions revolving around a bank-issued stablecoin. дальше »

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Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World

The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. дальше »

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Bittrex Global Welcomes Centric as First-Ever TRC20 Token Listed on the Platform

Two years ago, tech entrepreneur Justin Sun launched TRON, an ambitious blockchain project aiming to expand the field of decentralized finance (DeFi). With a mission to decentralize the internet, TRON is frequently compared to blockchain veteran Ethereum. дальше »

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Ethereum Potentially Trades Inside Livermore Accumulation Cylinder Pattern, New ATH Imminent

Ethereum has spent more than two years in being accumulated by smart money at low prices ahead of substantial markup. It has caused the asset to outperform most of the crypto market, including Bitcoin. дальше »

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Mathew D’Souza, Bitcoin Pioneer, Dies At 29

The founder and CEO of Blockware Solutions battled leukemia for seven years. He’ll be remembered for his knowledge, leadership and generosity. The post Mathew D’Souza, Bitcoin Pioneer, Dies At 29 appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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SEC Pretends to Relax Investment Prohibitions

The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has proudly announced that after years of work they are modernizing the century old discriminatory law on investments. “Today’s amendments are the product of... дальше »

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Google Trends data shows retail investors may soon flood into the crypto market

Retail investors have proven to be a powerful, market-moving force many times over the past several years. The post Google Trends data shows retail investors may soon flood into the crypto market appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Soon Most Exchanges Will Withdraw Crypto Only to "Whitelisted" Wallets: BlockTower Capital CIO

BlockTower Capital's Ari Paul shares his take on how regulation rules may change in one or two years and impact crypto exchanges, cryptocurrencies, money laundering, etc. дальше »

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Daily Lost Bitcoins Are Creating Scarcity That Will Eventually Boost Its Valuation, Says Bitcoin.org Co-Owner

As of today, 6. 25 BTC is mined roughly every 10 minutes. That translates to an average of 900 BTC mined per day. This number decreases every 4 years during a phenomenon called the Bitcoin halving when Bitcoin production is cut in half. дальше »

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Over 20% Of Central Banks Are Looking to Launch A CBDC In The Next 1-6 Years: BIS Report

In research published over the weekend, the Swiss-based BIS reports the growing attention by global central banks on research and development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in 2020. The paper states the motivations, technical developments and policy approaches towards the launch of CBDCs vary across the central banks with the more innovative countries taking […] дальше »

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Bitcoin HODLing Behavior Hits 3-Year High; Another Bullish Sign

A large number of investors have stopped trading Bitcoin. Instead, they are following the classic buy-and-hold strategy. Data fetched by Glassnode showed that about 8 million Bitcoin tokens have not moved in at least three years. дальше »

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The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power

The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear power plants. дальше »

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DeFi market review: what is it and how to make money on the new trend?

Summer 2020 has become really hot for the cryptocurrency community. All major coins are showing very good growth, and some, like Ethereum, even break price records in two years. For the first time in many months and years, the predictions for BTC at $15 – $20 thousand seem quite real. But, not only the dominance […] дальше »

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Bittrex Global Welcomes Centric As First-Ever TRC20 Token Listed On The Platform

Two years ago, tech entrepreneur Justin Sun launched TRON, an ambitious blockchain project aiming to expand the field of decentralized finance (DeFi). With a mission to decentralize the internet, TRON is frequently compared to blockchain veteran Ethereum. дальше »

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