Another domino is lined up to fall down the route to Bitcoinization. On Wednesday, a former lawmaker of the Pacific island nation of Tonga shared a play-by-play approach to adopting …
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President Joe Biden has picked Jerome Powell to be the next Fed chair
President Joe Biden has tapped Jerome Powell to serve another four-year term as the chair of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors. In a Monday announcement, the White House announced President …
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The United States to become the global cryptocurrency and blockchain leader
We have some great news coming out of the United States on the cryptocurrency industry this month with potentially more good news coming later this fall. On Oct. 6, Gary Gensler, …
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PayPal is going to launch crypto services for UK clients
Beginning this week, residents of the United Kingdom will be able to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through PayPal for the first time — marking a significant milestone for a …
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Uruguay: Senator introduces bill to enable use of cryptocurrency for payments
Uruguayan Senator Juan Satori has introduced a draft bill to regulate cryptocurrency and enable businesses to accept crypto payments. Satori joins a growing list of politicians from South American and …
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Hedge funds to see the crypto market crash as an investment opportunity
Crypto market capitalization is down more than 40% since its $2.5-trillion high back in early May, but institutional investors continue to pile into the market. Despite Bitcoin (BTC) losing over …
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China to prove Bitcoin (BTC) is an unstoppable machine
China’s crackdown on Bitcoin (BTC) mining continues to face determined responses across the crypto ecosystem. One of the first BTC exchange operators and co-founder of Zap Protocol, Nick Spanos, said …
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Sweden’s central bank governor: ‘Bitcoin is too big to be without regulations’
Bitcoin has become too big of an asset to escape regulatory frameworks, argued the governor of Sweden’s central bank – Stefan Ingves. At the same time, the nation’s finance minister …
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Central bank of Nigeria does a u-turn on Bitcoin ban and says they now “allow” it
According to local news reports, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, says he will “allow” the trading of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In February this year, CBN Director Bello Hassan signed …
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SEC Chairman Hints At Strengthening Regulatory Oversight For US Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Recently confirmed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler punted to congress on providing more regulatory oversight to the crypto space, but also said the commission would act within …
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