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'Historic week' as stablecoin, self-custody bills advance to House floor
28.7.2023
The bills aim to create a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and enshrine rights for crypto users to self-custody digital assets
‘Historic’ BRICS Summit to Be Held Without Putin in Person
20.7.2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit in August, according to the office of his South African counterpart. Moscow will send Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov instead, the Kremlin confirmed, emphasizing that Putin will join the event via video link. Putin...
Ripple Labs vs. SEC case results in XRP’s historic success
14.7.2023
The landmark case between Ripple Labs and the SEC has come to an end. Ripple has won the case against the SEC, proving that selling XRP tokens on exchanges did not violate federal laws. Starting back in 2020, the SEC’s case questioned XRP’s constitution as a crypto. The US Securities...
Economist Jim Rickards: ‘Biden Is Now a World Historic Figure — He Has Destroyed the Dollar’
11.7.2023
Jim Rickards, economist and best-selling author, has accused the Biden administration of destroying the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Rickards stated that Biden is to blame for the upcoming marginalization of the U.S. dollar at the hands of a BRICS bloc common currency to be proposed on August...
Binance Played a Crucial Role in Israel's Historic Counterterrorism Effort Against Iran and Hezbollah
30.6.2023
Binance has disclosed a collaboration between its Sanctions Investigation Team and Israel’s Ministry of Defense in a counterterrorism operation against Iranian and Hezbollah terrorist groups.
A June 29 blog post revealed that this operation aims to track down terrorism financing operations linked...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Above $28,000 as Biden Announces Debt Ceiling Deal
29.5.2023
Bitcoin climbed above the $28,000 level on Monday, as U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that a deal was agreed in principle. Biden labeled the agreement a “compromise,” with Republican Kevin McCarthy calling it “historic.” Ethereum was also higher on the news, hitting...
Biden, Republicans Strike Tentative Deal to Raise US Debt Ceiling
28.5.2023
The White House and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. Described by President Joe Biden as “good news for the American people,” the deal would open the door to avoiding a historic default by the government in Washington...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Poised to Break 50 Trillion Barrier, May 31 Projection Shows
26.5.2023
Despite an upswing in mining difficulty on May 18, current data projects Bitcoin’s mining difficulty to see a further escalation on May 31, 2023—potentially jumping between 1.1% and 2.51%. Bitcoin’s Difficulty Nears 50 Trillion Milestone Bitcoin’s mining difficulty...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies in ‘historic’ Senate hearing on AI safety
16.5.2023
Altman appeared alongside NYU professor Gary Marcus and IBM’s chief of trust Christina Montgomery to discuss how the U.S. government should regulate the AI industry
Argentina Debates Dollarization in the Midst of Rampant Devaluation and Inflation
26.4.2023
Javier Milei, a presidential candidate for the next election in Argentina, has presented a dollarization plan to fix the economy of the country if elected. The proposal, which has supporters and detractors, would aim to solve the historic devaluation of the Argentine peso and the 100%+ interannual...
Jeffrey Tucker Says Dollar Will Be Dethroned, Russian Official Speaks on De-Dollarization, and a Look at Historic Fractional Reserve Banking in Italy — Week in Review
23.4.2023
Bitcoin proponents eyeing fiat failures are in no shortage of news on the topic as of late, as multiple officials, economists, authors, and analysts from around the world have been weighing in on “de-dollarization” in a prolific fashion. Author and libertarian Jeffrey Tucker said...
Bitcoin Could Quickly Rebound Back Above $30K as BTC Price Follows This Historic Trading Pattern
20.4.2023
Bitcoin could be in for a quick rebound back above the $30,000 level in the coming days if it follows in the footsteps of a historic trading pattern that looks to be unfolding.
According to an article released by Bloomberg, after Bitcoin has jumped by at least 3% one day only to then give back...
El Salvador Issues Historic First Digital Asset License to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange – Here's What You Need to Know
12.4.2023
With the aim to further boost the crypto-friendly nation’s exposure to cryptocurrencies, El Salvador has handed its first digital asset license to Bitfinex. The latest move by the country’s regulator National Digital Asset Commission (NDAC) makes the exchange the first international digital asset...
European Parliament Passes Historic Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Crypto Industry – More Regulation Incoming?
29.3.2023
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved new rules that aims to prevent crypto from being used for money laundering purposes.
The most important part of the new legislation for crypto users is new a €1,000 ($1,080) cap on anonymous crypto transactions, meaning transactions that are made between...
Curve Finance trading volume reaches $7B historic high after USDC depeg
11.3.2023
The USD Coin depeg led the DeFi protocol to experience a record-breaking daily trading volume as crypto whales fight for assets
Ordinal Inscriptions Take the NFT World by Storm: Over 50,000 Added to the Bitcoin Blockchain in 2023
11.2.2023
As of Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, the Bitcoin blockchain had seen the addition of more than 50,000 Ordinal inscriptions as the trend has continued to increase daily. People are inscribing text, images, videos, audio, and software applications onto the blockchain, with some inscriptions fetching high...
Optimism Plans to Enhance L2 Scaling Network With ‘Bedrock’ Upgrade in March
2.2.2023
The Ethereum scaling network Optimism, which operates as a layer two (L2) network, announced plans to upgrade its network in March. The upgrade, named “Bedrock,” aims to increase transfer speed, lower fees, and enhance compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The Optimism...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates as FOMC Indicates Further Rate Hikes to Come
5.1.2023
Bitcoin consolidated marginally below $17,000, as market volatility remained high following the recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. In December’s meeting, the U.S Federal Reserve agreed to maintain hiking rates, with inflation still near historic highs. Ethereum also...
Argentine Peso Breaks Historic Low Mark as Argentines Hedge Savings in Dollars
29.12.2022
The U.S dollar-Argentine peso exchange rate escalated during December, with the Argentine fiat currency reaching new historic lows as citizens ran to exchange their holiday payments for dollars. The U.S. dollar reached a value of 356 pesos on December 28, losing almost 10% during just one week,...
Considering FTX’s bankruptcy, crypto wallet SafePal sees historic sign-ups
23.11.2022
Following FTX’s bankruptcy, SafePal, a distributed pocket firm supported by Binance that offers equipment, and add-on wallets, had claimed record levels of new customers. From November 11, the site has witnessed a 10x spike in traffic, and over the same time, SafePal’s web3 electronic...