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3 Debit Cards Nigerians Can Use to Spend Cryptocurrencies in Stores and Online
20.3.2020
Options to acquire cryptocurrencies in Nigeria have been growing in number, along with increasing interest in bitcoin. Nigerians are also starting to see more opportunities to spend their coins in brick and mortar stores and at online merchants. Three crypto debit cards are now available to...
Key Government Figure Says Japan Needs a Digital Yen — and Fast
20.3.2020
According to a key figure in the Japanese Government, the Asian nation should quickly launch its own digital currency
Maduro Orders Venezuelan Bank Closures Amid Coronavirus Scare
19.3.2020
In order to combat the coronavirus outbreak in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the entire country to quarantine themselves. With an inflation rate that rises more than 10,000% per year, the country’s citizens have already been dealing with economic turmoil. Maduro...
Tax Expert: IRS Crypto Question ‘Unconstitutional,’ Card Points, Flyer Miles Could Be Virtual Currency
19.3.2020
While its well-known that the revised Schedule 1 form for U.S. taxpayers now contains a question about cryptocurrencies, what is lesser discussed are the legal ramifications this may have for filers who answer incorrectly. The vague nature of the yes or no inquiry has one tax expert doubting...
12 Platforms Allowing You to Trade Gift Cards With Cryptocurrencies
19.3.2020
In an emergency situation like the current coronavirus pandemic, anything can turn into currency as the fiat system may experience cash shortages and devaluation. Cryptocurrency users have options to trade bitcoin beyond traditional money. A number of platforms will let you exchange...
Hawaii Launches Digital Currency Sandbox to Attract Crypto Firms
19.3.2020
Hawaii is introducing a two-year regulatory sandbox intended to foster innovation within the blockchain and crypto sectors
Can Cryptocurrency Replace Fiat Currency?
18.3.2020
We use money every day for bills, shopping, deliveries, etc. Not all people use the same currency, though. Some people are more traditional and prefer to stick to fiat currencies, while others have more confidence in technology and try to keep up with the latest trends by using cryptocurrencies....
Sweden’s Central Bank Wants to Host Innovation Hub for Digital Currencies
17.3.2020
Sweden is seeking to amend current laws in a bid to host the Bank for International Settlements innovation hub for digital currencies
Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research
17.3.2020
Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Using Digital Currency for Climate Markets
15.3.2020
Can digital currencies help to fight climate change?
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
The Race Is On To Become the World's Digital Reserve Currency. Who Will Win?
15.3.2020
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Keld van Schreven is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of KR1 plc, the London listed cryptocurrency and blockchain investment company.
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Central Banks are excited by Bitcoin's dramatic innovation, its blockchain technology and the potential for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)....
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...
What Happens When Currencies Fail? Feat. Preston Pysh
13.3.2020
Massive and novel government intervention in markets is now a foregone conclusion, but what happens to bitcoin as the dust settles?
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
Future of Currency in W. Africa: CFA Franc Collapse and Eco Inadequacy
13.3.2020
Digital currency implementation will reduce obstacles for driving economic development in Africa
Disney World Economics: How Coronavirus Could Be Used to Justify a Global Financial Reset
13.3.2020
‘What in the world is going on’ has now become a question of real pertinence, instead of just a cliché for common bewilderment. As COVID-19 panic grips the world, ripple effects are crashing markets and effectively canceling economies across the globe, scrawling the writing on...
Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on CBDCs
13.3.2020
The 57-page paper released by the UK’s central bank outlines how CBDCs could be introduced to existing markets
50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra
13.3.2020
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds...