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Terra’s Luna Foundation Scoops up 4,130 Bitcoin Worth $176 Million
10.4.2022
On Sunday, April 10, 2022, the Terra (LUNA) project and Luna Foundation Gaurd (LFG) acquired 4,130 bitcoin worth $176.1 million at the time of settlement. Using today’s bitcoin exchange rates, LFG now has a total of 39,897.98 bitcoin worth $1.7 billion. Luna Foundation Gaurd Obtains $176...
The Eerie Similarities of Today’s Great Monetary Shift and the Panic-Led Creation of the Federal Reserve System
9.4.2022
While many Americans believe the U.S. Federal Reserve is the caretaker of the country’s monetary system, its also believed to be one of the worst financial institutions ever created. In 2022, amid a gloomy economy, war, and a number of global crises, the possibility of a great monetary shift...
South African Central Bank Governor: Regulators and Policymakers Must Be Involved in Shaping Potential Move to DLT Markets
9.4.2022
The head of the South African central bank has insisted that regulators and policymakers should be involved in directing any potential move to markets that are based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). Pondering the Implications of Innovation The governor of the South African Reserve Bank...
India’s Digital Currency to Take ‘Very Calibrated, Graduated’ Approach, Says RBI Deputy Governor
9.4.2022
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar has outlined the implications of India issuing a central bank digital currency, the digital rupee. ”I think central banks would go about it in a very calibrated, graduated manner, assessing impact all along the line,”...
When Bitcoin Meets Inflation
8.4.2022
Alice Liu, Senior Associate, Cryptocurrency Investments at exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor WisdomTree.
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Get ‘Mentally Ready’ for Lower Bitcoin Prices as Rates Rise, Bitcoin 2022 Panelists Warn
8.4.2022
The macroeconomic landscape for bitcoin (BTC) could become more difficult to navigate as the US Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates. However, bitcoin is the only way to transition to a new monetary standard, panelists at a discussion on the current macro backdrop at Bitcoin 2022...
South Africa finishes technical PoC for wholesale CBDC settlement system
8.4.2022
The South African Reserve Bank stated further work would be undertaken to study the findings from the project and used to inform policy and regulatory responses to DLT and CBDCs
Luna Foundation to Add $100 Million in AVAX to the UST Decentralized Forex Reserve
8.4.2022
Following the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) purchase of 5,040 bitcoin on Wednesday, the following day the Singapore-based non-profit announced it will be acquiring $100 million avalanche (AVAX) tokens. LFG detailed on Thursday that the purchase is meant to strategically align the Terra...
Could the Government Confiscate Gold Again? A Look at Today’s ‘Emergencies’ and Revisiting Executive Order 6102
7.4.2022
This past Tuesday, April 5, was the 89th anniversary of Executive Order 6102 when the U.S. government would strictly “forbid the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States.” While the global economy seems to be heading toward...
Once the Fed Pauses, Bitcoin is ‘Going to the Moon,’ Novogratz Says
6.4.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) is “trading really well” considering the recent interest rate hikes in the US, and once the Federal Reserve (Fed) puts its tightening on pause, bitcoin is “going to the moon,” Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said....
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Crypto Bottom is In and ‘Massive Rally’ Awaits, Pantera Capital Predicts
5.4.2022
After a 50% decline from the top, the bear market in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto more broadly is probably over for now, and a new “massive rally” is likely to happen within the next year, crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital’s CEO Dan Morehead has said.
Morehead wrote in his latest newsletter...
Bitcoin's 'Reserve Risk' Suggests Opportunity for Long-Term Accumulation
5.4.2022
The indicator trades at low levels when there is heavy investor accumulation and HODLing is the preferred market strategy, a blockchain analytics firm said
Biggest future BTC whale explains why Bitcoin was chosen for 'decentralized Forex reserve'
5.4.2022
Terra co-founder Do Kwon reveals that the firm will be buying Bitcoin "in perpetuity" to back new mints of its UST stablecoin
Vaneck Report Calculates Bitcoin Price Could Tap $4.8M if BTC Becomes the Global Reserve Currency
2.4.2022
On Thursday, the investment firm Vaneck published a blog post that calculates how much gold or bitcoin would be worth if the two assets became global reserve assets. Vaneck’s report explained that the investment team “attempted to quantify the emergence of new gold or bitcoin-backed...
US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool
2.4.2022
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The senator from Texas warned that not only would this CBDC model centralize financial information...
US Bond Markets Signal Economic Downturn, Trend Forecaster Says if War Ensues ‘Odds of Recession Increase’
1.4.2022
As Americans continue to deal with rising inflation, on Tuesday the spread between 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted, signaling the U.S. economy may be headed for a recession. This week, a myriad of financial reports have noted that the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status could...
IMF Warns Russia Sanctions Threaten to Undermine US Dollar Dominance
1.4.2022
Financial sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine may result in reduced dominance of the U.S. currency, according to a high-ranking official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The confrontation could lead to fragmentation of the world’s current monetary system,...
VanEck says Bitcoin could hit $4.8M if it became the global reserve asset
1.4.2022
The investment firm made very high valuation for BTC and gold based on the extreme case that either becomes the reserve global currency
US Senator Suggests Banning Fed From Issuing a Direct-to-Consumer CBDC
31.3.2022
US Senator Ted Cruz has introduced companion legislation to a January 2022 bill drafted by Representative Tom Emmer, which prohibits the Federal Reserve (Fed) from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals.
The legislation bans the Fed from developing...
Ted Cruz introduces companion to Emmer's bill to exclude Fed retail CBDC digital currency issue
30.3.2022
Cruz lends his support to a bill that would keep the U.S. off “an insidious path akin to China’s.”