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Trust is key to mainstream adoption for stablecoins, says Paxos CEO
24.6.2021
In order to go beyond the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins need solid regulations, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said
Bank of Israel steps up CBDC efforts with reported tests on Ethereum
23.6.2021
The Bank of Israel has experimented with using Ethereum and nonfungible tokens for a pilot as part of its ongoing digital shekel research, a local report claims
Powers On... El Salvador is the unlikely leader for sovereign adoption of Bitcoin as national currency
22.6.2021
The question is not whether Bitcoin will be the future of money; the question is how, where and when it will be the future of money
Nicolas Maduro States Venezuela Pioneered Crypto Adoption in South America as Petro Use Flounders
22.6.2021
President Nicolas Maduro stated that Venezuela was a pioneer in cryptocurrency adoption in Latam in an interview with Bloomberg last week. Venezuela is still one of the first cryptocurrency volume movers in South America. However, the petro token, its official cryptocurrency, has failed to pick...
Sotheby's will allow people to trade their crypto for an 'intrinsically worthless' rock
21.6.2021
Is the auction house betting that diamonds will become a crypto user's best friend?
Crypto Long & Short: The Market Says Bitcoin Is for Speculation, Not Dollarization
20.6.2021
Data from services on Bitcoin and Ethereum shows what's real in crypto adoption stories
Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the Economy’
20.6.2021
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has recently been criticizing bitcoin adoption taking place in El Salvador. Hanke doesn’t think it’s a good idea for the Latin American country to use bitcoin as legal tender and says it could “completely...
Solving These 7 Challenges Would Accelerate Bitcoin Adoption
20.6.2021
There are seven important challenges that are currently standing in the way of bitcoin (BTC) adoption, according to the Miami BTC conference participants speaking to Cryptonews.com – and yet, BTC is likely to see greater consumer and business adoption, which would also help its price.
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Crypto company CEO says the recent crypto boom brought increased adoption
18.6.2021
Crypto usage in 2021 differs from the 2017 rally, according to the CEO of StormX
Out of All the American States Study Shows Hawaii Expressed the Most Crypto Demand This Year
18.6.2021
A report published by the independent marketing intelligence company, Miq Digital, explains that Hawaii has seen the most crypto demand of all the states in the U.S., with a 687% increase since 2020. As far as increased cryptocurrency demand since last year, Nevada, California, Florida,...
Banking giant BBVA debuts Bitcoin trading and custody for Swiss clients
18.6.2021
BBVA Switzerland will soon begin offering Bitcoin trading to private banking clients while not providing any advisory services on crypto investments
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: Institutions are ‘desperate’ for crypto
18.6.2021
Is SBF going to lobby the government on behalf of crypto? How badly do institutions want in on the blockchain game? When's a moat an impediment to growth, and not a protective shield?
Bitcoin Salaries a No-go, Confirms El Salvador as Adoption Worries Rise
17.6.2021
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele’s plans to launch a bitcoin (BTC)-powered society could be hampered by internal concerns about the most popular cryptocurrency – with the government apparently bowing to public pressure and ruling out the notion of bitcoin salaries.
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Crypto Adoption in Australia Grows Along With Concern Over Volatility
17.6.2021
Around one in six Australians owns crypto, a report by Finder showed
An asset for all classes: What to expect from Bitcoin as a legal tender
17.6.2021
New tech that reduces costs of international payments would “be a boon for poor countries that rely on remittances” — but will BTC as legal tender fix that?
Bitcoin first ‘genuinely new asset class’ in 150 years, says Ric Edelman
17.6.2021
Financial adviser, Ric Edelman says his colleagues need to get rid of their bias and examine Bitcoin and crypto assets with “open eyes” and “genuine curiosity.”
Over 2 million adults in UK now hold crypto, FCA survey finds
17.6.2021
Crypto awareness in the U.K. has risen, but understanding has fallen, the FCA said following a new survey
Bitdao Collects $230 Million in Private Capital From Investors
17.6.2021
As the decentralized finance movement proves its staying power and resilience, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations, Bitdao, has concluded a private fundraising round to promote mass adoption of open finance. DAO to Allocate Capital Towards Improving Defi...
Crypto and ‘meme stocks’ shunned by 90% of UK financial advisers
16.6.2021
A recent Opinium poll has shown that a majority of British financial advisers are not advocates of crypto investing for their clients
Jack Dorsey notes lobbying efforts to get Ethiopian gov't to embrace Bitcoin
16.6.2021
Ethiopian-based group Project Mano is lobbying the government to mine, hold, and link Bitcoin to the ETB or other legal tenders