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BIS Says Crypto Weaknesses Have Materialized Following Market Sell-Off
23.6.2022
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the global body for central banks, claims the weaknesses in crypto that were pointed out before “have pretty much materialized.” BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens opined: “You just cannot defy gravity … At some point,...
Tether Launches Stablecoin Pegged to the British Pound Sterling
22.6.2022
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has announced another fiat-pegged stablecoin called GBPT on Wednesday, tied to the value of the British pound sterling. The news follows Tether’s most recent launch of a Mexican peso-pegged crypto asset called MXNT....
US lawmaker lays out case for a digital dollar
22.6.2022
"It is now time for Congress to begin the process of considering and ultimately passing authorizing legislation for the issuance of a U.S. CBDC," said Representative Jim Himes
US Fed Evaluating SEC’s Position on Digital Assets Custody, Powell Says
22.6.2022
The SEC’s directive that customers’ digital assets may need to be treated as being on an exchange’s balance sheet has banking regulators scratching their heads about how it’ll work
Bit Digital Production Slump Continued Into Q1, Strikes Deals With Coinmint, Riot to Increase Hashrate
22.6.2022
The bitcoin miner has struggled to recover its hashrate after moving its operations from China
Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues
22.6.2022
U.S Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) published a report supporting the introduction of a central bank digital currency on Wednesday
Voyager Digital Secures Credit Line from Alameda, May Send Three Arrows a Notice of Default
22.6.2022
Voyager Digital Holdings, an owner of a crypto platform, announced today that they entered into a multi-million credit line agreement with Alameda Ventures, but also that they may issue a notice of default to major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for failure to repay...
Voyager Digital Requests Loan Repayment From 3AC, Considers Issuing Default Notice
22.6.2022
The crypto broker asked for a first repayment by June 24
Qatar Central Bank in ‘foundation stage‘ of launching digital currency
22.6.2022
The bank is exploring technological solutions and platforms for its own digital currency
Ukraine Raises Over $100,000 From Cryptopunk NFT Sale
22.6.2022
The government of Ukraine has sold a Cryptopunk NFT donated in support of the war-torn country a few months ago. The token has been purchased by an unidentified buyer who spent more than $100,000 in ethereum for the collectible, the country’s digital transformation ministry said. Ukraine...
Citibank Chooses Swiss Firm Metaco for Digital Asset Custody
22.6.2022
Citi has selected Swiss cryptocurrency custody firm Metaco to develop the bank’s digital assets safekeeping capabilities
Chinese Digital Yuan Spending on the Rise Despite COVID-19-induced Slump
22.6.2022
Digital yuan usage has grown x18 in the past 12 months in China – as the central bank-issued token continues to find new users.
According to the central People’s Bank of China, transaction volumes reached the USD 13 billion mark at the end of last year, with a total of 261 million personal...
BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
22.6.2022
The international bank found high technical feasibility among the projects, but significant work on legal and governance frameworks still remains to be done
Bank of Israel experiments with central bank digital currency smart contracts and privacy
21.6.2022
The Israeli central bank looked at trust issues and policy decisions implied in a potential digital shekel, as well as some of the technical aspects of digital currency
Bitfarms sold 3K Bitcoin as part of strategy to improve liquidity and pay debts
21.6.2022
“Selling a portion of our BTC holdings and daily production as a source of liquidity is the best and least expensive method in the current market environment," said chief financial officeJeff Lucas
LBank Exchange Will List MintMe․com Coin (MINTME) on June 22, 2022
21.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Jun. 21, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list MintMe.com Coin (MINTME) on June 22, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the MINTME/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 18:00 (UTC+8) on June...
Digital Arms and AFKDAO Team Up to Give Firearms NFTs to Utility
21.6.2022
Digital Arms has collaborated with AFKDAO to explore its Firearms NFTs’ potential in the real-world DeFi. In other words, the collaboration would unlock the liquidity value of NFTs launched by Digital Arms, an NFT trading platform functioning to reimagine firearms for gamers & hunters....
Crypto winter freezes sports sponsorships for digital asset firms
21.6.2022
The crypto market downturn has made it difficult for crypto firms to pull the trigger on any new sponsorship deals with the sports teams they spent hundreds of millions on at the beginning of the year
SEC Chair Warns of ‘Too Good to Be True’ Crypto Products — US Treasury Calls for Urgent Regulation
21.6.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has warned the public about crypto investments that seem “too good to be true.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department says that the recent crypto market turmoil underscores the urgent need...
Why the crypto market crash may play in Bitcoin's favour
20.6.2022
Podcaster and Bitcoin educator, Natalie Brunell, believes the current market turmoil could lead to regulation favouring Bitcoin over alts