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US Financial Stability Oversight Council identifies stablecoins and cryptos as threats to financial system
17.12.2021
"The Council recommends that state and federal regulators review available regulations and tools that could be applied to digital assets," says the FSOC
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Dismisses Cryptocurrencies as Financial Stability Concern but Warns They’re Risky
16.12.2021
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that he does not see cryptocurrencies as a financial stability concern. However, he noted that they are risky and “there’s big consumer issues for consumers who may or may not understand what they’re getting.” Fed Chair Powell...
Investment Adviser Bernstein Sees Crypto as a ‘Monster’ Bubble — Warns Markets Could Drop 90%
15.12.2021
The CEO of investment management firm Richard Bernstein Advisors warns that cryptocurrencies are the biggest financial bubble in history. He advises investors to stay away from “bubble assets,” which include cryptocurrencies. Investment Adviser Sees Cryptos as the Biggest Financial...
Nigerian Government Minister Calls for Regulation of Crypto, Considers Additional Body ‘to Play That Role’
14.12.2021
A minister in the Nigerian government has called on authorities in the country to consider regulating cryptocurrencies instead of clamping down on them. The Law Does Not Stipulate Who Regulates Cryptos In what appears to be a rebuke of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its stance...
Buy Christmas Presents From Top Brands With Over 100 Cryptocurrencies on Coinsbee
8.12.2021
Coinsbee is a platform for buying gift cards with more than 100 cryptos, from all your favourite brands and shops, as well as get payment cards and top-ups. This holiday season, use Coinsbee to purchase vouchers for online video game stores such as Steam and PlayStation, gift subscriptions of...
Zimbabwe Central Bank Chief: ‘We Don’t Believe in Cryptocurrencies’
8.12.2021
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe remains opposed to cryptocurrencies but is interested in developing its own digital currency, its governor has said. Central Bank Does Not Believe in Cryptos The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, has said his institution is interested...
Bank of Russia Rejects Provision of Crypto-Related Financial Services
7.12.2021
Russia’s central bank has voiced opposition to the provision of financial services related to cryptocurrencies. The monetary authority believes such offerings would go against the interests of Russian investors as they are highly risky. Central Bank of Russia Unwilling to Allow Financial...
Pocketcoin (PKOIN) Is Now Available for Purchase With Visa/Mastercard and 19 Different Cryptos
30.11.2021
Pocketcoin (PKOIN) is a Proof-of-Stake token that is used decentralized advertising, boosting posts and featuring comments on the decentralized crypto social platform Bastyon․com. PKOIN also gives users specific privileges while using Bastyon․com social platform and is used for node...
Study Finds Most Popular Cryptocurrencies With Russian Social Media Users
29.11.2021
In a year with rising crypto prices, online chatter devoted to cryptocurrencies has increased significantly. Research carried out on Russian social media has identified the most talked about coins and it’s not just bitcoin on people’s minds. Experts List Most Mentioned Cryptos...
Crypto Economy Hovers Below $3T: Analyst Says First Bear Marker ‘Would Be a Capitalization Drop Under $2.38T’
22.11.2021
The crypto asset economy has been down in value over the last week as a great number of digital currencies shed significant amounts. The entire crypto-economy is down under the $3 trillion mark, hovering around $2.7 trillion across 10,970 cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin dominance is just above the...
Russian MPs Want Central Bank to ‘Consider Crypto’s Spread’
16.11.2021
Russian lawmakers and regulators are pressing for crypto change, but will likely have to contend against a familiar foe in all things crypto-related in the country – the staunchly anti-crypto Central Bank.
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Alexey Savatyugin, the Auditor of the Accounts Chamber...
Most Cryptos Correlated with Stocks, Not with Gold - Analysts
11.11.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) had no positive correlation with the traditional inflation hedge gold during the past 60 days, and has instead developed a weak positive correlation with the US stock market, a new report from the crypto-focused financial services firm BitOoda has found.
The correlation between...
Ripple to Launch Liquidity Service for Six Cryptos
10.11.2021
Ripple recently announced the launch of its liquidity service for cryptocurrencies. Named Ripple Liquidity Hub, the venture will help organizations source virtual assets from across the market. The network released an official post on its website regarding the launch. With the industry moving...
Metaverse Tokens See Triple-Digit 7 Day Gains, Crypto Market Cap Inches Toward $3 Trillion
5.11.2021
While bitcoin has been consolidating for a few days now, a number of other digital assets have seen solid seven-day gains. The two metaverse tokens sandbox and decentraland have skyrocketed over 170% during the last week. Crypto assets like loopring, crypto.com coin, and arweave have spiked...
Axie Infinity, Decentraland, and 'metaverse' cryptos rally after Facebook rebrands to Meta
29.10.2021
The net market capitalization of Metaverse tokens grew 13.40% to $12.36 billion in the previous 24 hours
SWFT Bridge Allows FTM Transactions with Other Cryptos
25.10.2021
The SWFT blockchain called the SWFT AllChain Bridge has now assimilated the Fantom Blockchain into its ecosystem. While transferring stable crypto coins on the Fantom Blockchain, users often find the transaction procedure halted midway because the user has no FTM tokens to pay for the computing...
DeFi Crosses $100 Billion Mark as Cryptos Surged
21.10.2021
DeFi recently surpassed the $100 billion mark. According to data provided by DeFi Pulse, Bitcoin’s historic rise helped lift the asset value utilized in decentralized financing beyond 100 billion dollars for the very first time. The figure was calculated by multiplying the balance of Ethereum...
As DOGE, SHIB Markets Fall Back, Baby Doge Coin and Dogelon Mars Prices Skyrocket
19.10.2021
Following shiba inu’s 260% gains during the last 30 days, the third-largest meme-based crypto asset in terms of market capitalization, baby doge coin (BABYDOGE), has taken the lead in terms of market performance. Another meme asset, dogelon mars (ELON) has soared 286% this past week....
Impossible to Run Away From Cryptocurrencies Says Zimbabwe Finance Minister
16.10.2021
Zimbabwe’s increasingly pro-crypto finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, recently told his colleagues in government that it is now impossible to run away from cryptocurrencies. Ncube said this after revealing that some 30% of the country’s youth are now invested in cryptocurrencies....
Millions of Wix Merchants Can Now Accept 12 Different Cryptocurrencies
12.10.2021
On Tuesday, the Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payments company Bitpay announced the Israeli software company Wix has enabled its Software as a service (SaaS) e-commerce product to accept crypto-asset payments. The integration will allow Wix merchants to accept 12 different cryptocurrencies such...