The role of cryptocurrency in advancing financial inclusion
Access to and use of financial services, known as financial inclusion, is crucial for economic growth and development. Access to...
Year: 2023
RIP LocalBitCoins
With over ten years of operation, the Finnish peer-2-peer (P2P) bitcoin exchange, LocalBitcoins, has shut down. The platform officially shared...
China to launch national blockchain research center
The goal of the new state-supported institution is to speed up the country’s industry through blockchain technology. Despite its ongoing...
Argentina Mulls Inclusion of Proof-of-Solvency Requirements in Crypto Regulation
Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions...
Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security...
Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022...
Bitcoin price taps 3-week lows as SEC fears liquidate $250M of crypto longs
Panic over regulatory enforcement sees Bitcoin and altcoins give up recent gains, costing long traders over a quarter of a...
South Korea sets independent sanctions for crypto theft against North Korea
The sanctions against several well-known individuals and hacking groups came just hours after S. Korea announced a joint cyber venture...
Bitzlato co-founder released from brief arrest and questioning: Report
The co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was briefly detained for questioning in Moscow at the request of Interpol, after which...
3AC new exchange triggers backlash from the crypto community — ‘No, thank you’
One community member swore to never trade in the exchange and even went as far as saying that he will...
Ethereum price risks 20% correction amid SEC’s crackdown on crypto staking
Ethereum may experience a drop in user activity alongside ETH price, with crypto staking in the crosshairs of the SEC....
Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, February 10: BTC Price Plummets as It Reaches $21.8K
Bitcoin Approaches Support Level as It Reaches $21.8K – February 10, 2023 Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is falling as it reaches...
This publisher is trying to wipe ‘all trace’ of Mashinsky’s book online, but it’s hard
A slated financial literacy book by Alex Mashinsky has already been canceled but the book’s publisher is still trying to...
Coincover secures $30M in funding to strengthen digital asset security
The funding round was led by Foundation Capital, with follow-on investment from CMT Digital. London-based digital asset protection firm Coincover...
Stablecoin issuer Paxos reportedly probed by New York regulators
While the exact reason for the investigation hasn’t been revealed, it has been reported that the New York regulator plans...
