Brainard tells House committee about potential role of CBDC, future of stablecoins
The Fed vice chair told the House Financial Services Committee that a CBDC offers stability, interoperability in increasingly complex economic...
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‘Other flavors of Tether’ will bridge users to USDT: Paolo Ardoino
Through a peso-backed stablecoin, Tether is basically “recreating forex markets with Tether products,” Ardoino said. Tether’s decision to launch a...
Ethereum price dips below the $1.8K support as bears prepare for Friday’s $1B options expiry
Looming macroeconomic concerns and this week’s $1B ETH options expiry threaten to pin Ethereum price under the $1,800 support. Ether's...
Spooky Solana breakdown begins with SOL price facing a potential 45% drop — here’s why
SOL price can preserve the bullish bias, however, as its two multi-month support levels converge for the first time. Solana...
Bitcoin ‘good to go up’ after BTC price hits lowest since Terra crash
A wick to $28,000 sparks hopes of multi-week highs but caution remains over thin order book liquidity. Bitcoin (BTC) recovered...
Tether launches stablecoin pegged to pesos on Ethereum, Tron and Polygon
The announcement highlighted that this may spark the launch of more peso-backed stablecoins within the region. Amid market issues surrounding...
Former Binance executives launch $100 million venture fund
Old Fashion Research has been functioning since late 2021, but now officially comes out of the shadows. Multi-strategy blockchain investment...
Powers On… When will we learn from recent history to protect our crypto and ourselves?
Stablecoins provide a false sense of security. They give the impression to the uninitiated and/or uncaring that a particular coin...
Blockchain tech offers multiple paths to financial inclusion for unbanked
Millions of people in parts of the world lead limited economic lives, but opportunities to enter the digital economy are...
Cathie Wood’s Ark and 21Shares refile for spot Bitcoin ETF
The U.S. SEC rejected the application for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in early April and has not approved a...
ECB president’s anti-crypto comments trigger community responses
On a Dutch talk show, Christine Lagarde said that crypto is “worth nothing,” as there’s no underlying asset that backs...
Exchanges back ‘Terra 2.0 revival plan’ via airdrops, listing, buyback and burning
MEXC Global has pledged to do a month-long buyback and burning to reduce the circulating supply of the old Terra...
WEF 2022: SWIFT probably won’t exist in 5 years, says Mastercard CEO
Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard told an audience of blockchain executives that he expects SWIFT to phase out of existence...
‘Yikes!’ Elon Musk warns users against latest deepfake crypto scam
Deepfakes abound! Crypto scammers produce a deepfake video of Elon Musk's TED talk to prey on unwitting social media users....
Portugal’s Assembleia da Republica says no to two crypto tax bills
The Portuguese Minister of Finance had recently declared that cryptocurrencies in the country will soon be subject to capital gains...
