Boston Federal Reserve president Eric Rosengren discussed stablecoins in a recent presentation on June 25. Rosengren stressed that stablecoins could be a “disruptor” to prime money market funds and the Boston Fed president remarked that the exponential growth of stablecoins is concerning. Rosengren: ‘We Should Be a Bit Concerned About Stablecoin Markets Growing Very Rapidly’ …
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CME Group’s Micro Bitcoin Futures Reach 1 Million Contracts Traded
CME Group’s(Chicago Mercantile Exchange) micro-bitcoin futures have already traded more than one million contracts. This instrument allows institutions and retail traders to invest in the crypto asset at a lower price point of 0.1 bitcoin. The contract has only been available for seven weeks, and demand shows there is still room for new derivatives in …
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Despite BTC’s Price Drop, Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Is 28% Lower Than Last Year
While the price of bitcoin is more than 40% lower than it was 90 days ago on March 29, the number of bitcoin held on exchanges has also been reduced. Last year on the same day in June, 2.79 million bitcoin was retained on crypto trading platforms and a year later roughly 28.67% of the …
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Cardano (ADA) adds 50,000 new ‘staking’ addresses in just 3 weeks
According to data aggregation platform PoolTool, Cardano (ADA) added more than 50,000 staking addresses in three weeks’ time, reflecting a substantial 8% growth in less than a month. Cardano’s total staking addresses surpassed the 600,000 milestone in early June as the attention around the platform continues to grow. Recent developments Currently, Cardano has a total …
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Regulators in UK, Japan Issue Warnings on Binance Amid Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto Exchanges
Top financial regulators in England and Japan have independently issued warnings on Binance for offering crypto exchange services to residents of the two countries without being registered with the regulators as required by law. Japanese Regulator’s Warning Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), issued a warning notice to Binance Holdings Ltd. and …
Indian Banks Halting Services to Crypto Industry Post RBI Clarification
Several Indian banks have reportedly halted services to customers dealing in cryptocurrencies despite the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), informing them that the banning circular is no longer valid. The latest bank to join the fray is IDFC First Bank. IDFC First Bank has become the latest bank to halt services to …
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Ontario Crackdown on Crypto Exchanges Continues With Binance Leaving the Province
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will no longer provide services in the Canadian province of Ontario. The decision comes amid ongoing regulatory pressure on digital asset trading platforms that has already affected the operations of several exchanges. Crypto Exchange Binance Exits Canada’s Ontario Binance, which is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges by daily volume, has …
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The Crypto Climate Accord Walks a Fine Line Between Self-Interest and the Greater Good
As the spotlight turns once again towards the environmental impact of blockchain technologies, support for the Crypto Climate Accord has come from curious corners of the industry, raising questions about its signatories’ motives. Authenticity of CCA’s Support Remains Debatable With concerns surrounding blockchain’s environmental impact garnering a lot of attention, the alarms have grown so …
Africrypt Directors Deny Allegations They Fleeced Clients as Doubts Over Actual Value Missing Bitcoins Grows
According to new reports, Raees and Ameer Cajee, the two young directors of the recently collapsed crypto investment firm, Africrypt, have “categorically denied” allegations they fleeced clients. Instead, the brothers insist their company is the victim of a hack while also claiming that the media may be overestimating the value of the missing bitcoins. These …
French Court of Appeals Upholds Alexander Vinnik’s Sentence
A court of appeals in France has upheld the verdict in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. His lawyers vowed to continue the legal struggle against Vinnik’s return to Greece in order to avoid a likely extradition to the U.S. Court Confirms Vinnik’s 5-year Sentence for Money Laundering The Court of Appeals of Paris …
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Bitcoin’s Hashrate Recoups Some Loss, 2021’s Largest Mining Difficulty Drop Expected Next Week
On Saturday, Bitcoin’s SHA256 hashrate managed to climb back above the 100 exahash per second region after it slid to a low of 91 EH/s three days ago. Meanwhile, in five days the network’s mining difficulty change is approaching and it could see the difficulty drop over 20%. Bitcoin Hashrate Climbs Back Above 100 EH/s, …
Iran Counts 30 Crypto Mining Farms Licensed to Mint Digital Currencies
Iranian authorities have so far authorized 30 facilities for cryptocurrency mining. The crypto mining farms are spread across several regions, including Tehran Province. The government has put out the data amid a crackdown on illegal miners in the country. A Third of Authorized Mining Farms Are Based in Two Provinces The Iranian Ministry of Industries, …
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Tesla’s Elon Musk and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Agree to Have ‘the Talk’ at Bitcoin Event ‘B Word’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have agreed to have “the talk” at the bitcoin event called “The B Word,” which aims to show institutional investors how they can embrace bitcoin. Elon Musk vs. Jack Dorsey at Bitcoin Event Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk and Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey …
Guggenheim CIO Predicts ‘Real Bottom’ of Bitcoin, Warns BTC Price Could Fall to $15,000
The chief investment officer of asset management firm Guggenheim, Scott Minerd, thinks he knows where the real bottom of bitcoin’s price is. He warns that the price of the cryptocurrency could fall to the $15K level. Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd Sees Bitcoin Bottom The chief investment officer (CIO) of Guggenheim Partners, Scott Minerd, is back with …
Crypto Travel Rule Working Group Launches 2.0 Protocol ‘Solving the Discoverability Problem’
Just before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published the organization’s 12-month review, a working group called the Travel Rule Protocol (TRP) released its 2.0 version of the TRP crypto application programming interface (API) in order to “simplify the end-user crypto exchange experience.” TRP is backed by big banks like Fidelity Investments, Standard Chartered, and …