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Another Exit scam? Exchange founder flees the country, while users claim funds have been stolen

Bitcoin tumbled more than 4% on Friday after news broke out that Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets for purchases citing possible “irreparable” damage andThe post Another Exit scam? Exchange founder flees the country, while users claim funds have been stolen appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2021-4-22 15:26


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Sweden’s Riksbank continues testing the viability of issuing its CBDC

Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, which also happens to be the oldest central bank in the world, plans to continue testing the practicability of launching e-krona. The authority unveiled this news via a press release on February 12, noting that it had extended the testing period of its CBDC for another year, ending February 2022. дальше »

2021-2-17 20:17


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Central Bank of Nigeria Denies It Has Placed New Restrictions on Cryptocurrencies — Uses Debunked Claims to Justify New Directive

Following the outcry over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest directive that targets cryptocurrencies, the institution has reaffirmed its stance with another statement. In the latest five-page document, the CBN insists that this directive is intended to protect the country’s financial system from the “risks” that are associated with cryptocurrencies. Debunked Claims Still, the central […] дальше »

2021-2-10 12:05


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China’s CBDC Could Be the Death Knell for Macau’s High Stakes Gambling Scene

Macau’s gambling industry already affected by the coronavirus could be in for another significant external stress in the form of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). The emergence of traceable digital yuan enforced by Beijing on the enclave may likely send shockwaves through the sector, forcing several high-rollers to take their money elsewhere. дальше »

2020-12-3 00:00


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Could Zero Fractional Reserves Cause a Bank Run?

Central banks around the world may be in trouble as global economies struggle under increasing pressure from an inactive workforce. Fractional reserves for banks have been set to zero — so what does this mean? March 2020 will go down in history as the month that another economic and financial crisis was triggered by the […] The post Could Zero Fractional Reserves Cause a Bank Run? appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

2020-4-15 08:52


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Sweden Joins China and Others in Central Bank Crypto Race

It seems that not a day goes by without another central bank jumping on the crypto train. Yesterday it was South Korea, today it is Sweden as plans to roll out the crypto krona gather pace. e-Krona Pilot Partnership Sweden’s central bank is poised to sign a deal with multinational professional services company Accenture to begin pilot testing its CBDC, the e-krona. дальше »

2019-12-14 10:51


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Yet another reason to dislike Tether: 300 addresses hold 80% of the ‘stablecoin’

Infamous stablecoin and pseudo currency Tether (USDT) doesn’t exactly have the cleanest of rap sheets, and if you needed another reason not to trust it, keep reading. According to recent findings from cryptocurrency researchers at Coin Metrics, around 300 entities hold about 80 percent of the Tether currently in circulation, Bloomberg reports. дальше »

2019-8-8 11:30


Dukascash Stablecoin Launches by Swiss Bank Dukascopy, Backed by Three Fiat Currencies

Reports circulated yesterday that the Swiss SIX Stock Exchange was encouraging the local central bank to launch a stablecoin that could be used within their country. Between that encouragement and the recent changes to the Libra whitepaper, it is clear that the market desires another stablecoin, and the Dukascopy Swiss bank is listening. According to […] дальше »

2019-6-28 00:24


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Ransomware: Another U.S. City Pays Hackers Over $500k in Bitcoin  

The leaders of Lake City, a city of less than 70,000 people, located in central north Florida’s Columbia County, have paid the sum of 42 bitcoin (about $523k at press time ) to the hackers who orchestrated the catastrophic ransomware attack that totally crippled the area’s online processes two weeks ago, according to a ZDNetRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-6-27 05:00


Mining Bitcoin or the ‘Crypto-Ruble’ Just Another Form of Counterfeiting, Claims Russian Banking Chief

The head of VTB Bank, a major Russian financial institution that sees the government as its majority shareholder, has compared bitcoin mining with counterfeiting. Andrei Kostin, who serves as the president and the chairman of the management board of VTB Bank, said Monday during an event that any person who prints digital money to replace Russian Ruble was counterfeiting the state-backed fiat. дальше »

2019-2-6 10:15


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Iran releases gold-backed cryptocurrency

Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves. дальше »

2019-2-8 17:22


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Iran Lifts Bitcoin Ban to Make Way For ‘Crypto-Rial’

Iran has lifted the ban on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as it takes another step towards its own sovereign cryptocurrency amid talks with foreign nations as potential partners. Iran Unbans Bitcoin, ICOs Today, Iran’s central bank has released an early draft of its cryptocurrency laws, lifting the previous ban on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, and ICOs, reports to Al Jazeera. дальше »

2019-1-29 16:00


Uzbekistan Starts to Investigate a Legal Framework for Security Token Offerings

Recently, Uzbekistan started to be another one of the countries leading the discussions for how to regulate Security Token Offerings (STOs). The central Asian nation is making an effort to become more crypto friendly since last year and it looks like the efforts are starting to pay off. While the country took its time to […] дальше »

2019-1-19 00:09