Новости о Could Fiat [ Фото новости ] [ Свежие новости ] | |
Binance Intends to Introduce New Stablecoins, One Will Be Binance GBP Pegged to British Pound
Binance could soon release new stablecoins to the market The goal is to offer users the possibility to trade virtual currencies against other fiat currencies The recognized and popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance is going to be issuing its own stablecoins in the coming months. дальше »
2019-6-6 17:38 | |
Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
Institutions Could Push Crypto Past A ‘Point Of No Return’
Today’s Financial Times carried an interesting morsel this morning: Bitcoin (BTC) has proven to be a better store of value than the Argentine peso over the past 12 months. As a fiat currency, the Argentine peso – a victim of populist rule and economic mismanagement – hardly holds up to global reserve currencies. дальше »
2019-5-27 21:54 | |
‘Turning Bitcoin Into PayPal’: How Some Crypto Merchant Services Are Fiat Backdoors
Cryptocurrencies could be finding more retail adoption…. depending on who you ask. After Whole Foods and Starbucks began accepting Bitcoin, through Flexa’s Spedn app, AT&T announced its integration with BitPay. дальше »
2019-5-24 19:50 | |
Spanish Banking Fintech Launches Visa-Friendly EU Crypto Debit Card
By CCN: 2gether, based in the EU, announced today that it’s launching a Visa debit card which will enable users to convert crypto to fiat via ATM quickly. The card itself doesn’t charge a fee to make these transactions, but there is a fee involved in exchanging the crypto and whatever fees the ATM itself may charge. дальше »
2019-5-24 13:49 | |
In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future
Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets. дальше »
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
Renewed Market Growth Has Sparked Demand for Crypto-Backed Loans
With cryptocurrency markets back to life, hodling sounds like a smart strategy once again. Cryptocurrency owners are now more likely to pledge coins to borrow fiat if they need it, rather than sell their appreciating digital assets. дальше »
2019-5-10 05:31 | |
Digibyte (DGB) could be a big winner if investigations into Tether reveal market threatening manipulation
A few weeks ago, it emerged that the U. S was investigating Bitfinex, for supposedly using Tether to cover up an $850 million hole. This brought back the never-ending issue of Tether and its fiat backing. дальше »
2019-5-6 12:05 | |
Venezuela Pro-Bitcoin Opposition May Use Maduro’s Sanctioned Funds To Oust Him
Bitcoin adoption crucible Venezuela could end up using its own sanctioned funds to topple the government if plans go ahead for an “army” of foreign mercenaries. Sources: Plans For ‘5000 Mercenaries’ As Reuters reported on April 30, Erik Prince, founder of the notorious private security contractor Blackwater, allegedly wants to use fiat currency locked up by foreign governments to finance an ongoing backlash against Nicolas Maduro’s regime. дальше »
2019-5-1 22:00 | |
Report: Australians Lost Over $4 Million to Crypto Scams in 2018
The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6. дальше »
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
New Oracle and Finextra Report Details How Crypto Assets Can Prevail in the Corporate Banking World
The world of traditional finance has long been apprehensive about cryptocurrency entering their space, fearing that the market could become strong enough to be a contender for fiat currency. Lately, as NewsBTC reports, fintech companies have been increasing on a consistent basis, slowly surpassing corporate banks. дальше »
2019-4-25 01:38 | |
eToro’s New Stablecoins Could Make A Healthier Crypto Market
Last week eToro announced the launch of eToroX, a new cryptocurrency exchange, as well as eight new stablecoins which will be pegged to the value of major fiat currencies. Yes…another raft of stablecoins. дальше »
2019-4-22 20:07 | |
Bitcoin Enthusiasts Know Fiat’s Not Forever, Think Crypto Assets are a Legit Alternative to the Monetary System
One of the hopes many cryptocurrency enthusiasts hold is the idea crypto could one day serve as a legitimate alternate or even a replacement to the fiat monetary system. One big criticism of fiat currency has to do with exchange rates and the idea of valuing money based off of comparisons with other currencies. While […] дальше »
2019-4-15 08:31 | |
Bitfinex Scraps Its $10,000 Minimum Balance Rule
Bitfinex is now open to every trader as the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange has removed its $10,000 minimum balance rule. Citing a rising demand from retail traders who couldn't trade on the platform due to the requirement, Bitfinex CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde said the platform is now ready for a “new wave of customer accounts,” according to a company Medium post. дальше »
2019-4-11 21:50 | |
Bitcoin [BTC], altcoins could jump by $3 billion through stablecoin injection; eToro’s Greenspan agrees
The concept of ‘stablecoin’ appears to be treading the fine line between virtual and fiat. Investors can enjoy the benefits of ubiquity and universality of payments, two core concepts of the cryptocurrency world, while still standing in firm opposition of them by being tethered to a sovereign currency. дальше »
2019-4-6 18:30 | |
Central banks looking to cryptocurrency to replace cash
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) would see central banks distribute digital money which could be redeemed for their respective domestic fiat currencies. In the case of an American CBDC, this would be the US dollar or in Russia, this would be a “Cryptoruble. дальше »
2019-4-6 12:00 | |
Bitcoin Dev Demos the First Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin ATM
At the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong’s Lightning Hack Day on March 31, 2019, Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM. дальше »
2019-4-2 22:02 | |
Binance CEO: Printing More Money Will Make Cryptos 1000x More Valuable Than Fiat
Changpeng Zhao is still making people talk on the internet. The Binance CEO yesterday took a jab at the global fiat currencies, and in the process attracted numerous responses from Twitter users. дальше »
2019-3-29 17:43 | |
Tether’s Lack of Fiat Backing Could be Catastrophic for Bitcoin, Analyzing USDT’s Troubling Terms of Service
Tether, the market-leading stablecoin in both market capitalization and controversy, made changes to its legal terms of service that indicate that USDT is not fully backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves. дальше »
2019-3-26 10:42 | |
Tim Draper: Bitcoin Can Eclipse Fiat, Grow Into $100 Trillion Market Cap, 1,000x Higher Than Now
BTC Head Honcho: Bitcoin Could Grow A Thousand Times And Overtake Fiat Crypto investors around the whole world are waiting for the revolution that was predicted by the creator of the digital asset, Satoshi Nakamoto. дальше »
2019-3-26 01:17 | |
Bitcoin Could 1,000x To Overtake Fiat, Argues Venture Investor
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin protocol, always expressed an inkling of mistrust and cynicism towards centralized institutions, including Wall Street and the incumbent government. дальше »
2019-3-25 15:43 | |
Winklevoss Capital’s Professional Investor: Stablecoins Are Built For Internet Payments, Not the Dollar
‘It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before Stablecoins Replaces The Dollar’ – Takeaways From Winklevoss Capital’s Sterling Witzke Tipped to give way for cryptocurrencies in the near future, conventional fiat currencies are staring at a bleak future. дальше »
2019-3-23 03:19 | |
Sats Back: How the Ebates of Bitcoin Plans to Convert Holders to Spenders
“The biggest problem I could think of was distribution. How do you share and educate both consumers and merchants on the power of bitcoin? I learned how much consumers loved earning and why merchants make decisions to adopt new technology. дальше »
2019-3-19 23:06 | |
Revolut launches auto-exchange for cryptocurrency – and I can’t find a reason to hate it
Online challenger bank, Revolut, has just introduced a new feature which makes it easier to protect yourself from volatile cryptocurrencies. Earlier this week, Revolut launched what it is simply calling its “auto-exchange” feature, which will allow users to automatically exchange two currency pairs – fiat and cryptocurrency – when the pair hits a specific exchange rate. дальше »
2019-3-8 19:48 | |
Volume Of Cash Transactions Drop As Digital Payments See A Steady Rise, UK Fiat Use Could End By 2026
Volume Of Cash Transactions Drop As Digital Payments See A Steady Rise A recent report called Access to Cash Review has predicted that in the next 15 years, the currently obtainable cash structure will be practically outdated. дальше »
2019-3-7 00:24 | |
$200 Million Crypto Stablecoin TrueUSD Launches Instant Fiat Redemption
TrueUSD celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday, and the $200 million USD-pegged cryptocurrency stablecoin commemorated the occasion with two major announcements that could help buttress it as it seeks to supplant $2 billion Tether (USDT) as the market’s leading stablecoin. дальше »
2019-3-5 21:20 | |
How Does Bitcoin Lending Work And What Are Best P2P Crypto Lending Platforms?
A struggle that many have faced ever since money became a thing is the opportunity cost of holding it. Having fiat money in cash and holding it in your possession is all good and well, but this causes you a certain implied loss. дальше »
2019-3-4 18:36 | |
Cryptopia Calculates That 9.4 Percent of Assets Stolen in January Hack
The New Zealand-based crypto asset exchange Cryptopia has made their assessment of a January hack, claiming that up to 9. 4 percent of all their assets were stolen. дальше »
2019-2-28 20:50 | |
Bitcoin Price Evaluation Of $1,500,000 USD Per BTC Coin Surfaces If It Accounts For All Fiat And Gold Holdings
Bitcoin Could Be Valued At $1.5 Million USD Per Coin If It Absorbs All Fiat And Gold Holdings When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, he was interested in creating a solution for the financial world that would take all far away from traditional finance companies and Wall Street and closer to having more freedom to own […] дальше »
2019-2-22 23:12 | |
Bitcoin Could Swell To $1.5 Million If It Absorbs All Fiat and Gold Holdings
Bitcoin (BTC) was built to be an alternative to the traditional of finance. While Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of the cryptocurrency, never explicitly made such a comment, many have come to understand this underlying raison d’etre. дальше »
2019-2-22 18:30 | |
New Samsung Galaxy S10 Includes Baked-In Storage for Private Keys
Samsung announced on February 21, 2019, that their newest phone, the Galaxy S10, will include secure storage for its users’ cryptocurrency private keys. The company made a press release detailing the phone’s many features, notably including Samsung’s proprietary defense platform, Samsung Knox, which will feature secure private key storage that is claims is specifically “for blockchain-enabled mobile services. дальше »
2019-2-22 00:57 | |
Returning Investors Could Push Bitcoin Past $4,000
Crypto markets are rising, and Bitcoin (BTC), which constitutes more than half the market’s value, is among the big winners. Most BTC trades have been against fiat currencies and the stablecoin, Tether (USDT), suggesting that some investors are beginning to move value out of safe havens and into riskier digital assets. дальше »
2019-2-18 19:28 | |
Major Rakuten Pay Mobile App Update Could Have Crypto Payment Feature, Aims to Release by March 18
Rakuten is an e-commerce firm in Japan that presently has a mobile app for consumers to access their services. A recent update of the Rakuten Pay mobile app was just announced, due to be released on March 18th. дальше »
2019-2-18 04:17 | |
You Can Now Buy Bitcoin At The Post Office In Liechtenstein
The national post service of the small European country of Liechtenstein has confirmed it will now offer Bitcoin (BTC) sales as part of its product range. Liechtenstein Post: Bitcoin Exchange ‘No Different From Fiat’ In a press release, Liechtensteinische Post confirmed that as of February 15, anyone could exchange fiat currency for Bitcoin at its branch in the capital Vaduz. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:00 | |
Abra CEO Intends to Create “WhatsApp” Styled Platform for Crypto-Fiat Currency
Abra is a platform that supports investing in 30 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies, spread over 155 countries. Now, a new announcement shows that Abra is crossing new boundaries as their platform will allow users to apply Bitcoin to investments in traditional stocks and ETFs. дальше »
2019-2-10 08:34 | |
$136 Million in Missing Crypto From QuadrigaCX Could be Gone Forever: WSJ
Canada’s largest digital asset exchange QuadrigaCX has claimed to have lost more than $136 million worth of crypto in cold wallets controlled by its CEO Gerald Cotten. In an official affidavit filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court by Jennifer Robertson, the widow of Cotten, Robertson claimed Cotten passed away in India with the sole control over user funds. дальше »
2019-2-8 13:16 | |
Abra Users Can Now Buy Stocks and ETFs Using Bitcoin
“Investing in stocks can be a daunting, complex and decidedly exclusionary activity,” says Bill Barhydt, Abra's CEO. To that end, his company’s mobile cryptocurrency wallet app has announced a new feature which will allow investors to purchase traditional stocks using bitcoin. дальше »
2019-2-8 02:05 | |
South Korean CBDC Researchers: Economy Could Suffer With Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency
Economy Could Suffer From Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency, Says South Korean Researchers Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are often created by banks in an effort to offer a comparable solution that is equivalent to fiat currency, though it doesn’t usually require replacing the country’s banknotes and coins. Built entirely on the blockchain, there are […] дальше »
2019-2-7 21:34 | |
Is the Missing Crypto From QuadrigaCX’s $150 Million Disaster On the Move? Experts Weigh-in
According to several reports, some funds from the missing $150 million holdings of Canada’s biggest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX could be moving. On Saturday, CCN reported that QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million in funds stored in both crypto and fiat as the CEO, who had sole control over user funds passed away. дальше »
2019-2-4 20:50 | |
Binance Opens the Fiat Locks to Accept Credit Card Payments for Crypto
Binance will enable merchants to utilize Visa and MasterCard to purchase a wide scope of crypto, successfully offering a fiat to the crypto entryway. The move could be provisional for charge cards in any case, as card guarantors could prevent the utilization from claiming credit for crypto buys. дальше »
2019-2-1 08:54 | |
Living on Bitcoin Day 7: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’d Definitely Do Again
This is the seventh instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4, on Day 5 and on Day 6. дальше »
2019-1-29 01:51 | |
Elections Canada Consults With Political Parties on Crypto Donations
According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act. дальше »
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
Living on Bitcoin Day 4: The Uphill Climb
This is the fourth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 and on Day 3. дальше »
2019-1-19 00:10 | |
Bitwage Service Adds Payroll Tax Payment Funding Options for U.S. Businesses
Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage has partnered with Texas-based payroll and Human Relations firm Simply Efficient HR to help companies fund W2 Employees and payroll tax payments using crypto. дальше »
2019-1-16 05:22 | |
Russia: Cryptoruble Coming ‘Within 2-3 Years,’ Gov’t Official Says
Russia could introduce the Blockchain-based alternative to its fiat currency, the ‘Cryptoruble’, within “two to three years,” a senior politician has said. Aksakov: Cryptoruble ‘Will Not Differ’ From Fiat Ruble Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the financial markets committee at Russia’s state parliament the Duma, made the forecast speaking to local news outlet RIA Novosti. дальше »
2019-1-15 16:00 | |