Bitcoin: post-dollar and post-gold?
    24 Jul 2021
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    Every once in a while it helps to stop, get away from the hustle and bustle of exchange rates and new tokens, look around and try to understand the role of cryptocurrencies in the world today and what it will be in 10 or 20 years. After all, everyone seems to have already realized that…

    Dubai Coin: a story of cryptocurrency fraud in the Gulf countries
    22 Jul 2021
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    DubaiCoin positioned itself as a regular cryptocurrency, specialized for the UAE market. Its DBIX tokens were traded on various exchanges, and the roadmap looked quite attractive. But it was all a scam. In May of this year, the attention of the cryptocurrency community was drawn to the DubaiCoin digital currency (DBIX token). As stated in…

    Robinhood anticipates the lower revenue, as crypto trading is slowing down

    Robinhood said it anticipates retail trading is slowing down in the third quarter of 2021 relative to the second quarter, especially in cryptocurrencies. Crypto trading accounts for about 17% of Robinhood’s revenue. Popular stock trading app Robinhood warned that potential trading revenue will be lower and new clients as the boom in retail investing starts…

    Principled move by ShapeShift
    21 Jul 2021
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    The popular cryptocurrency exchanger ShapeShift is moving to a decentralized mode of operation. From now on, it will be a DAO controlled by FOX token holders. Switzerland-based multinational company ShapeShift is preparing to close down as a registered legal entity. According to its founder Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift currently employs 65 people, but in a few…

    At the intersection of fintech and cryptocurrency
    20 Jul 2021
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    British fintech startup Revolut has received a new portion of investments and is now valued at $ 33 billion, making it of the most expensive neobanks in the world. One of the factors of its success is timely offering of cryptocurrency services to the clients. British fintech startup Revolut drew $ 800 million in the…

    How is Diem doing?
    19 Jul 2021
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    Ambitious cryptocurrency project announced by Facebook three years ago almost became one of the main disappointments of the crypto industry. But it didn’t – and if Libra couldn’t really take off, Diem is slowly and persistently moving towards its goal. And yes, this is us bringing up Facebook’s Diem cryptocurrency, which under its former name…