The central bank of South Africa allows banks to serve crypto clients
    20 Aug 2022
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    The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) warned financial institutions against the “wholesale” ban on customers with digital assets. The regulator said the banks should not “avoid risk entirely” amid the booming economy in the region. The South African central bank said that south African financial institutions will now be allowed to deal with funds linked…

    Tether reveals its reserve attestation report from its new auditing firm BDO Italia
    20 Aug 2022
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    Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, published its latest quarterly attestation report for the token’ reserves on August 19. The report by Tether’s new auditing firm BDO Italia confirmed a more than 57.5% decrease in Tether’s commercial paper holdings over the prior quarter. However, many still await Tether’s audit report from a “Big…

    Huobi stablecoin HUSD loses peg, dropping to $0.89

    Huobi’s HUSD became the latest stablecoin to de-peg from the US dollar. The HUSD stablecoin, associated with the Huobi Global crypto exchange, has fallen to $0.89, an 11% drop from its planned $1 peg, according to CoinMarketCap. It seems that troubles for stablecoins are yet to be over, despite the crypto market returns on the…

    EOS price jumps 24% ahead of rebrand
    18 Aug 2022
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    The EOS Foundation plans to hardfork the EOS blockchain on September 21. This Proof-of-Stake blockchain is set to rebrand to EOSIO as the project tends to distance itself from notorious developer Block.one. In response, the EOS token has rallied more than 24% over the past 24 hours. In a tweet on August 17, the EOS…

    EU lawmakers plan to cap banks’ crypto holdings
    18 Aug 2022
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    EU banks exposed to crypto might face caps and hefty capital requirements due to proposed amendments to a financial-services law published on August 17. Lawmakers of the European Green Party want to anticipate international standards by legislating heavy capital requirements for lenders. The plans, presented by Green Party lawmaker Ville Niinistö, seek to anticipate capital…

    Crypto derivatives traders expect Ethereum staking yields to double to 8% after the Merge
    17 Aug 2022
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    In anticipation of the Merge, Ether’s price has surged, and the higher yields foreseen by derivatives traders would further enrich the Ethereum ecosystem. Ethereum’s Merge seems poised to make staking the blockchain’s ETH tokens more rewarding than ever, derivatives traders believe. Yields are seen jumping to 8% from around 4% now, according to interest-rate swap…