Cardano’s major ambitions
    26 Aug 2021
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    Only recently, the Cardano cryptocurrency has blasted into the top 3 by capitalization (it has since rolled back into 4th place, however). This is an incredible success for historically not the most popular crypto that doesn’t even use smart contracts. The ADA price has risen 49% over the past seven days. Thanks to this, Cardano…

    The world’s second-largest stablecoin to be 100% backed by cash and US Treasuries
    25 Aug 2021
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    Circle, an issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC, has announced plans to be 100% backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries by September. The company’s most recent attestation showed USDC’s $22 billion supply was backed by only 61% cash and cash equivalents. “Mindful of community sentiment, our commitment to trust and transparency, and an…

    Visa buys a CryptoPunk for $150,000 as its first step into NFT commerce
    25 Aug 2021
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    One of the world’s largest card payment organizations, Visa, has purchased an NFT for over $150,000, signaling that NFTs are here to stay. Visa said Monday it bought a “CryptoPunk,” one of the thousands of NFT-based digital avatars, for nearly $150,000 in Ether. “We think NFTs will play an important role in the future of…

    Bitcoin can’t be viewed as an untraceable ‘crime coin’ anymore
    25 Aug 2021
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    Yes, some criminals use Bitcoin, but the innovation behind this technology improves the financial system, writes Brad Yasar for Сointelegraph. Cryptocurrency is a new technology that has entered the common discourse, setting the stage for a complete upheaval of our long-established financial systems. Of course, some skepticism is unavoidable. Crypto’s association with criminality adds to…

    How the Emirates joined the Bitcoin ETF system
    25 Aug 2021
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    The first Bitcoin fund in the Middle East was launched in Dubai this summer, when Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund, 3iQ, placed its public ETF in the largest Middle Eastern financial market. Investors can now transfer shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange to Nasdaq Dubai and vice versa, as well as buy them directly…

    PayPal launches crypto services in the UK
    24 Aug 2021
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    PayPal announced the launch of crypto services through its platform to its millions of users in the UK as the country becomes just the second country after the US that PayPal has decided to launch the crypto services in. The US online payments giant said Monday it would let British customers buy, hold and sell…