From stablecoin to a bank: perhaps, the greatest challenge of 2021. Part 2
    21 Aug 2021
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    A fundamentally new banking system structure may emerge sooner rather than later: the one where fiat and stablecoins, CBDC and “classical” cryptocurrencies are used on equal terms. And DeFi will compete directly and on a level playing field with centralized banking services. To understand how the banking system will change, let’s delve a little deeper…

    Fitch warns Bitcoin bill will pose a risk to credit ratings of El Salvador’ insurers
    19 Aug 2021
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    Fitch Ratings said in a note on Monday that El Salvador’s move to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender poses a serious risk to its local insurance companies. As Fitch said, Salvadoran insurers will be under pressure to quickly convert Bitcoin to dollars to avoid price risk; otherwise, they could face steep losses. In June, Salvadoran…

    The new crypto course helps students in the UAE understand the digital economy
    19 Aug 2021
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    Launched in the UAE, the 6-part online course in crypto aims to help young students understand the power of the crypto market, Khaleej Times reported. The program covers subjects from the history of money to how to create one’s own non-fungible token. Carfax Education, a UAE-based global education group, has created an innovative course for…

    From stablecoin to a bank: perhaps, the greatest challenge of 2021. Part 1
    19 Aug 2021
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    The Circle company, known as the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is set to become a US national commercial bank – a digital bank that combines crypto and fiat payments. This is yet another way the cryptocurrency industry is invading traditional banking. We have only just written about how crypto exchanges are becoming competitors of…

    NFT marketplace OpenSea tops $1 billion trading volume in August, surging 8X since March peak
    18 Aug 2021
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    Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) trading is soaring to 8x multiples of the levels seen this March when the NFT frenzy burst into mainstream media with sound headlines, as art dealers were excited. Digital collectibles mania seems to be back as the NFT flagship marketplace prints new records, according to the trading volumes on the OpenSea platform….

    Gennadiy Cholovenko: “Binance is gradually becoming a direct competitor to the banking system”
    18 Aug 2021
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    Today we are publishing an interview in which the expert expresses his views on why regulators in various countries across the globe have declared an all-out war on the largest crypto exchange in the market, Binance. We have recently written about how ever since the beginning of this year, Binance has come under attack from…