Is Ripple a safe crypto investment?
    23 Aug 2021
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    A statistician and investor, Zhiyuan Sun, explains the pros and cons of this innovative digital coin. Ripple (XRP) has returned a respectable 12,758.41% to investors since its inception in 2012, turning a $10,000 principal into $1,265,841 within nine years. That’s pretty much, noted Zhiyuan Sun, but only decent relative to the crypto world. For example,…

    Crypto asset-management market will top $9 billion by 2030, researchers say
    21 Aug 2021
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    According to a new report from Allied Market Research, the cryptocurrency asset-management market will grow to $9.4 billion by 2030, growing by 30% a year, while it was just $670 million in 2020. By the study, the global crypto asset management market garnered $0.67 billion in 2020 and is expected to garner $9.36 billion by…

    Crypto adoption in the Middle East first comes from citizens of unstable countries
    19 Aug 2021
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    The next wave of crypto adoption in the Middle East is likely to come from citizens in unstable countries facing crucial inflation like Iran and Lebanon. While some countries continue to restrict crypto trading and mining, digital transformation in the Middle East has proceeded at a rapid pace. Nimrod Lehavi, the founder of Simplex and…

    The Tether controversy explained
    18 Aug 2021
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    How stable are stablecoins? — asks Elizabeth Lopatto in a study for The Verge. What if a digital currency wipeout could injure — or even destroy — the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem? Lately, there’s been a focus on stablecoins, the quiet power players of the cryptocurrency space. Questions about stablecoins, particularly one called Tether, have been…

    KPMG study: Crypto and blockchain investments doubled 2020 value
    14 Aug 2021
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    According to a new KPMG report, cryptocurrency and blockchain investments continue to grow thanks to ever-rising investor interest and have already doubled the value since 2020. Investors now have a better understanding of crypto assets and the operational and procedural side of crypto, a report claims. The study, titled “Pulse of Fintech H1 2021,” covers…

    Why banks fear CBDCs
    12 Aug 2021
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    China plans an early trial of the new field of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It will give foreigners their first real chance to make payments using electronic renminbi issued by the People’s Bank of China. However, bankers may feel threatened, as CBDCs could significantly diminish the role of traditional lenders. New forms of digital…