Category: Digital Assets
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Bitcoin.com Exchange to List Aspire and Aspire Gas as Newest Digital Asset Creation Platform Comes to Market
Aspire (ASP) is the first digital asset creation platform to resist both mining exploits and 51 percent attacks common to proof-of-work blockchains. Its fees are a tiny fraction of creating assets on Ethereum or other platforms due to its innovative Aspire Gas (GASP) blockchain Both tokens will be introduced with BTC and USDT trading pairs,…
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Bitcoin’s Big Believers: 6-Digits ‘Inevitable,’ BTC Has a Better Chance of Going to $100K Than Zero
For a number of years now bitcoiners have predicted that the price of bitcoin will surpass its all-time high from 2017 and many believe it will rise to the $100k or six-digit price range. This week bitcoin enthusiasts discussed the possibility of the crypto asset reaching $100k at great length. In mid-December 2017, the price…
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European Commission to launch blockchain regulatory sandbox by 2022
Crypto and blockchain regulations seem to have become a top priority in the EU.
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Execs Managing $78B in Assets Say Institutional Investors Plan to Allocate More Cryptocurrencies
New research from the digital currency insurance firm, Evertas, shows that a surveyed group of investors managing roughly $78 billion in collective assets believes that during the next five years, institutional investors will “dramatically” increase their crypto asset holdings. This week the crypto asset insurance company Evertas published a cryptocurrency survey that included a number…
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Forex Strapped Nigeria Designates Crypto Assets as Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has designated crypto assets as securities as the authorities step up efforts to regulate Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market. The SEC says the classification of crypto assets for regulation is consistent with the country’s investment and securities laws of 2007. In a statement released Sept. 14, the SEC…
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The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses the same name. The story shows just how…
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CEX.IO to Offer Instant Cryptocurrency-Backed Lending Service in 217 Countries and Territories
LONDON, the United Kingdom – CEX.IO, one of the largest international exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, is set to launch a digital asset-backed lending service in September. Available in 217 countries and territories – including Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and most nations in Asia – CEX.IO LOAN will allow various cryptocurrency market…
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Defi’s Raw Deal: Sushiswap Creator Transfers Multi-Sig Control to FTX CEO
After a number of individuals from the crypto community accused the anonymous developer Chef Nomi of exit scamming, the developer transferred the project over to Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of the trading platform FTX. On Saturday, September 5, the decentralized finance (defi) community got upset with the creator of Sushiswap, a forked project copied from…
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Revolut Adds Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Support for US Customers
Following the launch of Revolut’s new crypto exchange in the U.S. the company has added bitcoin cash and litecoin support. Alongside bitcoin and ethereum support, the trading platform’s added coins provide Revolut users with the ability to buy, store, and sell four different digital assets. Six weeks ago, Revolut launched a new exchange in the…