Search Results for: crypto currency
Crypto trading volumes plummeted in June, but Altcoins are moving up
July 14th, 2020
This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started trading around $9,200 and quickly moved up to $9,450. A potential rally was rejected close to $9,500 and BTC’s price then moved back down to $9,150, but it has since recovered ...
South Africa is getting proactive about its crypto regulations
March 18th, 2020
South Africa has become one of the centers for the cryptocurrency industry across Africa. The crypto adoption rates have been growing but the development has not come without a price. While South Africa has always been one of the ...
Do you believe that trading in cryptocurrencies should be regulated?
March 11th, 2020
Do you believe that trading in cryptocurrencies should be regulated? Yes or No Over the past four years cryptocurrencies have become ubiquitous, prompting more national and regional authorities to grapple with their regulation. Countries around the world issued notices ...
France to test its Central Bank digital currency in Q1 2020: Official
December 5th, 2019
The central bank of France plans to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions in 2020. François Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Bank of France, announced that the bank will start testing the digital ...
China prepares to launch its own digital currency as Facebook’s Libra languishes
November 13th, 2019
China is moving closer to releasing the world’s first government-backed digital currency. Li Wei, the head of technology for the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, said on Monday that commercial banks should increase their use of blockchain ...
The tiny nation that is creating its own digital currency
September 12th, 2019
An isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 75,000 continues to break ground in the cryptocurrency space. The Marshall Islands is proceeding with the creation of a blockchain-based national currency, the Marshallese sovereign or ...
China’s new digital currency
September 9th, 2019
China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, a senior central bank officer said. Mu Changchun, deputy director ...
Crypto market gains $15 billion in 4 days
February 21st, 2019
Since February 17, within 4 days, the valuation of the crypto market has increased from $120 billion to $135 billion, by $15 billion. Crypto assets that have outperformed both Bitcoin and the U.S. dollar throughout February in the likes ...
Nasdaq CEO believes cryptocurrencies will have a role in the future
January 24th, 2019
Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq on January 20 made a publication titled “New chapters in innovation and disruption will be written in 2019”. The CEO’s opinion based on the details of the document is that cryptocurrencies will ...
$5 Billion wiped out of Crypto: Bitcoin below $3,500 could spell trouble
January 21st, 2019
In the past 24 hours, the crypto market has experienced a slight decline in valuation from $224 billion to $219 billion as the Bitcoin price dropped to $3,500. Previously, traders said that a drop below the $3,500 mark could ...
