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ECB Paper Claims Bitcoin’s Price Rise Favours Early Holders, Poses Risk to Social Stability
A paper published by the European Central Bank (ECB) on October 12 claims that the continued existence of Bitcoin poses a threat to the glob...

Tether Reports Record US$5.2 Billion Net Profit for First Half of 2024, USDT Market Cap Nears US$115 Billion
The largest stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT), has recorded over US$5B (AU$7.65B) in net profit for the first half of 2024, the company said i...

Ferrari Launches Crypto Payments in Europe After Successful US Rollout
After a successful launch in the US market, Ferrari is expanding its crypto payment system to dealers all across Europe starting at the end ...

Goldman Sachs Reported to Launch 3 New Tokenisation Projects in EU and US in 2024
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is set to launch at least three tokenised products in the US and Europe, citing a “major uptick in ...

Cardano Foundation Unveils MiCA-Compliant Sustainability Indicators to Satisfy EU Crypto Regulations
Cardano has arrived six months ahead of schedule to announce a set of “MiCA-compliant sustainability indicators”. The unveiling of these...

Robinhood Set to Enter Crypto Futures Trading in Europe and the US
Robinhood is one of the most significant financial institutions in the world. Arguably responsible for ushering in the era of micro-investme...

Circle Gains EU Stablecoin License, Is First to Be MiCA Compliant
Circle, the company behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, announced Monday that it has been registered in France as an Electronic Money Ins...

EU’s Largest Telco Deutsche Telekom to Enter Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin has arrived. Institutions across the globe have jumped on the crypto train, snowballing from January 11th’s landmark decision by t...

ECB, Canada Cut Interest Rates, Arthur Hayes Says This Could Jump-Start Crypto Market
While many had high hopes for several US interest rate cuts in 2024, we are yet to see any such cuts. Meanwhile, Canada and the European Uni...

European Commission Report Advises EU to Brace for Blockchain and AI Integration
An initiative called the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) has just advised the European Commission on the emerging trends in the ...

Kraken Executive Refutes Claims of USDT Delisting in Europe Amid New Regulations
According to a report by Bloomberg, crypto exchange Kraken is “actively reviewing” whether they will delist USDT amid questions about Te...

Crypto Exchange Kraken Mulls Pulling Support for Top Stablecoin USDT in the EU: Report
The San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly mulling whether to pull support for the stablecoin USDT in the European Union (...