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The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association says it plans to make it easier for authorized exchanges to list digital currencies by loosening the screening process. 319 Total views 5 Total shares The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association, the governing body that deals with crypto assets in Japan, released documents of plans…

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The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to break above the psychological $50,000 resistance going into the weekend and has dropped below the $48,000 level on March 6. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewTone Vays: BTC must close above $50K to resume bull runNow traders are watching whether BTC/USD can break above the $50,000 level…

A former campaign adviser to United States President Donald Trump is planning to release a stablecoin based on a fractional reserve.As Fortune reported on Oct. 21, Stephen Moore announced plans to launch a stablecoin dubbed Frax, which will be backed by a fractional reserve of U.S. dollars.As such, the planned stablecoin will not be pegged…

Cooler heads are calling for a collective deep breath and a step back to see the long-term outlook for the future of Bitcoin (BTC) price and the wider crypto market, but today's drop back under $56,000 is raising eyebrows among traders.Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after starting the week near $60,000,…

The IID ordered BlockFi to pay an administrative fine as well as cease and desist “from making any untrue statement of material facts regarding securities.” 443 Total views 5 Total shares The Iowa Insurance Division, or IID, a regulator responsible for many securities sales in the state, has fined crypto lending firm BlockFi more than…

Fintech and regulation experts have said the United States needs to wake up to China’s proactive pursuit of a central bank digital currency.A Fortune report published on Nov. 1 pointed to the fact that digital currency looks poised to play an increasingly important role in the standoff between the two superpowers. China making “very large macros…

NFT aggregator Rarible said by October it would cut off aggregate orders from competitors that don’t enforce royalties, such as OpenSea. 184 Total views 1 Total shares Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has seen a substantial uptick in trading volume over 24 hours following a public statement in support of maintaining NFT creator royalties.It comes…