Banque de France, Hong Kong Monetary Authority explore CBDC, tokenization
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How low can Ethereum price drop versus Bitcoin amid the DeFi contagion?
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Tether discontinues Bitcoin stablecoin, citing lack of usage
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China convicts BKEX staff for illegal gambling via crypto contracts
A Chinese court found BKEX’s crypto contract trading functioned as illegal gambling, sentencing employees to prison for facilitating unauthorized betting.

Major Chinese Tech Magazine Adds Payment in Bitcoin to Show Blockchain ‘Practicality’
Beijing Sci-Tech Report (BSTR), China’s oldest media publication covering the tech industry, has announced it will offer subscriptions payable with Bitcoin (BTC), local media outlet Guangming reported Sunday, September 30.An evidently rare occurrence from China, were government pressure has forced crypto exchanges and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) operators to halt activities over the past year,…

Bitcoin price eases downside as traders demand $24.5K support holds
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Euro stablecoin market surges under MiCA
French and Irish fintech companies have partnered to introduce a euro-backed stablecoin. The coin will launch on the Stellar blockchain a month after MiCA stablecoin laws were enacted.