IMF pressures El Salvador to overhaul Bitcoin regulations
According to the International Monetary Fund, El Salvador has an annual GDP growth rate of 3% and roughly $144 million in outstanding loans.
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New Report on Crypto’s Legal Status in UK Lays Out Regulation Options
London has long been one of the world’s most prominent financial hubs. But as the United Kingdom delves further into an uncertain period of political instability that could radically alter the very identity of the country, its attractiveness for business is starting to be questioned.Despite the need to appear as business-friendly and open to innovation…

Bitcoin can’t be viewed as an untraceable ‘crime coin’ anymore
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XRP Price Hits 7-Month High as BitMEX Users Reel From 60% Flash Crash
BitMEX continues to field major criticism and even anger from traders who lost huge amounts of money in a flash crash involving altcoin XRP. The crash, which occurred at 14.00 UTC on Feb. 13, saw XRP/USD fall 60% from $0.33 to just $0.13 — for two seconds.XRP crashes on BitMEX In that time, traders complain, measures designed…

Uniswap (UNI) books 25% weekly gain leading into Unichain launch
UNI defies the marketwide sell-off by posting a 10%+ gain after the launch of Unichain.

Australian Blockchain Test on Amazon Cloud Reaches 30,000 Transactions per Second
A blockchain system developed by Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO) and Sydney University claims to have set a benchmark of 30,000 transactions per second during a test on Amazon Cloud, according to CSIRO’s Tuesday, September 25 press release.The technology arm of CSIRO, Data61, and the Concurrent Systems Research Group at the University of Sydney created…

Hoskinson AMA Reveals Details of Cardano Foray into Africa
In a recent YouTube AMA, Charles Hoskinson gave an update on the promotion of Cardano across the African continent. 941 Total views 5 Total shares Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Cardano (ADA) developers IOHK, took to YouTube on July 25 for one of his regular ask-me-anything sessions.Among a wide range of topics covered, Hoskinson gave details…

Crypto Custody, Explained
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