MicroStrategy expands Bitcoin holdings with $5.4B purchase

Ripple CEO Garlington claims a “big win” in the dismissal of an SEC motion while remaining silent about the ruling on his own motion. 188 Total views 1 Total shares Southern New York District Court Judge Analisa Torres issued two rulings Friday on motions filed in the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple…

The deal aims to enable faster, cheaper payments between 27 African countries, working with three Onafriq partners. 297 Total views 1 Total shares Ripple will power new payment corridors between 27 African countries and Australia, the United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) under a deal with African mobile payments provider Onafriq.Onafriq will use

Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle backed the additional funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $24 million.

Cryptocurrency data firm Nomics announced an artificial intelligence system that makes seven-day cryptocurrency price predictions. 2079 Total views 33 Total shares Cryptocurrency data firm Nomics is applying artificial intelligence to the often chaotic world of cryptocurrency trading. In an announcement on April 23, Nomics introduced an AI system that makes seven-day cryptocurrency price predictions. The firm…

Chile’s central bank governor, Mario Marcel, says central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can provide additional flexibility at a time of “unconventional monetary policies.” Marcel made the comments in a speech titled “High-level Policy Panel Discussion on Central Bank Digital Currencies" at the OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum held in Paris on Sept. 12.Disruptive FinTech addressing “some gaps”…

A new study reveals that blockchain offers the best salaries in the UK’s technology industry. Digital lender, Capital on Tap, released figures that reveal Blockchain-related jobs offer the highest-paying salaries among all disruptive technology businesses in the UK.According to the UK-based firm, Blockchain has an average annual salary of GBP 75,000 (around $93041 USD). They…

Since September, Chainlink (LINK) price has gained more than 25%, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and most altcoins. Currently, the project is the leading decentralized blockchain oracle solution and ranks 15th in terms of market capitalization when excluding stablecoins. In September, LINK's price surged by an impressive 35.5%, but in the month-to-date performance for October, LINK

Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor’s noteThe political machinations of Eastern Europe have dominated recent headlines. Protests unprecedented since the fall of the Soviet Union have rocked Belarus for weeks. Outrage over the Aug. 8 election that has seen challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya…