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Facebook’s Libra has pushed central banks to consider two major issues in global payment systems, an exec at the European Central Bank (ECB) said.Benoit Coeure provided his remarks at a hearing at the Committee on the Digital Agenda of the German parliament on Sept. 25.According Coeure, an ECB board member and chair of the Committee…

Stablecoin firm Tether and its affiliate exchange Bitfinex anticipate a lawsuit alleging that Tether token (USDT) is involved in market manipulation as the result of an unpublished paper.Tether and Bitfinex to defend its positionOn Oct. 5, both Tether and Bitfinex published statements claiming that they had become aware of an unreleased paper “falsely positing that…

A survey featuring respondents from all seven continents suggests that Nigeria has the most crypto-aware population globally. 130 Total views 4 Total shares A global survey featuring respondents from 15 countries indicates that Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, has the most cryptocurrency-aware population in the world.ConsenSys and YouGov released the findings from the global Web3 perception survey, which sought

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Crypto services in the U.K. will face stricter regulations, including a “cooling-off period” for first-time investors and a ban on “refer a friend” bonuses. 347 Total views 2 Total shares In a June 8 announcement, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that from Oct. 8, advertisers of crypto services in the U.K. would…

Bahamian Securities Commission, the Prime Minister’s financial intelligence unit, and a financial crimes unit are all involved in the FTX investigation. 145 Total views 1 Total shares The Bahamas Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Ryan Pinder has confirmed that the collapsed crypto exchange FTX is the focus of an "active and ongoing"…

Mastercard targets banks and merchants that need help when adopting crypto-enabled technologies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). 248 Total views 31 Total shares Continuing its goal to pursue a spot within the crypto industry, Mastercard recently announced that the firm is expanding its consulting business with practices that are dedicated to crypto.In the announcement, Mastercard’s Data…

Russia’s largest lender is moving into DeFi and Web3 by integrating its blockchain platform with the Ethereum blockchain. Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTRussia’s largest bank Sber — formerly known as Sberbank — continues developing its blockchain platform by integrating it with the Ethereum blockchain.On Nov. 30, Sber officially announced new opportunities…

Blockchain security firm Asymmetric Research privately disclosed the vulnerability to Circle, which has since been addressed.