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Bitcoin hitting its highest level since the start of December reignites the quest to crack $20,000 resistance. 1928 Total views 11 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest levels in two weeks on Dec. 15 as fresh bullish action took the largest cryptocurrency to near $20,000.Cryptocurrency market overview from Coin360.BTC price highest since Dec. 1Data…

Public South Korean biotech enterprise Macrogen, the country’s leading gene sequencing service provider, is developing a genomic big data blockchain-based platform together with local tech firm Bigster, according to an August 6 press release. The new partnership will leverage blockchain tech to create a medical big data ecosystem that would allow for both the secure…

"Do not accept any digital yuan," said Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer in a tweet aimed at Team USA athletes competing in China. 84 Total views 1 Total shares With the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics completed and all competing athletes currently in China, two members of Congress are warning of the potential…

Having the Fed require users to open accounts to access the benefits of a digital dollar would put it "on an insidious path akin to China’s digital authoritarianism," according to Tom Emmer. 425 Total views 12 Total shares Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer has announced he will be introducing a bill intended to prevent the Federal…

United States’ cryptocurrency regulations are creating a problematic image for the country as an innovator and it needs a “more nuanced approach.”  Two university professors have made this claim in an article Friday, Dec. 7, referring to a paper originally published Nov. 16.Discussing the current regulatory setup governing cryptocurrency, Carol Goforth of Oxford University and…

South Korean financial regulators are looking into the massive amount of foreign remittances of cash that came from crypto exchanges. 583 Total views 35 Total shares South Korean banks are being investigated for their role in facilitating $6.5 billion in suspicious overseas remittances which have been tied to companies arbitraging cryptocurrency. According to an Aug. 15…

Japanese exchange Liquid officially announced the delisting of 27 assets, citing regulatory precautions. 1607 Total views 14 Total shares Japanese exchange Liquid recently unveiled a mass asset removal from its platform, which COO Seth Melamed claimed necessary for legal compliance.“Liquid works closely with regulators in Japan and Singapore,” Melamed told Cointelegraph on July 25.Referring to…

Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins lost big on Aug. 26 after the United States Federal Reserve delivered hawkish remarks on economic policy.Across the board, risk assets took a major hit — U.S. equities shed around $1.25 trillion in a single session.Analyst: Powell retiring "soft landing" rhetoricAs comments by Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, suggested that larger rate hikes…

The supreme court of Nigeria says no to naira redesign, rules the old banknotes to remain in circulation. 744 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe supreme court of Nigeria has ruled that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes remain in circulation till Dec.…