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Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able to use the remittance service, South African users will be able to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and the USDC stablecoin. South Africa Ripe for Disruption and Innovation According to a report that quotes the start-up’s VP for strategy and partnerships in Africa, Pardon Mujakachi, Chipper Cash has made the foray into South Africa because it believes the country “is ripe for disruption and innovation in

Ripple’s Use Case Stand Out While Others Remain Speculative

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 4:48 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Regulation News Ripple and SEC legal talks continue. XRP provides great cross border payments. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple (XRP) legal talks in the US continue to heat up. As a result, these issues have become one of the most talked-about topics in the crypto world. Recently, the CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, insisted that the SEC has provided no clarity in crypto regulation and has lost sight of its mission to protect investors. Despite this ongoing heated debate between SEC and Ripple, XRP continues to provide

Netflix Announces Documentary About Quadrigacx’s Downfall

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Netflix, the world’s largest video streaming company, has announced it is working on a documentary that deals with the aftermath of the Quadrigacx saga. According to brief descriptions, the documentary titled; “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King,” deals with how the users affected by the death of Quadrigacx’s CEO Gerry Cotten try to uncover the mystery behind his strange death and the private keys that supposedly only he held at his death. Netflix To Release Quadrigacx Documentary Next Year Netflix, one of the leading video streaming sites,

Cryptocurrency-Trading Hamster Outperforms Bitcoin, S&P 500 Since June

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 2:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A hamster that trades cryptocurrencies has been outperforming Bitcoin and the S&P 500 since June. The rodent, called Mr. Goxx, uses a device called the “goxx box,” to give signals and make purchases in front of the live streaming audience that follows him. Mr. Goxx has achieved an impressive current score of +24% and even got to +50% before the latest crypto selloff. Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than S&P 500, Bitcoin A cryptocurrency-trading hamster that streams trading signals through Twitch has been on a roll since June, outperforming fellow human

Ripple CEO Says SEC Gives No Clear Framework for Crypto, Discusses XRP Lawsuit

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 1:38 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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As the lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse insists that the Commission has provided no clarity in crypto regulation. He said the SEC is using its meetings with crypto companies as lead generation for enforcement actions, and the agency has lost sight of its mission to protect investors. Ripple’s CEO Claims SEC Uses Meetings With Crypto Companies as Lead Generation for Enforcement Actions Amid the SEC’s lawsuit over XRP, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reiterated his concerns over the lack of clarity in

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

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A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

Ripple CEO Says SEC Gives No Clear Framework for Crypto, Discusses XRP Lawsuit

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 10:30 PM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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As the lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse insists that the Commission has provided no clarity in crypto regulation. He said the SEC is using its meetings with crypto companies as lead generation for enforcement actions, and the agency has lost sight of its mission to protect investors. Ripple’s CEO Claims SEC Uses Meetings With Crypto Companies as Lead Generation for Enforcement Actions Amid the SEC’s lawsuit over XRP, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reiterated his concerns over the lack of clarity in

Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 2:00 AM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (ECB) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo, who also gave his opinion about the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrencies during the Money 20/20 fintech conference in Amsterdam. Nexi Advising ECB on Digital Euro Issues Nexi, one of the biggest payments companies in Europe, is working in tandem with the European Central Bank toward the creation of a digital euro, according to statements

Digital Gold v. Legos – Can just Bitcoin or Ethereum do it all

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Time Stamp: September 16, 2021 3:42 AM - Modified On: September 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin v. Ethereum – The elephant in the room of most Bitcoin and altcoin analyses. During a recent episode of the Unchained podcast, host Laura Shin let the author of The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, Vijay Boyapati, and Ethereum Foundation Researcher Justin Drake take a stab at the question. Needless to say, it was the latest chapter in the debate between Bitcoin and Ethereum maximalists. According to Boyapati, Bitcoin was right to give importance to backwards compatibility, when compared to changing protocols or issuance volumes – as Ethereum has done.

Generative artist nets $5.38 million in latest Art Blocks hit

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2021 7:29 AM - Modified On: September 14, 2021 - Published By:
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A generative artist whose work depicts flowers within a “potentially infinite field of foliage” has made 1,623 ether (around $5.38 million) through a sale on Art Blocks, the non-fungible token (NFT) platform.Monica Rizzolli’s ‘Fragments of an Infinite Field’ collection, comprised of 1,024 pieces, was sold through a Dutch auction on Art Blocks Curated on September 13 – with prices starting at 10 ether. The entire set sold out in under an hour. Transaction data on Etherscan shows Rizzolli netting 1,623 in ether across three transactions in the hours after the

These factors were key to taking the steam out of Bitcoin’s ‘frenzied crypto-rally’

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Time Stamp: September 11, 2021 5:30 AM - Modified On: September 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Volatility in the cryptocurrency world is real, there’s no doubting that. While some expected it to be a relic of the past, it came to the fore a few days ago after Bitcoin dropped below $45,000, taking the rest of the market with it. Now, different people have attributed different reasons to the aforementioned drop. A recent Twitter thread from a Singapore-based crypto-fund firm is a case in point. According to the same, the United States played a major role in driving or rather, aggravating this volatility. QCP Capital argued