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CBDC Likely, But Not With Blockchain Says Former Boston Fed President

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 1:40 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Eric Rosengren, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston made a public statement making the concept of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the USA a little more clear. However, be believes that blockchain will not be involved.Sponsored Sponsored In Rosengren’s comments on the potential of a US CBDC, he suggests that it will exist in the future. He also said because it would require an agreement between the White House, Congress, and the Fed, that it could take a long time. Interestingly, Rosengren clarifies that a

Can a Convicted Art Forger Become Next Big Thing in NFTs?

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2021 3:18 PM - Modified On: October 8, 2021 - Published By:
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Wolfgang Beltracchi is a well-known and previously convicted art forger. Beltracchi is also the most recent member of the non-fungible token (NFT) creators club. The German faker of fine arts has previously served prison time for his crimes but is putting his skills to good use with a digital art collection. Sponsored Sponsored Artist Wolfgang Beltracchi has a long history of creating paintings for high-end clients worldwide. But, not the way most artists do. The notable difference is that Beltracchi spent decades forging works from history’s greatest artists and collected an

Bitcoin Bulls Sustain Recent Rallies but Are Overwhelm Above $48,000 High

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 5:09 AM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Oct 04, 2021 at 09:09 // News The Bitcoin (BTC) exchange rate has been on a positive run as the price broke out above the high of $48,000. Although buyers failed to sustain the bullish momentum above the $48,000 high, the BTC price fell back to support at $47,000. Since October 1, buyers have made a concerted effort to resume upside momentum, but the cryptocurrency faces rejection at the recent high. The bottom line is that bitcoin will continue to rise as long as the cryptocurrency's price remains above its

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 9:08 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

MassMutual-owned fintech Flourish launches a new service to connect financial advisory clients with bitcoin

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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A fintech company owned by MassMutual is launching a service that lets registered investment advisors (RIAs) and their clients tap into bitcoin investments.Flourish’s new service, dubbed Flourish Crypto, reflects the growing intersection between traditional finance and the digital asset space, and it’s a bet on what the company says is growing demand among financial advisory clients for bitcoin. The offering is being launched in partnership with Paxos, which is supporting the execution and custody side of things. The New York-based startup has inked key relationships with payments and financial services

White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:55 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Belt Finance, an automated market maker (AMM) protocol operating a yield optimization strategy on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), claims to have paid the largest bounty in the history of decentralized finance (DeFi) to a whitehat hacker who averted a $10 million bug crisis. Industry whitehat programmer Alexander Schlindwein discovered the vulnerability in Belt Finance’s protocol this week and reported the news to the team. For his efforts, Schlindwein received a generous compensation of $1.05 million, the majority of which ($1 million) was granted by Immunefi, with the additional $50,000 offered by

APENFT Partners Up With Tron-Based Cool Cats

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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APENFT Foundation steps up its efforts to support promising and emerging non-fungible token projects on the Tron network. The company announced a new strategic collaboration with Tron Cool Cats — a spin-off of the Ethereum-based collection. This new partnership will focus on providing ongoing marketing and product development support to Tron Cool Cats. Following the recent creation of a $100 million fund dedicated to investing in high-quality NFT projects, APENFT has been ramping up its efforts to spot such art collections in the rapidly evolving Tron NFT landscape ecosystem. Excited

Former U.S. official says cryptocurrency not some ‘libertarian paradise’

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Cryptocurrency has been around for a long time now. However, its mainstream adoption gained a boost lately with 2020 being a remarkable year. But 2021 saw a major push as countries and/or organizations across the globe have been accepting cryptocurrencies in some form or the other. That said, countries have also been working on cryptocurrency regulations to govern the process of exchanging through crypto. Something that can actually benefit these tokens. Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, while speaking to Bloomberg expressed his opinions concerning the cryptocurrency regulations. During this

Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC Bulls Keep Pushing To $48,000

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 12:06 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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By John Isige Published 9 hours ago Updated 9 hours ago Bitcoin price rises above $44,000 after bulls defended support at $40,000 all weekend long. Bulls have eyes glued on the supply zone at $48,000, but first, the 200-day and the 50-day barriers must come down. Bitcoin remained stable above $40,000 throughout the weekend. Buyers managed to lift the largest cryptocurrency above $42,000 and closed the gap to $44,000. At writing, the bellwether cryptocurrency is dancing slightly above $44,000 while bulls put a fight to ensure that BTC closes the

Ten crypto exchanges in South Korea applied for registration hours before deadline

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 3:45 AM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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Only 10 out of dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were able to register with local authorities before time runs out on them on Friday, information on the country’s financial regulator’s website shows. On Friday, crypto exchanges Gdac, Five, OK-BIT, Graybridge, Flat Thai X, Prabang and digital currency custodian Gameper, to name a few, made progress in their registrations. South Korean authorities are still expecting at least 18 other crypto exchanges to complete their applications by Friday. In April, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) required that all crypto