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[ad_2][ad_1] Christopher Giancarlo, the former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, caused a sensation last week when he co-authored an article in the International Financial Law Review arguing that XRP cryptocurrency does not qualify as a stock, and therefore “shouldn’t be. regulated as a security, but instead considered a …

[ad_2][ad_1] XRP, the fourth largest digital asset by market value, was excluded from the 2020 cryptocurrency rally, marking the second consecutive year of underperformance against its biggest and most popular rivals, bitcoin and ether. The token fell 2% in 2020, while bitcoin rose 30% and ether, the native token of …

[ad_2][ad_1] The use of cryptocurrency is becoming more and more popular as more and more people and industries are starting to embrace it. It took some time for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, DogeCoin and many more to get to where they are today. After all, the father of cryptocurrencies, …

[ad_2][ad_1] Shopify‘S (NYSE: STORE) the platform allows its merchants to accept payments in bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and over 300 other types of cryptocurrencies. It recently expanded that reach by partnering with cryptocurrency payment processor CoinPayments, which helps merchants process 1,800 types of cryptocurrencies. Shopify says the partnership “will make cryptocurrency …

[ad_2][ad_1] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for a mining strategy across the oil-rich nation. The latest statements by the Iranian president follow Iran’s moves to restrict specific crypto platforms from “currency smuggling” mandates. On May 20, 2020, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the press that the country must spur …

[ad_2][ad_1] The bitcoin community was alive yesterday with speculation that bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakomoto would move bitcoin funds as 40 of the first ever mined bitcoins were moved for the first time in eleven years. Bitcoin in an office in London, UK Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg © 2017 Bloomberg …

[ad_2][ad_1] Bitcoin prices fell Wednesday afternoon due to speculation that a long-dormant block of coins, with links to the alleged creator of the virtual asset, has just changed hands. A Twitter account set up to issue tweet alerts when coins tied to certain addresses are traded indicated an exchange of …

[ad_2][ad_1] The Iranian government has just made channels to cryptocurrency markets riskier and more confusing than ever. According to Iranian news bulletin ArzDigital, parliament released a proposal this week to include cryptocurrency in existing “currency smuggling” and foreign exchange regulations. The result of this future regulation is that Iranian entrepreneurs …

[ad_2][ad_1] Bitcoin has outperformed most other assets so far this year and is set to be one of the best bets of 2020. The price of bitcoin, after plunging in March due to a larger coronavirus-induced sell-off, has grown about 30% so far this year. However, a minor cryptocurrency has …

[ad_2][ad_1] Cryptocurrency payment processor CoinPayments announced Wednesday that it has named Jason Butcher as its new CEO. CoinPayment reported that Butcher was his Chief Operating Officer since 2017, and previously as a consultant as of 2015, he helped boost CoinPayments’ monthly transactions to over $ 100 million. According to CoinPayments, …