Bank of Finland (BOF) is coordinating the creation of a Finnish instant payment solution compatible with European standards. BOF board member and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) Tuomas Välimäki made the announcement on Oct. 19. Välimäki revealed that the Bank of Finland is actively promoting the development of new…
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Bitcoin (BTC) is becoming scarcer than ever — if you are a BTC price speculator or new to the market. The latest data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows a record portion of the available BTC supply is locked up in long-term storage. Bitcoin long-term holder presence beats all-time highs At more than 76%, Bitcoin’s…
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Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, with others, have collaboratively submitted a shared amicus brief to the Supreme Court, wherein they raise concerns about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to conducting internal proceedings without the inclusion of juries. Mark Cuban, a billionaire crypto investor and DeFi advocate who actively engages in the cryptocurrency space, and Elon Musk,…
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The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is strengthening its presence in Europe and has officially announced Ireland as its chosen main European crypto hub. Coinbase has selected Ireland as its EU entity location of compliance with Europe’s major cryptocurrency regulatory framework known as Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the firm announced to Cointelegraph on Oct.…
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The United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department that supervises national commercial banks in the country, will host a symposium on tokenization in February 2024. The upcoming symposium is set to ignite a public dialogue on the transformative potential of tokenizing real-world financial assets…
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Coinbase crypto exchange chief legal officer Paul Grewal called on the crypto community to join the movement against the United States Treasury’s proposed tax reporting regulations on cryptocurrencies. Grewal urged the community to oppose the proposed regulations, as they could set a dangerous precedent for surveillance. Grewal took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the…
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Bitcoin core developers have long been at odds over Bitcoin improvement proposals (BIPs) to address the pain points of the protocol, as was apparent in a heated panel discussion during Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023. Long-time Bitcoin developers Paul Sztorc and Peter Todd brought this to the fore in Amsterdam, with the latter coming across as highly…
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Stéphanie Cabossioras has stepped down from her role as the executive director of Binance France, becoming at least the 10th senior executive to leave Binance this year. In an Oct. 19 post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Binance France President David Prinçay confirmed Cabossioras’ departure and expressed his gratitude for her work at the…
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Sui’s native SUI token has struggled to regain ground after plunging more than 9% amid allegations from South Korean regulators, which have accused the Sui Foundation of manipulating the supply of the token for its own gain. SUI token gained a little under 1% in the last 24 hours after falling from $0.41 on Oct.…
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Electric vehicle maker Tesla made no changes to its sizeable Bitcoin (BTC) holdings — the fifth quarter in a row — though it has directed more funds to double its computing capacity amid artificial intelligence efforts. Tesla’s Q3 2023 results released on Oct. 18 show as of Sept. 30, it held $184 million worth of…
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