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Bank of Canada Won’t Issue Its Own Crypto Unless Libra Succeeds: Deputy Governor
The Bank of Canada does not see the need to create a central bank digital currency unless a competitor – like Libra – starts dethroning the existing fiat.
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6 Explanations for Crypto’s Fascination With Coronavirus
Is it about self-sovereignty? About BTC as a reserve asset? Or are we just Chicken Little prophets of doom?
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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 25, 2020
Bitcoin fights to rise above $10K while a new crypto bank rises in Wyoming. It’s Markets Daily from CoinDesk.
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Revolut Bank Valued at $5.5B in $500M Funding Round
Revolut raised $500 million, but did not specify if any of the funding will go toward improving its cryptocurrency offering.
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US Commerce Dept. Wants to Survey Firms on Cross-Border Crypto Usage
The Bureau of Economic Analysis plans to ask financial institutions whether they conducted any crypto trades with foreigners in 2019.
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Securities Law Helped Build Modern Capitalism. Crypto Should Embrace It
Crypto should work within the existing regulatory structure around securities, rather than reinvent a whole new system.
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‘Short Bitcoin’ ETP Available to Investors on Germany’s Second-Largest Exchange
The new listing makes inverse trackers widely accessible to European retail investors.
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Polkadot to Use Chainlink Oracles for Interoperability Network
Polkadot will be the first non-ethereum blockchain to integrate Chainlink.
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Binance-Backed FTX Exchange Seeks Billion-Dollar Valuation in Equity Token Sale
FTX claims its high-growth rate justifies its billion-dollar valuation.
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Pound Recovers on Risk Appetite Improves – 25 February 2020
The Pound Sterling recovered in Tuesday trading in London as some improvement in risk appetite had FX traders paring their holdings of safe haven currencies.