Russia is now holding more gold than U.S. dollars in its reserves for the first time, according to the latest report by Russia’s central bank. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made de-dollarization his country’s key policy to reduce the Russian…
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Swiss Stock Exchange’s Crypto Trading Volume Soars — Hits Record $1.2 Billion
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange has revealed that its crypto trading volume hit a record high of CHF 1.1 billion ($1.23 billion) in 2020. The exchange now offers 34 exchange-traded products, allowing investors “access to 100 different crypto products trading on…
IMF Says Only 23% of Central Banks Can Legally Issue Digital Currencies
Researchers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have examined the central bank laws of 174 IMF members to answer the question of whether a digital currency is really money. They found that of all the central banks studied, only about…
Algorithmic asset experiments continue to entice traders & developers
On the frontiers of algorithmic assets, trading isn’t the only activity that will raise your heartrate As the team behind Morph.Finance can attest, developing an algorithmic stablecoin project can be every bit as frustrating and thrilling as investing in one. …
A Russian Operation Is Mining Bitcoin in the Arctic Circle for Cheap Electricity
A Russian company is leveraging the Siberian city of Norilsk located above the Arctic Circle in order to mine bitcoins. Bitcluster, the owner of the crypto mining operation, plans to expand the firm’s activities after launching the facility in late…
Traders say Bitcoin price ‘needed pullback’ to maintain bullish momentum
Analysts say Bitcoin price needed to “slow down” in order to maintain the bullish momentum needed for the next leg up. Bitcoin’s parabolic increase well above its previous all-time-high has many experiencing déjà vu from 2017 and a number of…
BTC crash, DOT crushes XRP, man risks losing $262M: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 10–16
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this…
Mt Gox Creditors Asked to Approve a Settlement Proposal Drafted by Coinlab
On January 15, the public was made aware of a deal between the firm Coinlab Inc., the Mt Gox bankruptcy trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, alongside MGIFLP, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group. According to the proposal, Mt Gox creditors will be…
JPMorgan Chase execs weigh in on stablecoin regulation, crypto competition
While the OCC’s new stablecoin guidance doesn’t have an impact on JPM Coin, it could lead to crypto payments if there’s demand During JP Morgan Chase’s Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Jamie Dimon and CFO Jennifer Piepszak weighed in on…
Ethereum competitor Near Protocol (NEAR) gains 106% as DeFi heats up
In the past month Near Protocol (NEAR) rallied 106% as the DeFi market captured the attention of new investors. Near Protocol (NEAR) is a smart contract platform that uses parallel processing to scale the network. This technique, known as sharding,…
