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2022-01-17 12:34:24 OCC Comptroller calls for federal collaboration with crypto intermediaries

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, highlighted the need for collaboration and coordination with large crypto intermediaries to better understand the risks within the growing $2 trillion cryptocurrency market.

Speaking at the Transatlantic Finance Forum on the topic of “The Future of Crypto-Assets and Regulation”, Hsu pointed out the various venues — crypto exchanges, nonfungible tokens (NFT) and metaverse — where anyone with an internet connection can invest, adding. Open / Comment

2022-01-16 16:12:01 40% of #Bitcoin Transfer Volume is currently in profit. Previous visits to this level took place in March 2020 and July 2021. Open / Comment

2022-01-16 14:02:12 JPMorgan Client Survey: Majority Expect Bitcoin Price to Reach $60K or More This Year

Among the bank's clients who responded, 55% expect the price of bitcoin to end the year at $60K or higher. JPMorgan has conducted a survey of its clients about what they expect the price of bitcoin to be by year-end.

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2022-01-16 10:32:20 Visa survey finds 25% of firms willing to accept cryptocurrency payments

About 25 percent of small businesses in nine countries would accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment, according to the latest Visa Inc. survey.

The survey was conducted among 2,250 small business owners from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Ireland and Russia.

The researchers found out that digital money can become a universal means of payment. In addition, Visa surveyed 1,000 other adults in the U.S. and 500 adults in nine countries.

"I think people feel safer with cryptocurrencies," said Visa global director of commercial sales and acquisitions Janie Mundy.

While the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has increased globally over the past two years, and digital assets are popular with investors of all levels, they are still not a payment instrument. Open / Comment

2022-01-15 21:11:02 More than 70 new smart contracts landed on Cardano in the last 30 days

Development on the Cardano network has seen the platform record growth, with the new smart contracts feature continuing to attract more developers.

Between December 13, 2021, and January 13, 2022, the number of smart contracts based on Plutus, a Cardano-based smart contracts platform, has added 72 projects growing from 897 to 969. Open / Comment

2022-01-15 18:22:01 Total Value Locked in Ethereum 2.0 hits $30 Billion milestone.

Ethereum Reaches $30 Billion Stake The amount of Ethereum staked ahead of 2.0 has been on a steady rise since the upgrade was first announced.

Last year July, the Ethereum community celebrated the milestone of 6.6 million ETH staked on the Open / Comment

2022-01-15 15:21:02 BlackRock's Assets Top $10 Trillion On Biggest Quarterly Inflow Since 2015

BlackRock burnished its reputation as the world's largest asset manager on Friday when it revealed in its Q4 earnings reports that its assets under management had finally topped $10 trillion, marking a new world record for a publicly-traded asset manag. Open / Comment

2022-01-15 13:11:19 #Bitcoin has crept back to $43.1k, & #Ethereum is back over $3,300. #Altcoins are still spread all over the place. Average trader returns, according to our divergence model, indicate $REN, $GRT, $COMP, $AMP, and many others are still in low risk spots, based on trader #FUD. Open / Comment

2022-01-15 10:44:50 Pakistan's Central Bank Decides to Completely Ban Cryptocurrency: Report

The committee stated that cryptocurrency should be declared illegal, emphasizing that after careful analysis, it found that the risks of cryptocurrency far outweigh its benefits for Pakistan.

The Sindh High Court directed the committee to send a copy of the report to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Law to make the final decision on whether any form of cryptocurrency will be allowed in Pakistan. Open / Comment

2022-01-15 09:33:02 Tether has blocked 160 million USDT

According to Etherscan, stabelcoin issuer Tether recently froze three addresses containing over $160 million worth of USDT.

A company spokesperson stated that, Tether has blocked 3 addresses with a total of $160 million at the request of law enforcement, and at this time they can't disclose details.

Recall: Tether has previously stated on multiple occasions that it regularly cooperates with regulators to oversee suspicious accounts, perhaps this is just the beginning... Open / Comment