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In early June, the press service of the Central Bank of Brazil said that digital real could appear in approximately two or three years. The authorities of the country will not rush to launch a national token (CBDC), as they need additional time to assess the long-term potential of the instrument...

Australian mining company Iris Energy plans to raise approximately $223.3 million during its initial public offering (IPO). In an earlier-filed form, Iris Energy indicated an expected IPO volume of $100 million. According to the revised prospectus, the company will offer 8,269,231 common shares,...

Swiss National Bank (SNB) has completed testing of the wholesale CBDC (wCBDC). Board member Thomas Moser said in an interview that the technical launch could take place in January 2022, subject to a political decision. If approved, the regulator will use the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX)....

Going up by around 120% in the last 7 days, the price of Looprig hit a new all-time high of $3.74 today. LRC is the native token of the Ethereum-based blockchain protocol, which allows developing decentralized exchanges. Loopring Layer 2 powers the Loopring decentralized exchange. The surge...

British mining company Argo Blockchain intends to raise $ 57.5 million through the placement of debt securities in the US. According to the form filed with the SEC, Argo will offer a subscription for senior bonds with a coupon rate of 8.75% and maturity on November 30, 2026. The minimum par value...

In terms of the NYTimes’ DealBook online meeting held on November 9, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he holds crypto and has been interested in the industry for a while. To the question from Andrew Sorkin, if he owns Bitcoin or Ether, Cook said he does. The entrepreneur said that in his opinion, it...

Nansen blockchain analytics platform will add support for the Solana network in Q1 2022. The announcement was made as part of the Breakpoint conference by Solana. The new dashboard will allow you to explore metrics focused on DeFi projects in the ecosystem and NFTs that are released on this...

Large bitcoin holders often referred to as whales, staged a cryptocurrency sale at several trading floors in early November. However, they were never able to provoke a deep fall in the value of BTC. According to the Santiment team, sales in early November were marginal, so they failed to break the...

Brave CEO Brendan Eich and Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko announced a partnership in which a privacy-focused browser will integrate support for the Solana blockchain. The announcement was made as part of the Breakpoint conference by Solana. New features for the mobile and desktop versions of...

Bitcoin exchange subsidiary Huobi has received GFSC approval to move spot trading services from Seychelles to British overseas territory. “This marks a key milestone in Huobi's global expansion efforts. The global cryptocurrency industry is moving towards sustainable growth and we recognize the...

In early November, the average commission on the Ethereum network was more than $ 55, the highest in two months. However, already last week, despite the rally in Ether (ETH), fees began to decline rapidly. According to the BitinfoCharts platform, the online commission is now around $ 36. The drop...

The State Duma of the Russian Federation together with Ministries of Economic Development, and Energy are considering legalizing and regulating the crypto mining sector in the country. According to the press release published by the news provider Izvestia, the authorities find this will be...

The two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ether reached new all-time highs today. BTC hit $68.530 and Eth $4837. Both cryptocurrencies gained around 10% in the last 7 days. At the moment, the total crypto market cap stands at over $2.95 T. Bitcoin dominance index is 43.68%. A bullish trend...

Vikram Pandit, chairman of The Orogen Group and former CEO of Citigroup, is convinced that soon all major financial institutions will think about trading cryptocurrencies. “In one to three years, every major bank or stock company will be actively thinking, 'Shouldn't we trade cryptocurrency...

Swedish regulators believe that Proof-of-Work mining of BTC and other cryptocurrencies will prevent the country and the European Union from complying with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. In a joint statement, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority, Eric Tedeen, and the head of the...

Bitcoin (BTC) was able to hold above $ 60,000 despite a sale by whales earlier this month. CryptoQuant analysts recorded a surge in whale activity after Bitcoin found support in the $ 60,000 region. BTC's stock balance surged in the early days of November, after which large cryptocurrency holders...

During a November 7 interview with CNN, Mayor-elect Eric Adams shared his views about crypto and why he decided to receive his first three paychecks in Bitcoin. To the question of whether he encourages businesses in New York to accept BTC or other cryptos, Eric Adams said they will examine the...

Several Russian laws and codes will be amended in connection with the launch of the digital ruble. The CB of the Russian Federation noted that the necessary amendments and a roadmap for the implementation of the asset are going to be developed based on the results of testing a model of the digital...