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IMF urges El Salvador to address bitcoin’s ‘risks’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned El Salvador, the only country to adopt bitcoin as a legal currency, against the risks involved in expanding its reliance on the crypto currency.
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Before the Bell: SEC, New York Takes Aim at Crypto Exchange Paxos; Little Biotech Merger Punches Above Its Weight
Another cryptocurrency exchange is in hot water, and a little-known penny stock is making a big noise on a merger announcement.
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GCEX adds Komainu to custody panel
Digital Prime Brokerage GCEX (GCEX Group), today announced that it has partnered with Komainu, a joint venture between Nomura, hardware technology company, Ledger, and digital asset investment manager, CoinShares.
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Bakkt to sunset consumer-facing app to focus on scaling up B2B business
Bakkt Holdings (BKKT) said Monday it will close down its consumer-facing app to focus on providing scalable business-to-business technology products and services
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Take-Two Interactive Is Set To Define Gaming Over The Next Decade
Take-Two continues to maintain its lead in the open world gaming genre. Read more to see why TTWO stock should still see upside moving forward.
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Embedded payments: Why integrate payments capabilities into your tech stack
Register for our upcoming webinar with Modulr on Tuesday 18th April at 3pm BST, as industry experts discuss what defines embedded payments and why is it important for all businesses.
Edgewater Hires Industry Veteran Andres Cifuentes as Global Head of Liquidity
Andres Cifuentes Andres Cifuentes, Global Head of Liquidity at Edgewater Greenwich, CT, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Markets, a leading...
DCI Partners with Atomic to Digitalize Direct Deposit
DCI (Data Center Inc.), the privately-owned developer of core processing, digital banking, and fintech processing solutions, has partnered with Automic to...
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Bernstein Says Regulatory Backlash Will Lead to More DeFi and Offshore Crypto
Regulatory overreach will lead to further movement towards decentralized finance apps, built directly on-chain by anonymous teams, the report said.
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UAE Plans to Issue a CBDC to Promote Digital Payments
The issuance of a digital dirham is one of nine key initiatives in the United Arab Emirates' new Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program.
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Correlation Between Crypto Market and Nasdaq Turns Positive Ahead of US CPI Release
Observers expect Tuesday's U.S. CPI report to show continued disinflation in the world's largest economy.
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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Might Test $20K as It Looks for Support
ALSO: The SEC's move on Kraken's staking program last week shouldn't be seen as an indictment of staking as a whole. Bitcoin dropped below $21.7K at one point over the weekend.