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Coinbase-Circle re-alignment, Binance fiat hurdles, and USDC at Shopify

Global regulatory landscapes are once again proving to be a turning point for crypto companies, demanding constant adaptation to navigate shallow regulatory waters across the world, particularly in the United States.In the latest developments, Coinbase and Circle decided to dissolve the Centre Consortium in a strategic realignment driven by demand

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Why tracking Bitcoin with fiat is crucial

Challenging a recent claim that tracking Bitcoin against fiat currencies is futile, this article uncovers the indispensable link between them. Understanding and interpreting the market dynamics is essential in a rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape.  Recently, a claim was made on LinkedIn, challenging the practice of tracking Bitcoin’s (BTC) price concerning fiat currencies

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Visa Eyes Mass Adoption of Crypto by Testing On-Chain Gas Fee Payment Through Fiat

Especially gas fees, the cost of sending and receiving ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, and the process of managing the user’s ETH balance to cover these additional costs is “burdensome,” Visa said in the blog post. Eliminating this complexity could make blockchain-based transactions more accessible and

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Singapore High Court rules crypto personal property, compares it to fiat money

Cryptocurrency is deemed property capable of being held on trust, Judge Philip Jeyaretnam of the High Court of Singapore decided in a ruling on July 25. The Judge said he didn’t see any difference between crypto, fiat money or shells, as long as all those objects, physical or not, share

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Crypto payment solution Ramp expands on-ramp service, adds support for 40 fiat currencies

Ramp, a financial technology company specializing in crypto infrastructure, has announced a significant expansion of its platform’s compatibility, adding 40 new fiat currencies. According to a June 21 announcement, the expansion is set to allow users to more easily transact with various digital and traditional currencies across borders while benefiting from

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Binance.US coins trade at premium amid litigation fears, fiat gateway issues

On June 7, multiple coins and tokens listed on Binance.US, the U.S. subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, began deviating from their fair value to trade at premiums. Coins such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) were priced at $27,445 and $1,911, respectively, compared to CoinMarketCap averages of $26,490 and $1,850.Meanwhile,

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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange completes proof-of-concept to tokenize fiat and bonds

A new phase in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s integration of blockchain technology and traditional assets has been completed with the minting of the first dummy digital government bond as an ERC-1155 security token. The bond mint is part of the proof-of-concept (PoC) phase of Project Eden, a partnership between the

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New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing

While the biggest stablecoins, Tether’s USDT and Circle Internet Financial’s USDC, are backed by conventional assets like U.S. Treasurys, those backed instead by crypto assets have had mixed success. MakerDAO’s DAI, which is collateralized by a combination of Ethereum-based tokens, stablecoins and real-world assets such as U.S. government bonds, has

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