Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks

Report: IMF Warns Kenyan Central Bank Against Introducing a CBDC That Harms Fintechs and Banks

Post Views: 225 The global lending institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Kenyan central bank that its proposed digital shilling must “do no harm” to existing private sector digital money. The lender insisted the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) must “not stifle such welcome digitalisation developments by taking away customers of…

IMF Predicts Latam to Grow 3% This Year, Despite Facing Economic Deceleration and Rising Inflation

IMF Predicts Latam to Grow 3% This Year, Despite Facing Economic Deceleration and Rising Inflation

Post Views: 225 The International Monetary Fund is predicting that Latin America (Latam) will keep growing this year, reaching a growth rate of 3% even with all of the difficulties that the region is facing. The institution believes that the economic recovery that Latam is enjoying after the Covid-19 pandemic will be decelerated by several…

Fed Board, FDIC Order Voyager Digital to Retract Federal Deposit Insurance Claims

Fed Board, FDIC Order Voyager Digital to Retract Federal Deposit Insurance Claims

Post Views: 308 Following Voyager Digital’s application for bankruptcy protection during the first week of July, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board today issued a joint letter to the company demanding a cease and desist against Voyager’s FDIC claims. The FDIC’s letter explains that Voyager’s FDIC claims are false and misleading,…

Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink

Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink

Post Views: 242 In Bitcoin.com News’ inaugural newsletter featuring the biggest crypto and economic news stories from Africa, the head of an African regional central bank, Herve Ndoba, implores the bank’s board to introduce a common digital currency. At the same time, the regional bank warned that the Central African Republic’s bitcoin law is incompatible…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Climbs Above $24,000, While ETH Nears $1,800

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Climbs Above $24,000, While ETH Nears $1,800

Post Views: 256 Bitcoin rose for a third consecutive session on Friday, as prices rose above $24,000 to end the work week. Today’s rise comes as sentiment in crypto remains bullish, following Wednesday’s interest rate hike by the Fed. Ethereum was also higher, as prices approached $1,800. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an intraday peak…

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

Post Views: 262 Authorities in Iran have revised some rules for the crypto mining industry in order to facilitate its access to green power. Licensed miners will now be able to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources from across the country at lower rates. Iran’s Ministry of Energy has changed certain crypto mining regulations to…

Greek Police Scramble to Catch Onecoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, Local Media Reports

Greek Police Scramble to Catch Onecoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, Local Media Reports

Post Views: 211 Law enforcement in Greece has recently tried to locate Ruja Ignatova, founder of the infamous Onecoin pyramid scheme. According to a leading Greek daily, investigators acted on intelligence suggesting she was still in the country. Also known as ‘Cryptoqueen,’ Ignatova was last seen boarding a plane to Greece several years ago. Greece…

Biggest Movers: UNI, BCH Surge by Over 20%, Hitting Multi-Month Highs

Biggest Movers: UNI, BCH Surge by Over 20%, Hitting Multi-Month Highs

Post Views: 253 Uniswap was trading over 20% higher in Thursday’s session as the token rose to its highest point since April. This comes as crypto markets surged on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the Fed rate decision. Bitcoin cash moved to a six week high on the news. The global crypto market cap is…