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Pro Cryptocurrency US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Suspends His 2020 Campaign

Democrat Andrew Yang, who previously urged for more transparent cryptocurrency regulations, has suspended his 2020 presidential campaign. With recent disappointing results, he felt convinced that they wouldn’t win the race, thus deciding to end his campaign in advance.Yang Drops Out Of the 2020 Presidential RaceAndrew Yang is an American author, lawyer, and entrepreneur, who was also running for the presidential seat in the upcoming 2020 elections. Speaking in New Hampshire earlier today,...

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Cryptocurrencies and Main Risks Involved

We take a look at the principal risks and rewards of dealing with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in the modern market.Ever since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies launched some decades ago, they have grown into one of the most controversial topics around. On the one hand, cryptocurrencies offered end-users many perks such as anonymity and transaction speed. Still, on the other hand, they naturally stirred up a lot of criticism regarding the lack of regulation and potential abuse.Regardless...

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Airbnb Suspends Beijing Check-Ins till March Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

With China under the lockdown of the coronavirus outbreak, Airbnb has decided to suspend all bookings in the capital city of Beijing until Feb 29. The company has also issued refunds to all the people who had to cancel them due to local regulatory rules.San Francisco-based real estate rental giant Airbnb has recently all of its check-ins at Beijing listing until March 2020. The recent move comes in accordance with the local regulations which seek to curb the spread of the coronavirus...

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Amid BREXIT: UK Makes It Cheaper To Start A Cryptocurrency Business

As the country officially left the European Union (EU) on January 31st, 2020, the UK has also taken steps to become more cryptocurrency-friendly. It has amended existing regulations to reduce the registration fees for crypto-related businesses.Encouraging Small Cryptocurrency FirmsThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in a newly released document, has restructured the registration fee for crypto companies. The reduction is notable and it could be seen as a way to encourage small crypto...

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Here’s How Public News Impact on the Crypto Price Change

Bitcoin price changed time and again with bull runs or bearish moves occurring after certain news about an economic or political event, government regulations, hacks on crypto exchanges, among others. But let’s take a closer look at each of these scenarios and how the news about these events had impacted the prices of cryptocurrencies.US-Iran Conflict Spikes Bitcoin’s PriceTensions surrounding the US-Iran war influenced the prices of digital assets. Bitcoin, for instance, surged by 5% after...

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Yang in the Oval Office Is Bitcoin’s Only Chance of Reaching Critical Mass

Yang: cryptocurrencies need “one national framework.” The U.S. is falling behind in crypto innovation. Yang may be bitcoin’s only chance at mass adoption. For bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to unlock their full “potential,” there needs to be a holistic approach to crypto regulation. This is according to the 2020 U.S. presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, who has presented yet another bullish argument in favor of cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview with Bloomberg,...

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US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Says Regulations Can’t Stop People To Buy Bitcoin

Andrew Yang, who is currently running for the 2020 US Presidency, sat for an interview with Bloomberg, and he shared his stance on the matter of cryptocurrency regulations. According to him, the country needs to provide more clarity. However, he ultimately thinks that legislation can’t stop people to buy Bitcoin.Andrew Yang On Bitcoin RegulationsThe US Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang spoke to Bloomberg about cryptocurrency regulations in the country.According to him, the US...

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Singapore New Payment Law Allows Crypto Companies to Lead Their Activities in the Country

The crypto landscape is drastically changing around the world – especially in Singapore where global cryptocurrency firms have been given the opportunity, through new payment legislation to expand the horizons of their operations to the country by obtaining operational licenses to function therein.This legislation, The Payment Service Act which becomes effective by Tuesday, is the first of its kind in the list of comprehensive regulations, regarding the activities of companies involved in the...

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Bakkt’s President: The Days Of Unregulated Bitcoin Derivatives Exchanges Won’t Last Forever

Bakkt, the Bitcoin Futures trading platform for institutions, had caused a lot of positive noise before its actual launch in mid-2019.The platform is backed by ICE, and since its launch, there is a constant growth in its daily reported traded volume. It had crossed the benchmark of 6,000 delivered Bakkt Bitcoin Futures. Those are contracts traded at ICE Futures US.Earlier today, during a closed Bakkt event in Tel Aviv attended by CryptoPotato, President Adam White discussed the current state...

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Australia Has A Plan for Monitoring Libra

Australia has a plan for tackling stable coins like Libra.Are Libra and Australia At It Again?Stable coin regulation will now be in the hands of Australia’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). As part of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators, the APRA has created what’s known as the Distributed Ledger Technology Working Group as a way of governing new operations and maneuvers in the industry of decentralized finance.One of the most controversial steps taken in recent years in the...

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