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The central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by Banco Central do Brasil is reportedly set to see the light of day in 2024. Its main purpose will be to boost financial services in the country. The South American nation is not the only one willing to introduce such a monetary product. China, Russia, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and many more have also displayed such intentions.  As reported by Reuters, Brazil’s CBDC will be named DREX and is expected to go live next...

A group of customers of the once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the law firm Fenwick & West, insisting that it contributed to the alleged scam orchestrated by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and the subsequent multi-billion losses it brought.  The former leader of the exchange has pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges against him. He currently lives with his family, awaiting the trial at the beginning of October, which will...

Gemini confirmed it now accepts XRP deposits after days of speculation driven by a cryptic post on its verified X account. The post, a thinking face emoji, was made in response to a question by crypto journalist David Gokhstein, who wondered whether Gemini would relist XRP. In its announcement, Gemini clarified that it would initially only accept XRP deposits, but it is working on enabling XRP-related trading pairs in the coming days. The exchange also asked its users to...

Crypto infrastructure giant Fireblocks has publicly revealed security vulnerabilities in the technology used by over a dozen major digital asset wallet providers. If unaddressed, the company warned that attackers could exploit the bugs to steal from millions of customers. The Bitforge Exploits The set of vulnerabilities – collectively referred to as “Bitforge” – apply to popular multi-party-computation (MPC) protocols, including GG-18 , GG-20, and Lindell17. These protocols...

The popular podcaster and commentator – Joe Rogan – and the famous musician – Austin Richard Post (better known by his stage name Post Malone) – appear to be against the probable launch of a digital dollar. The former went even further, suggesting that such a financial product would cause a “game over” scenario. The potential creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has emerged as a highly controversial topic, with many other prominent individuals arguing against...

The numbers for July’s Consumer Price Index are here. The market has failed to react as Bitcoin’s price recorded an ever-so-slight uptick in volatility before calming back down almost immediately. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States has just revealed the rate of July’s Consumer Price Index. To those unaware, it’s the metric that many people use to gauge the rate of inflation in the country. Per the announcement, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers...

The leading financial technology company – Revolut – reportedly plans to increase its global cryptocurrency team by hiring up to 20% more employees by the end of 2023. The move comes somewhat unexpectedly since the firm recently disclosed that it will suspend digital asset services to US-based customers from September. As revealed by Financial News, Revolut is set to onboard over 1,000 people this year across the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. Approximately 40% of those...

Cathie Wood – CEO of ARK Investment Management – believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could greenlight more than one spot BTC ETF simultaneously. ARK Invest’s analyst Yassine Elmandjra had quite a different opinion at the end of June, forecasting that the organization (which has also applied with the securities regulator to introduce such a financial product) is the first in line to receive approval. It’s Either None or Many of Them at Once Ark...

Attorneys representing Tesla CEO Elon Musk are calling for a judge to dismiss a multi-billion dollar case accusing the celebrity entrepreneur of insider trading with Dogecoin (DOGE) against his online followers. The lawyers say the accusations should be dismissed with prejudice, barring plaintiffs from continuing to burden the judicial system with additional accusations based on Musk’s Twitter activity. Elon Musk’s ‘Silly Tweets’ In a letter filed in a New York federal court...

Binance became the first fully licensed cryptocurrency exchange in El Salvador after receiving Bitcoin Services Provider license (BSP) and Digital Assets Services Provider license (DASP) from the domestic regulators. The firm’s impressive expansion over the years includes nations like Italy, France, Sweden, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Japan, and many more. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – announced that the obtained authorization from El...