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Positive news emerged for Ripple (XRP) late last week as the blockchain giant looks to get relisted on US coin exchanges. In a historic SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs, a judge involved in the discovery process acknowledged XRP’s viability as both a currency and utility. In the same hearing, the SEC admitted that only Ripple and its affiliates are capable of illegally soliciting securities. Could this open the gateway for relisting?The Significance of XRP as a CurrencyJudge Sarah Netburn of...

After dismissing bitcoin’s chances of challenging the US dollar as a medium of exchange, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said that the cryptocurrency could be a substitute for gold.He also doubled-down on Fed’s previous stance on potentially launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) by saying that there’s no need to rush it or be first on the market.Bitcoin Substitutes Gold, Not USDDuring an online conference held by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS),...

With non-fungible tokens (NFTs) permeating the mainstream, TRON is doing everything it can to guide some of that attention to its network. Following a strategic collaboration between TRON and MixMarvel, the latter’s blockchain-agnostic gaming ecosystem will be bringing its tokenized gaming interface to TRON.This is intended to unlock new value for both communities, as MixMarvel will be able to introduce TRX as a base asset in its gaming ecosystem and gain access to TRON’s community, while the...

The Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics company, Acer, is purportedly the latest popular organization to fall victim to the notorious REvil ransomware attack. According to recent reports, the perpetrators have requested one of the largest demands so far of up to $100 million paid in the privacy cryptocurrency – Monero.Ransomware Attack on AcerHeadquartered in New Taipei City, Acer is among the world’s largest manufacturers of computer hardware and electronics with revenue of over...

Without disclosing any further details, MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor said in a recent interview that his conversations with Tesla’s Elon Musk influenced the latter to buy $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin in January.Additionally, he also noted that BTC’s revolutionary technology had caught the world by surprise, which is why so many people outside the industry had issued accepting it.Saylor Influenced Musk to Buy BTC?News broke in February that the electric vehicle giant, Tesla, had used funds...

NFT prices are in a bubble. That’s according to the third most valuable living artist today. Mike ‘Beeple’ Winkelmann, in an interview, said that despite the inflated prices, the technology itself is strong.NFTs Absolutely in a Bubble, Says BeepleMike Winkelmann, who is better known for his artist name Beeple, especially within the cryptocurrency community, believes that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in a state of a bubble.In a recent interview for Bloomberg, the artist said that NFT art is...

The Google searches for bitcoin skyrocketed to new highs in Turkey earlier today. The sudden increase comes amid a 15% daily price drop for the Turkish lira following the decision of President Tayyip Erdogan to remove the governor of the country’s central bank.Turkish Lira Plummets by 15% in a DayTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shocked the country during the weekend by firing without any explanation the nation’s central bank governor – Naci Agbal. Although Erdogan failed to provide a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria apparently has no problem at all if the country becomes a so-called Bitcoin Nation and recently clarified that rumors of a general crypto ban were nothing more than a misunderstanding.According to a report published by the local newspaper Today Ng, the central Bank did nothing but to draw a line between crypto related banking activities and the use of cryptocurrencies by the population.In other words, in Nigeria traders have total freedom to transact with crypto as...

Pakistani province plans to establish two hydroelectric-powered pilot mining farms, hoping to get further exposure to cryptocurrency adoption.Keeping up with the Global Crypto Bullish TrendsThe Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is reportedly drafting plans to get into the cryptocurrency flow by building two hydroelectric-powered pilot mining farms. According to a recent news report, the region’s authorities have committed to capitalizing on the bullish trends of the global...

BNY Mellon and Silicon Valley bank have injected capital amounting to $133 million in Fireblocks’ Series C funding. Fireblocks aims to expand operations and transform the financial world through the new funding.Targets Transformation Of Digital World With New FundingDigital asset custodian, Fireblocks has raised $133 million in a Series C funding. The round was led by tech-focused investment manager, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, and Stripes. According to Fireblocks’ blog post, BNY Mellon and...