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An outstanding American investment broker and Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff has lost Bitcoin. The loss resulted from the failure of his crypto wallet. On Sunday, Schiff wrote on his Twitter account his password was no longer valid.I just lost all the #Bitcoin I have ever owned. My wallet got corrupted somehow and my password is no longer valid. So now not only is my Bitcoin intrinsically worthless; it has no market value either. I knew owning Bitcoin was a bad idea, I just never...

Anyone can issue his own money – this should be the main notion in FinTech of the 21st century.According to the statistics, the daily volume of international payments equals almost 10 trillion dollars, with 5 trillion handled by the SWIFT international payment system. It was designed back in 1972, yet many banks still use the outdated, 40-years old software. Cross-border bank accounts are holding $27 trillion in cash.Let’s consider the volume of international payments stated above. If the...

As the legal tussle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Telegram rages on, new information has come to light. In a recent filing by the SEC at the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Commission has again come down hard on Telegram with a few revelations.SEC Says Telegram Described GRAM as a Security New FilingIn a new document filed on Wednesday the 15th of January, the SEC claims that Telegram’s plan was for the Gram token to be...

Fortune loves to make different kinds of lists for any kind of topic, but this list is a rather interesting statistic. From all the business industries in San Francisco, Fortune listed 35 best workplaces in the Bay Area and Ripple is one of them. Excited to be recognized as one of @FortuneMagazine’s #BestWorkplaces in the Bay Area 2020! https://t.co/ope8KXIRDc— Ripple (@Ripple) January 16, 2020Most of the 35 companies included in the Best workplace list are Information technology companies...

Recently, Hong Kong saw setting up a new fintech startup Two Prime that focuses on the financial application of crypto by introducing a diversified investment model. As a new startup, Two Prime is trying to surprise the world and offer ingenious ideas. Yesterday, the firm announced the launch of FF Accretive Token (FF1) which is ‘a brand new asset crypto class’. According to the company, Two Prime’s FF1 Token combines the features of a close-ended fund, asset-backed token, and a secure store...

The potential ruling on the ongoing Ripple class action lawsuit about XRP is important but will do next to nothing for the asset’s proper classification. Regardless of this, the XRP community – and maybe the crypto world at large – is still waiting patiently for an official end to the legal proceedings.Ripple Class-Action LawsuitIn 2018, a few XRP investors filed a lawsuit against Ripple. The litigants claimed that Ripple issued and sold XRP to them, even though it knew the asset is an...

Ripple, the company widely associated with XRP cryptocurrency, spent $170,000 in the first nine months of 2019 on the American government to shape crypto regulation in the world’s economic powerhouse. This is known from the information published by the Center for Responsive Politics.Data sourced by the Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization from the Senate Office of Public Records reveal that the cryptocurrency firm used the money to lobby the Executive Office of President Donald...

Gemini crypto exchange was founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The company has announced that it has set up its in-house insurance company Nakamoto Limited that will protect its clients against any probable loss of coins stored in its offline vaults. Reportedly, the company has offered a possibly record-breaking $200 million coverage limit for Gemini Custody.Announced on January 16, the captive insurer will cover customers of the crypto cold storage service operated by Gemini Trust...

Major crypto exchange Binance has announced a new Binance USD (BUSD) conversion function on its platform. Beginning immediately, users can now instantly convert a select number of stablecoins into the BUSD.Binance BUSD ConversionAccording to the announcement, the supported stablecoins for the new feature include Paxos Standard (PAX), USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD) and Tether’s USDT. For the first three, the announcement states that conversion to BUSD will be settled at 1:1. Binance will...

Crypto exchange platforms provide a crucial segment in the wider community as it allows the public to have access to cryptocurrencies. Unlike the stock and Forex markets, the crypto market is open 24/7 and cryptocurrency exchanges facilitate this. There are only four ways through which the public can have access to cryptocurrencies:MiningICO or IEOBuying through an exchangeAccepting cryptocurrency payments for your businessThe easiest way is buying from an exchange platform since mining...