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According to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, investors in China can now purchase cryptocurrencies like bitcoin using local payment processors like AliPay and WeChant through Binance. The confirmation of AliPay and WeChat integration by Zhao comes a month after the announcement of Yi He, the co-founder of Binance, of a fiat-to-crypto over-the-counter trading platform launch in China. The addition of AliPay and WeChat options comes in conjunction with the launch of Binance’s P2P trading...

CU, the largest convenience store chain in South Korea with over 13,000 locations, will soon accept crypto. According to local reports and the statement of Terra’s co-founder Do Kwon, CU will integrate a payment system called Chai, which enables consumers to utilize a Korean won-backed stablecoin called Terra to transact. The stablecoin CU plans to accept is a major KRW stablecoin invested by Binance, OKEx, Huobi, Polychain, Dunamu (company invested by Kakao that runs UPbit), Arrington XRP...

Professional UFC fighter and unabashed bitcoin bull Ben Askren took to Twitter yesterday to tell everyone he’s piling up on BTC and challenge the crypto haters. In a fairly confrontational tweet, Askren dared all of the “twitter geniuses” to explain why “crypto is a scam,” resulting in several gibes at his expense. UFC Fighter Gets What He’s ‘Askren For’ There’s a fair bit to unpack here. The responses are a mish-mash of crypto haters ragging on crypto, crypto supporters also ragging on...

The global dollar shortage is a looming crisis that doesn’t get much media attention. Instead, we keep hearing about the trade war and the seesawing stock market but almost nobody talks about the biggest problem that overshadows them all. There’s a shortage of dollars in the global financial system. China, one of the countries that sorely needs dollars, has been boosting its gold reserves over the last ten months. According to economist Luke Gromen, the Asian giant may be planning to use...

In a clear example of tech evolving faster than the law can adapt, a Japanese minster has confirmed that crypto donations are now legal due to a classification loophole. According to Reuters, on Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi, the internal affairs and communications minister of Japan, noted the newfound ‘legality’ of crypto donations. She specifically highlighted their use within elections, remarking that cryptocurrencies were not subject to the stringent political fund’s control law; a statute...

General Electric (GE) has decided to freeze its pension plan, removing two of the key features that have come to be associated with retirement savings – secure and guaranteed – for tens of thousands of employees. GE isn’t the first company to pull the plug, but as one of the oldest traditional companies in corporate America, it sends a strong signal to employees that they can no longer bank on their employer for retirement benefits. Now, instead of shouldering the risk for employees, GE...

Ripple has been deteriorating in bear territory for most of 2019 against bitcoin. The third-largest cryptocurrency is down by over 63% year-to-date. The deep dive has driven many traders to take a bearish stance on the XRP/BTC pair. A trader seeing a massive XRP dump. | Source: TwitterNevertheless, the widely-followed accounts on Crypto Twitter (CT) think otherwise. They are seeing encouraging developments in the coin that they are sharing bullish charts. XRP/BTC Looks Hungry, Says Analyst...

Investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have surged by three-quarters this year, as the agency tightens the rein on the crypto sector. Scrutiny On the Rise According to research from Pinsent Masons, an international legal firm, active investigations into cryptocurrency firms have surged to a whooping 87 companies in 2019 from just 50 a year prior. Speaking on the rampant increase in scrutiny, David Heffon, a partner at Pinsent Masons, remarked...

The price of XRP, the native cryptocurrency of Ripple’s blockchain network, has increased by 27% in 3 days. The rally of XRP comes during a period in which most major cryptocurrencies have been struggling against the U.S. dollar amidst a market pullback. The XRP price has increased by 27% in 3 days against the USD (source; coinmarketcap.com)Around the same time frame, the price of bitcoin has declined from $8,200 to $7,800 and the price of Ethereum has slipped from $177 to $169. Possible...

Bitcoin is better than the banking system for a ton of reasons. You go to your neighborhood ATM to take out money that belongs to you, but the bank that has kept your deposit to disperse loans charges you a fee for using the ATM. And that fee has only increased with time: In the midst of all of this greediness of the banking system, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are our only ray of hope. Banks have become greedier The establishment might shun bitcoin for being an unregulated and...