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On the 25th March 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority warned against Foxtrades and Coinmalex crypto exchanges. The two crypto exchanges claim to be licensed by the nation, but the MFSA denied the claims.  For instance, Foxtrades indicates that the MFSA licensed it as a category three service provider on its website. Nevertheless, the MFSA wished to alert the public that Foxtrades is not a Maltese registered company, and urged the public from undertaking any business or transaction with the…

Crypto Against Covid is a campaign launched by Binance Charity Foundation, aiming to raise $5 million in crypto to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign also seeks to buy medical supplies for the countries heavily hit by the pandemic. Binance Charity Foundation allocated $1 million in BUSD tokens and will also help set up a wallet to put all public donations for the project. Binance exchange will convert the donated BUSD to fiat, and the funds will purchase medical supplies…

The blockchain-based web browser Brave signed a new partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, allowing its users to trade directly on Binance. Recently Brave launched its cryptocurrency, known as the Basic Attention Token (BAT). The partnership made BAT jump over 13% on the day while BNB traded in fiat. Brave integrated Binance API to enable users to get seamless and instant access to the Binance account, buy, sell and receive cryptocurrencies supported by the exchange right from the new tab page…

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) intends to launch its much-awaited central bank-backed Digital Currency (CBDC) in Shenzhen and Suzhou. The WHO recommends using digital currencies over banknotes. They suggested this after discovering that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through banknotes leading to many central banks speeding up issuing their digital currencies. Recent reports say that research into China's central bank digital currency (CBDC) is dragging because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Still, the central bank has completed another milestone…

Bitfinex, a major digital currency exchange, announced on Tuesday the deployment of Shimmer, a proprietary surveillance tool to combat market abuse on the crypto trading and promote orderly trading. Bitfinex is a popular crypto trading platform for integrating the latest innovative tech to deliver high-performance trading solutions to its users. Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said on Twitter that Bitfinex has chosen to develop its state-of-the-art surveillance system to meet the complex demand of an evolving digital asset class and…

As the markets continue to shift negatively, the US looks to Congress for agreement on a significant stimulus package to rescue the economy from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Democrats in the US house want to create a ‘digital dollar’ and the establishment of ‘digital dollar wallets according to a proposed draft stimulus bill, which has been circulating ahead of formal publishing. The digital wallets would be maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank. The new proposals will facilitate payments…

Many stock markets across the world may likely close due to the recent pandemic. BTC could save the financial world after the current crisis comes to an end. It has survived any shutdowns caused by the Coronavirus. The cryptocurrency market runs throughout, setting it apart from any other financial market. Famous crypto trader Dan Hedi revealed via a tweet that Bitcoin could be one of the last assets still trading despite growing market turmoil caused by Coronavirus. News media worldwide…

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance was quoted saying that the current global financial system is broken. He believes Bitcoin and other crypto are the solution to this global problem. CZ notes the corporate culture which gang presses CEOs to pursue short-term objectives instead of lasting solutions. His blog post views investors as part of the cause,  vaunting CEOs who can push up stock prices and make good profits every quarter. He thinks investors should rather praise their CEO…

Tim Draper, the founder of Draper Venture Network and Draper University announced his intentions to invest in Indian crypto startups. The news follows the lifting of a ban on crypto trading in the country. A heavy critic of the ban by the Indian government, Draper is hopeful that the best ideas prevailing in the Indian crypto industry. The Indian Government is among several that are anti-crypto. He notes that the Supreme Court ruling signifies how best ideas ultimately prevail, having…