Kamala Harris memecoin surges 250% amid calls for Biden to bow out

In the crypto industry, there are many examples of how a conflict of interest has led to a company split. Perhaps, the largest ones are the forks of bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH) and the Ethereum (ETH) network. As a rule, the reason lies in disagreements related to the philosophy of the project, its development…

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by total assets, has joined blockchain-based trade finance network, the Marco Polo Network.Standard Bank will now develop trade finance solutions alongside major global financial institutions such as French BNP Paribas and Dutch ING, according to a press release on Aug. 22.Backed by the world’s biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial…

Tether’s USDT hegemony in the stablecoin market may shift as institutional investors chip into the crypto market.

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At least one leader at the SEC is in favor of seeing a Bitcoin ETF approved in the US. In a virtual fireside chat with the D.C. Bar, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce criticized the commission’s long-standing resistance to a Bitcoin ETF.Moderator Ashley Ebersole asked about the SEC’s highly public dissatisfaction with a long series of…

Five European Union member countries have reportedly teamed up to prevent the issuance of Facebook’s stablecoin Libra.Private meetings to turn EU against LibraFollowing a series of private meetings in October, France is reportedly leading the anti-Libra effort with Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, political news publication Politico Europe reports on Oct. 30.Citing sources familiar…

The Telegram Open Network is no longer producing blocks following a frenzy of trading activity for a new memecoin called DOGS. 

Another major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange criticized a report from New York’s Attorney General Wednesday, September 19, after it chose not to respond to a voluntary information request.Kraken, which is headquartered in California, joined one of the largest U.S. players Coinbase in denouncing certain aspects of Barbara Underwood’s report as unfair.Mentioning several times that Kraken “refused”…