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SWIFT Shuts Out Iran Making Crypto Adoption More Likely

The Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Financial Telecommunication or SWIFT as it’s more commonly known, has shut Iran out of it’s inter-bank financial messaging system.  This comes as a consequence of.

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Former Google CEO Enthusiastic About Ethereum

Speaking at a Village Global event in San Francisco recently, former CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., Eric Schmidt, acknowledged the potential of blockchain technology and specifically, Ethereum. Village Global.

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Bank Of Israel Will Not Pursue Digital Shekel

The Bank of Israel issued a report on Tuesday which recommends against the adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the Middle Eastern nation. The outgoing Governor of the.

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Dash Text Enables SMS Payments In Venezuela

A Venezuelan company launched an SMS based payment service in Venezuela recently.  The company – Dash Text – launched a solution of the same name which facilitates the sending of Dash.

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Winklevoss Twins Sue Crypto Pioneer Charlie Shrem

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are suing well known crypto pioneer, Charlie Shrem.  Shrem first invested in Bitcoin in 2011 and shortly afterwards, he founded Bitinstant.  Bitinstant facilitated users in purchasing.

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Stablecoin Tether Partners with Deltec Bank

Stablecoin Tether (USDT) has announced that it has found a new banking partner.  In a statement released on Thursday, the company confirmed that they would now bank with Deltec Bank and.

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Morgan Stanley Report: Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class

A new report by investment bank and financial services firm, Morgan Stanley, suggests that cryptocurrency is now an institutional investment asset class. The report was published on October 31 and.

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Venezuela Aids Exchange of Petro For FIAT And Crypto

Venezuela continue to progress with their plan towards greater integration of the World’s first state backed cryptocurrency – the Petro.  As per an announcement made on Twitter earlier this week.

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Janet Yellen: ‘I’m Not A Fan Of Bitcoin’

Speaking at the Canada Fintech Forum in Montreal on Monday, Ex-Federal Reserve Chair, Janet Yellen slated cryptocurrency Bitcoin.  Her criticisms were in the same vein as that of the recent outspoken.

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