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Former Paxful CEO Says He Cannot ‘Vouch for Anything Happening There Now’ — Platform Tells Users It Is Back Online

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The former CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer in control and therefore cannot vouch for “anything that is happening there now.” Youssef also told a user who claimed to…

Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Años

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Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures…

Nigeria-China Currency Swap: Activist Lawyer Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Economic Sabotage’ to Promote US Dollar, Urges Nigeria to Join BRICS

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Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund (FMI) y el Banco Mundial (WB) of sabotaging the currency swap arrangement between China and Nigeria. Falana said the Nigerian central bank and the two global financial…

Binance Announces Lightning Network Withdrawal Implementation Amidst Bitcoin Network Congestion Issues

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Binance has announced its intention of implementing Lightning Network, a layer 2 Bitcoin scaling protocol, on its platform after experiencing an episode of congestion regarding withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. The exchange had to pause bitcoin withdrawals twice due to a…

Crypto Exchange Bittrex entra en el capítulo 11 Protección por bancarrota luego de una demanda de la SEC

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Bittrex Inc., el intercambio de criptomonedas con sede en EE. UU., se ha presentado para el Capítulo 11 protección por bancarrota en Delaware después de ser demandado por EE. UU.. Comisión de Bolsa y Valores por no registrarse con el regulador. Según los informes, el intercambio tiene más de 100,000 creditors and liabilities…

Digital Assets for 1 Billion Rubles Issued in Russia in a Month

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Platforms authorized by the Russian government issued digital assets worth around a billion rubles in April, the local press reported. The spike in the volume has been attributed to Russian companies experimenting with new financial instruments amid limited access to traditional…

Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Would Accelerate Chinese Yuan’s Use as Trading Currency, Says Professor

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Professor Ashok Swain of Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research says Saudi Arabia joining the BRICS economic bloc “would accelerate the bilateral trading being conducted using the yuan as the trading currency. ” How Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Could Boost…

Pacwest Stock Plummets Over 35% Following Release of Q1 Earnings Report Amidst Turmoil in Banking Industry

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Following the acquisition of First Republic Bank by JPMorgan Chase, several regional banks such as Pacwest and Western Alliance experienced a significant drop in their stock prices. On Tuesday afternoon, all four major U.S. benchmark stock indexes are in decline as…

Japan’s Inflation Surges to 3.5% as New BOJ Governor Takes the Helm

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Esta semana, the Statistics Bureau of Japan unveiled the latest core consumer price index (IPC) report for the country, revealing a surge to 3.5%. This figure comes as a surprise to analysts who had predicted a more modest 2.9% for the…

World’s Largest Regional Organization to Switch to Settlements in National Currencies

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A China-led regional organization that covers more than half of Eurasia intends to transition to settlements in the currencies of its members. While the plan is to abandon the U.S. dollar in mutual payments, participating nations are yet to consider a…