A Step Ahead Towards Africa: Deriv Chooses Rwanda

In line with the vision of becoming a truly global fintech entity, Deriv has now extended its footprint to Africa by opening a new office in Rwanda. A Mission of Growth Through Diversity A central part of Deriv’s global expansion plan is to encourage diversity in its teams and support the economic growth of the regions in which it operates. […]

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$100 Million Evaporated From DeFi Amid Bitcoin Drop to $45,000

The Bitcoin and overall crypto market has seen a large influx of liquidations over the past 48 hours as leveraged traders have had their margin called. Most eyes have been on the Bitcoin futures market, where more than $3 billion has been liquidated in the past 48 hours. Pain has also been felt within decentralized finance—better known as DeFi—as those […]

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ECB wants final say on the legal status of private stablecoins in the EU

The European Central Bank has finally sent its formal opinion on crypto regulations to the European Commission. According to Reuters, the ECB has asked EU lawmakers for veto powers concerning private stablecoin projects like the Facebook-backed Diem. An excerpt from the ECB opinion document reads: “Where an asset-reference arrangement is tantamount to a payment system or scheme, the assessment of the […]

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Bitcoin Makes a Go at $40,000 amid "Risk-Off" Trade

Is Bitcoin a safe-haven? Not this week. The world’s leading cryptocurrency accelerated its losses on Tuesday as traders decided to realize their profits. It shed up to $9,318, or 17.19 percent, to an intraday low of $44,888. The move downhill extended its week-to-date losses to a little over 22 percent. The BTC/USD exchange rate slipped below a crucial support offered […]

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Chinese Central Bank, Others to Test CBDC-Based Cross-Border Payments

The Digital Currency Institute, the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency wing, and the central bank of the United Arab Emirates have joined the other Asian monetary regulators in a central bank digital currency project that focuses on cross-border payments. The project named multiple CBDC bridge was initiated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand […]

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2 Reasons Why Ethereum Could Reclaim Record Highs Above $2,000

Ethereum tanked wildly in the running weekly session, shedding up to 30 percent of its valuation in just two days of trading amid a broader cryptocurrency market correction. The plunge in the second-largest crypto brought its prices down to a multi-week low of $1,356, prompting bears to envision further declines after the asset’s 176 percent price boom this year—and a […]

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