The IMF believes that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to eventually supplant cash in the monetary system of the world, according to the watchdog’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva. Georgieva made the statement during a keynote address at the Singapore Fintech Festival on Nov. 15. Her speech highlighted the progress and challenges in […]
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Quick Take New data analysis reveals an unprecedented trend in the circulating supply of Bitcoin. A notable 70% of the supply has not been transacted within the past year, marking an all-time high for supply last active 1+ year. This cohort is experiencing an increased rate of dormancy. This trend, in large part, can be […]
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Commerzbank has secured a cryptocurrency custody license, marking the first instance of a German full-service bank obtaining such approval from national regulators, according to a Nov. 15 statement. The bank acquired licensing from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the European Central Bank, in line with Article 1 Section 1a Sentence 1 No 6 […]
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Binance’s Japanese division announced plans to list 13 new tokens for spot trading and crypto-earning services starting Nov. 27, according to a Nov. 15 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This move increases the exchange’s token offerings from 34 to 47, making it the largest platform with the most extensive token selection in Japan. Per the statement, […]
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Former FTX general counsel Can Sun, who played a pivotal role as a key witness in the trial against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), is joining forces with other ex-FTX executives to establish a new cryptocurrency exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Dubai-based start-up, known as Trek Labs, recently obtained a license from the Emirate’s crypto […]
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FTX and Alameda bankruptcy advisers made allegations of fraud against crypto exchange Bybit, its two corporate affiliates, and four senior executives, in a lawsuit filed on Nov. 10. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants used a “fraudulent scheme” to withdraw cash and assets from the FTX platform, right before it collapsed. FTX is looking to […]
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Solana (SOL) surged another 18% to hit a new yearly all-time high of $63.98 on Nov. 11 to cap off an impressive 40% rally this week. The token has since retraced some of the gains and is trading at $59.34 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data. The past seven days mark the best […]
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The following is a guest post from Sunny Lu, the CEO of Vechain. Web3 builders are the beating heart of the blockchain industry. Without them, this technology wouldn’t be the disruptive technical engine that it is in 2023. However, while there are more monthly active developers today than there were before 2021, we saw a […]
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Microsoft briefly prevented its employees from using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Nov. 9, CNBC reported on the same day. CNBC claimed to have seen a screenshot indicating that the AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, was inaccessible on Microsoft’s corporate devices at the time. Microsoft also updated its internal site, stating that due to […]
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According to court documents dated Nov. 9, a judge has partially granted U.S. prosecutors’ request to counter the bail of John Karony, the CEO of crypto platform SafeMoon. A filing from New York prosecutors indicates that a Utah magistrate judge, Daphne A. Oberg, issued Karony’s release order on Nov. 8. Karony’s bail included a $500,000 […]
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