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What Does It Cost to Become an FCA-Approved Exchange? EXMO Execs Explain
The U.K.-registered EXMO exchange is one of the many crypto startups to go through the FCA approval process. Execs detailed the work it took to get there.
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Los dólares son difíciles de conseguir en Argentina y su moneda enfrenta una inmensa devaluación. Los locales se están volcando hacia DAI como una alternativa.
Los argentinos están cambiando su obsesión histórica con el dólar por DAI
Un cóctel de alta inflación, devaluaciones y falta de acceso a dólares los ha llevado a encontrar en esa moneda descentralizada una manera de proteger sus castigados ingresos....
Los dólares son difíciles de conseguir en Argentina y su moneda enfrenta una inmensa devaluación. Los locales se están volcando hacia DAI como una alternativa.

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India's State-Led Payment Network Is Growing. Now Nation Wants to Export It
India’s state-led payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI), was first rolled out in 2016 and is currently used by 175 million people.
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Breakdown 12.7 - China digital currency
China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet
More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.
Breakdown 12.7 - China digital currency

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China's State-Sanctioned Blockchain Project BSN Adds Polkadot, Oasis, Bityuan to Network
China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure provider BSN is adding cross-chain protocol Polkadot, decentralized cloud data startup Oasis and China-based project Bityuan...
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How Ant’s Suspended IPO Is Related to China’s Digital Yuan
Ant’s suspended IPO exposes potential financial risks posed by the fintech giant’s digital payment platform Alipay. The digital yuan may be China’s attempt at a solution.
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Breakdown 11.11 #EndSARS
Discovering Bitcoin Through the #EndSARS Movement, Feat. Yele Bademosi & Akin Sawyerr
When the Nigerian government shut down #EndSARS protestors’ bank accounts, bitcoin and crypto became a way around.
Breakdown 11.11 #EndSARS

Breakdown 11.7.20 Hany Rashwan, Egypt
How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound Inspired a $100M Bitcoin ETP
Hany Rashwan, CEO of Amun/21Shares, explains how the proverbial bitcoin lightbulb went off when his native Egypt’s currency devalued in 2016.
Breakdown 11.7.20 Hany Rashwan, Egypt

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Huobi Denies Rumors a Senior Executive Was Arrested
Huobi said Monday the rumors alleging one of its senior executives had been arrested were false.
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Breakdown 10.23
Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
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