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Where Bitcoin Fits in the New Monetary Order

[Coindesk] The third part of The Breakdown’s Money Reimagined series looks at the role of bitcoin and USD stablecoins in the new global monetary order. This episode is sponsored by ErisX, The Stellar Development Foundation and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Investment Fund. Niall Ferguson has called this moment an “age of experimentation” when it […]

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Crypto.com Claims Its Card Is ‘Most Widely Available’ After European Expansion

[Cointelegraph] Payments and cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com, announced a broad European launch of itsMCO Visa cards. The cards will soon ship to 31 countries in the region, according to thecompany’s blog post, published May 15. The company’s European presence now covers all 27 EU member states, as well as Switzerland,the UK, Iceland, […]

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CME Says Volume Surge Shows Strong Institutional Interest Before Bitcoin Halving

[Coindesk, ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock] Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) says record trading activity for its bitcoin derivatives reflects a strong institutional interest in the imminent halving event. In a note sent out late on Sunday, the derivatives exchange said a strong “ramp up” in volumes over the past week showed institutional investors were getting […]

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What Is a Bitcoin Halving?

[Investopedia] Bitcoin Halving Bitcoin and its blockchain are basically a collection of computers, or nodes, around the world that all have Bitcoin’s code downloaded on them. Each of these computers have all of Bitcoin’s blockchain stored on them. This means that each computer has the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which ensures […]

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