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Bank of Russia Plans to Pilot Digital Ruble in 2021 End

March 11, 2021

The Bank of Russia is planning to launch a prototype of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) and start piloting as early as late 2021, the monetary regulator’s Deputy Chairman, Alexey Zabotkin, revealed. ...

This Little-Known Altcoin Could Challenge Amazon Web Services, Says Popular Crypto Trader

March 10, 2021

Popular crypto trader Ben Armstrong says one little-known altcoin gem could pose significant competition for Amazon Web Services. In a recent YouTube update, crypto influencer Ben Armstrong claimed the low-m...

Billionaire Mike Novogratz Takes Interest in Cardano (ADA) Amid Price Rally

March 10, 2021

Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz has shown interest in the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Cardano (ADA), amid its ongoing price rally that saw it surpass the $1 mark after growing ...

Ripple Issues Official Response to SEC Allegations Over XRP

March 10, 2021

The San Francisco-based FinTech firm Ripple has issued an official response to the allegations of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegations over the illegal sale of XRP. According to court do...

Atari to Launch Crypto Casino in Ethereum-Based Virtual World

March 9, 2021

Gaming company Atari has announced a partnership with Decentral Games in order to develop a virtual-world cryptocurrency casino. Atari, best known for iconic games such as Pacman and Pong, issued a press rel...

Mark Cuban Says Dogecoin Could Eventually Hit $1 as Dallas Mavericks Accept DOGE Payments

March 9, 2021

Billionaire Mark Cuban has said that the price of the meme-cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) could eventually hit $1, after pointing out that in only three days accepting DOGE payments his NBA team, the Dallas M...

Bitcoin Surges Past $51K Thanks to U.S. Senate Passing $1.9T Covid Relief Bill

March 8, 2021

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Senate Democrats had just managed to get passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill (“American Rescue Plan”). https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1...

Crypto Influencer Ben Armstrong Names 4 Cryptoassets That Could Surge in March

March 8, 2021

Popular analyst and crypto influencer Ben Armstrong has identified four crypto-assets that could perform well this month. According to a recent YouTube update, Bitcoin has the greatest price potential in the...

Norwegian Firm Buys 1170 BTC for Its Treasury, Says ‘Our Strategy Is to HODL’

March 8, 2021

On Monday (March 8), Norwegian industrial giant Aker ASA announced that it had “established Seetee AS (‘Seetee’), a new company dedicated to investing in projects and companies throughout the Bitcoin ecosyste...

Ripple Execs Move to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Over XRP Sales

March 5, 2021

Ripple’s executive chairman Charis Larsen and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse have asked U.S. courts to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit alleging securities violations associated ...