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Non-whale Bitcoin investors break new BTC accumulation record
Bitcoin addresses holding up to 10 BTC have been accumulating record amounts of BTC in the aftermath of the FTX collapse.
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Fidelity offers retail investors commission-free BTC and ETH trading
Fidelity Crypto will focus on Bitcoin and Ether initially. The brokerage will make money by charging a 1% spread on trades.
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Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will trial a retail central bank digital currency in various contexts at a fintech event, despite the electronic payment options already available.
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Hong Kong Presents Digital Currency Prototype, Project Aurum
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Indian Commerce Giant Flipkart Will Allow Customers to Purchase Items in the Metaverse
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ECB reports on digital euro validation, privacy one year into investigative phase
The ECB’s two-year investigative phase is halfway completed, with key use and policy issues clarified; more stakeholder engagement is planned before the decision is made to proceed.
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Fed’s Powell: DeFi needs appropriate regulation before expanding to retail
Jerome Powell acknowledged that DeFi will start to reach more retail customers, highlighting the need for regulation.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority provides update on retail CBDC that may become DeFi onramp
The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency.
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Crypto’s adaptability, openness key to ideal monetary system, say BIS execs
Some of the biggest flaws preventing present-day cryptocurrencies from mainstream adoption, pointed out by the BIS execs, are bottleneck congestion in DeFi and the reliance on volatile assets.
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