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Russia’s Central Bank: BRICS Currency Requires Consent of Many Parties, Faces Implementation Challenges

The governor of Russia’s central bank says the creation of a common BRICS currency “requires the consent of many parties.” While emphasizing that the proposed BRICS currency “deserves attention,” the Russian central bank chief…

Robert Kiyosaki Warns US Dollar ‘Will Die’ Citing BRICS Nations’ Plan to Launch Gold-Backed Currency

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has warned that the U.S. dollar will die. He expects the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) to launch a gold-backed currency that will kill the USD. The famous author further…

Bitcoin Exodus: Over 855,000 BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges Since July 2020

According to current data, about 2,086,034 bitcoins were held on exchanges as of July 11, 2023. This figure is 154,160 bitcoins less than the number held on centralized trading platforms 72 days earlier, on April 30. The number of bitcoins on…

Economist Peter Schiff Warns All Banks Will Fail, People Will Suffer Massive Losses as Banking Crisis Unfolds

Economist Peter Schiff has warned that all banks will fail and anyone having a bank account will end up losing money. “No matter what happens, people are going to lose a tremendous amount as this banking crisis unfolds,” Schiff stressed. Peter…

UK Regulator Continues Crackdown on Crypto ATMs, Checks 18 New Sites

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proceeding with efforts to shut down all bitcoin ATMs “illegally operating” in the country. After more inspections in the past couple of months, the watchdog vowed to continue to take action against…

US Senator Expresses Concern Over Prometheum Co-CEO’s Congressional Testimony

On Monday, U.S. senator Thomas Tuberville (R-AL) published an open letter to U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler expressing concern over allegations that Prometheum, Inc., a…

Bots Sending BTC — Lightning Labs Releases New Tools for AI-Bitcoin Integration

On July 6, Lightning Labs released new developer tools to enhance the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin. The layer two (L2) startup introduced a new specification known as L402 and tools that enable AI systems to conduct…

Crypto Market Remains in ‘Bitcoin Season’ as ‘Altcoin Season’ Drought Hits Record Two-Year Mark

According to data, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has endured its longest stretch without an altcoin season. So far, it has been more than two years without an altcoin season, and there have been no signals indicating one might emerge. Altcoin Season…

India’s External Affairs Minister Shuns BRICS Currency Talks, Prioritizes Rupee’s Strength Instead

Members of the BRICS alliance are meeting at a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August, focusing attention on the potential for the BRICS bloc to create a gold-backed reserve currency. However, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s…

Standard Chartered Raises Bitcoin Price Forecast — Now Expects BTC to Reach $50,000 This Year, $120,000 Next Year

Banking giant Standard Chartered has updated its bitcoin price forecast. The bank’s head of crypto research now expects bitcoin to reach $50,000 this year and $120,000 the following year. “Increased miner profitability per bitcoin…

Economist Jim Rickards: ‘Biden Is Now a World Historic Figure — He Has Destroyed the Dollar’

Jim Rickards, economist and best-selling author, has accused the Biden administration of destroying the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Rickards stated that Biden is to blame for the upcoming marginalization of the U.S. dollar at the hands of a…

India Poised to Leapfrog Major Economies, Becoming World’s Second-Largest by 2075, Goldman Sachs Report Predicts

In a recent report, Goldman Sachs Research details that India is set to outpace Japan, Germany, and the U.S. to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075. The financial institution’s researchers predict a dramatic expansion in…

Central Banks Reduce US Dollar Holdings, Plan to Increase Chinese Yuan Exposure, Study Shows

A study by a $1.5 trillion asset management firm has revealed that central banks are reducing their U.S. dollar holdings while seeking to increase Chinese yuan holdings. “Central banks are diversifying currency holdings, stirred by…

Egypt Struggles With Skyrocketing Inflation and Depreciating Currency, While Bitcoin Nears Record High in the Country

According to the Egyptian Statistics Bureau, Egypt’s annual inflation rate hit 36.8% in June, a staggering 33.7% increase from May’s inflation rate, breaking records. Egypt, the world’s 14th most populous country, grapples with…

Matrixport’s Year-End 2024 Prediction: Bitcoin to Reach $125,000 as Strong Performance Fuels Bullish Sentiment

While bitcoin has shown strong performance in the first half of 2023, Markus Thielen, the head of research at crypto firm Matrixport, released a prediction on July 5, 2023, stating that bitcoin (BTC) will reach $125,000 by the end of 2024…

Binance US Arbitrage: Social Media Users Say BTC Discount Not Indication of an Opportunity

For several days since Binance US announced the resumption of withdrawals, bitcoin (BTC) has changed hands at a discount and was trading at more than $2,500 below the prevailing market price on July 10. The emergence of a discount on crypto assets…

Google Trends Data Reflects Rising Interest in BRICS Bloc and De-Dollarization Searches 

Set to take place in less than two months, the upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, scheduled for August 22 to 24, has captured global attention. Anticipation is mounting as ministers from the BRICS countries convene to explore potential avenues…

Iran Looking to Replace Dollar With Dinar in $10 Billion Trade With Iraq

Iran’s government considers employing the Iraqi dinar in bilateral trade with Iraq in a bid to further curtail the dominance of the U.S. dollar. The annual turnover between the two neighboring nations exceeds $10 billion with millions of pilgrims…

Latam Insights — Bolivia Calls for De-Dollarization, Reserve Drops Fiat Services

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Bolivian President Luis Arce calls for de-dollarization at the Southern Common Market Summit, Reserve drops…

SEC States Coinbase Misinteprets Howey Test, Misuses Major Questions Doctrine

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) answered the latest filing of Coinbase by shooting down the arguments presented by the exchange to throw out the ongoing lawsuit. The filing reaffirms the institution’s jurisdiction on…