The government is considering delaying the lifting of England’s remaining Covid restrictions by up to four weeks, sources have told the BBC. The final stage of lifting lockdown, originally planned to take place no earlier than 21 June, would see all legal limits on social contact removed. It comes amid growing concern over rapidly increasing […]
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Ethereum Classic is in the news today after it announced the next network upgrade scheduled for 21st July. The upgrade dubbed Magneto will take place at block 13,189,133 and will implement ECIP-1103. It will also include Ethereum Berlin upgrade features, as per the announcement. ECIP-1103 will allow the addition of all the protocol upgrades which […]
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The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has underlined Moscow’s intention to do away with the USD – and has suggested that crypto could play a part in ousting the American Dollar in trade deals. Lavrov’s comments could give real hope to those hoping crypto will find use-cases in international settlement deals. According to the news […]
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Nigeria may launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by the end of 2021, according to a central bank official, Coindesk reports. Speaking at an online news briefing on Thursday, Rakiya Mohammed, an information technology specialist at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said that the entity had been exploring a possible CBDC for over […]
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Bitcoin fell Friday after Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk put out a cryptic tweet, hinting at a breakup with the top cryptocurrency. Musk tweeted a broken heart with the bitcoin (BTC, -5.66%) logo and a picture showing a couple in the midst of a breakup during the Asian hours. The crypto community took it as a […]
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In a relief for the crypto community, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a clarification on Monday stating the commercial banks cannot quote its now-invalid April 2018 crypto banking ban to deny services to customers involved in digital assets dealings. “It has come to our attention through media reports that certain banks/regulated entities have […]
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Mali’s constitutional court has named the leader of the country’s military coup, Colonel Assimi Goïta, as its transitional president. Col Goïta had already declared himself interim president on Wednesday, two days after seizing power in Mali’s second coup in nine months. He also led the first coup last August, which saw the elected President Ibrahim […]
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During the 279th MPR meeting held today in Abuja, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele assured Nigerians that digital currencies will have a place in the country. According to a report in Zycrypto.com, CBN’s Emefiele said, “We have carried out our investigation and we found out that a substantial percentage of our people are getting involved […]
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Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time with a fully deserved victory over Manchester City in an all-Premier League confrontation in Porto. Thomas Tuchel got the better of his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola for the third time since succeeding sacked Frank Lampard in January to bring European club football’s biggest prize back […]
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, it has been reported. The wedding was held in front of close friends and family on Saturday, according to several newspapers. Downing Street has declined to comment. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey tweeted: “Congratulations @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds […]
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