Cryptocurrency price news – ISO 20022 to be implemented by all federal banks as Shiba Inu coin ‘could be on RobinHood’
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THE US Federal Reserve revealed Monday that all federal banks are going to use the ISO 20022 system for Fedwire Funds Service, and rumors ran rampant the Robinhood may start listing Shiba Inu coin.
"The Fed Board asks the public to comment on its plan to enable the FFS to start running on ISO 20022," U.Today reported.
Meanwhile, Shiba Inu coin saw more gains today after unconfirmed rumors that Robinhood might begin listing it spread, according to Stockhead.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell also announced Thursday that there are no plans to ban cryptocurrency in the US, and prices soared 10 percent.
Meanwhile, in El Salvador, the country has made its first forays into Bitcoin mining using power generated by a volcano, according to a video released by state-owned geothermal electric company, LaGeo SA de CV.
The first Bitcoin mining rigs have been installed in an energy factory there, where weeks ago, President Nayib Bukele made the cryptocurrency legal tender.
Plus, Bitcoin and Ethereum are going to be traded on Wall Street and Coinbase is now allowing deposits in its accounts from users.
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DATING APP SCAMS
Some scam operations have even started using dating apps to reel in potential targets.
In some reports, scammers would pose as a long-distance love interest sharing a hot new crypto opportunity.
About 20 percent of the money reportedly lost through dating scams in around the last year involved cryptocurrency.
GIVEAWAY SCAMS
Giveaway scams often pose as celebrities or well-known figures and ask victims to send Bitcoin, promising to send back a much larger amount.
Many giveaway scams are marketed over social media, attempting to connect through Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
For instance, victims reported sending more than $2million to scammers impersonating Elon Musk.
POSING AS AN AGENCY OR BUSINESS
As noted by Inverse, Many phishing scams will attempt to impersonate a government agency or business to get your attention.
Some reports to the FTC said victims were contacted by scammers pretending to be the Social Security Administration and asked to deposit money into Bitcoin ATMs.
Other victims lost money to scammers posing as the cryptocurrency company Coinbase.
SCAM WARNING
While the growth of Bitcoin has skyrocketed in some bank accounts, it's also fueled the growth of crypto-related fraud operations.
The FTC reported that since October of 2020, nearly 7,000 people have reported losses of more than $80million in the US due to cryptocurrency scams.
That number is around 12 times, or 1,000 percent more than reported losses from the period a year earlier.
HELIUM ON THE RISE
Helium crypto price predictions have soared and may be the next cryptocurrency to explode in 2022.
Experts have predicted it will be a lucrative investment in the crypto space. as price predictions heated up before the big launch this week because the network connects people through shared hot spots.
CHINA PREVIOUSLY SHUT DOWN CRYPTO EXCHANGES, PART TWO
While crypto creation and trading have been illegal in China since 2019, further crackdowns this year by Beijing warned banks to halt related transactions and closed much of the country’s vast network of bitcoin miners.
Thursday’s statement by the central bank sent the strongest yet signal that China is closed to crypto.
CHINA PREVIOUSLY SHUT DOWN CRYPTO EXCHANGES
It’s not Beijing’s first move against digital currency – in 2017, China shut down its local cryptocurrency exchanges.
Despite the war on crypto, Chinese mines power nearly 80 percent of the global trade in cryptocurrencies.
CHINA’S CRACKDOWN ON CRYPTO IS ‘BIG OPPORTUNITY’ FOR US
China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency transactions “is a big opportunity for the U.S.”, according to Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee.
This comes as the US Securities and Exchange Commission lobbied for more regulations when it comes to cryptocurrency.
SHARES IN CRYPTO FIRMS ALSO FALL
Shares of cryptocurrency-related firms Coinbase Global, MicroStrategy Inc, Riot Blockchain, and Marathon Patent Group fell after China’s central bank put a ban on crypto trading and mining.
“It’s been a very volatile week to say the least, so I think going into the last week of September the volatility is likely to continue especially with the end-of-the-quarter window dressing,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.
Investors are also looking for signs of progress on President Joe Biden’s spending and budget bills.
WHAT IS SHIBA INU?
Shibu Inu are cryptocurrency tokens and allow users to hold trillions of them, according to its website.
Shiba tokens are listed and incentivized on ShibaSwap, its own decentralized exchange.
The tokens feature the same Shiba Inu dog as Dogecoin, which has rocketed in popularity recently.
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, told The Sun previously: "The Shiba Inu coin appears to have been created just to give Dogecoin a run for its money.
"It features the same dog which became a meme, and aims to replicate Dogecoin’s success of turning a joke into a money making machine."
CHINA’S STATEMENT, CONTINUED
Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, and other cryptos cannot be traced by a country’s central bank, making them difficult to regulate.
The crypto crackdown opens the gates for China to introduce its own digital currency, which it is already working on and will allow the central government to monitor transactions.
WHAT IS LANDSHARE?
Landshare coin premiered on August 2, 2021.
It was initially priced just over £2.60, rising to £4.10 on August 14.
The market cap is now more than £1million.
Landshare is a DeFi platform on the Binance Smart Chain.
It offers a hassle-free alternative to traditional real estate investments.
CHINA’S STATEMENT
The PBOC said it will “resolutely clamp down on virtual currency speculation, and related financial activities and misbehaviour in order to safeguard people’s properties and maintain economic, financial and social order”.
It said that trading of virtual currencies had become “widespread, disrupting economic and financial order, giving rise to money laundering, illegal fund-raising, fraud, pyramid schemes and other illegal and criminal activities.”
PYTH CAUSES HUGE BITCOIN DROP
According to Bloomberg, an error on Monday caused the platform Pyth to incorrectly show that the price for Bitcoin was down to about $5,400.
That would have represented a catastrophic drop from around $50,000 earlier this month.
A number of Bitcoin fanatics sounded the alarm online, but it turned out they had nothing to worry about.
Pyth, which provides financial data to a number of major investment firms, confirmed in a tweet on Monday that a glitch was behind the issue.
CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE HUOBI STOPS TAKING NEW MAINLAND CUSTOMERS
Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global said on Sunday it had stopped taking new mainland customers from Friday and would end contracts with mainland clients by the end of the year to comply with local regulations.
China’s regulators intensified a crackdown on Friday, banning cryptocurrency transactions and mining, clarifying that overseas exchanges are barred from providing services to mainland investors via the internet.
Huobi Global said in a statement it will conduct an orderly exit of its existing mainland clients on the premise that safety of their assets is guaranteed.
MORE POSITIVES
“El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin has brought concern from officials in developed nations as well as from international NGOs who often describe Bitcoin as having few redeeming public interest attributes.”
Despite the risks, a number of nations have already hinted that they too may soon open doors to crypto and deviate from the cautious approach to the e-currency taken by many of the world's central banks.
POSITIVES OF ADOPTING BITCOIN
Maggie Wu, the CEO of blockchain venture capital firm Krypital Group, says challenges in Bitcoin adoption do exist, however told Forbes she's optimistic about its future.
"I believe that Bitcoin adoption is conceivable, especially in the relatively small developing countries with inadequate monetary systems where the recognition of digital currencies there is relatively high," she said.
“The blockchain-related infrastructure that can carry digital currencies in most Central and South American countries and regions is not complete, including wallets, exchanges, etc. This is also the direction of our investment focus. We think there is huge potential and value here for fostering crypto adoption throughout the region.
FINANCIAL RISKS PART 3
El Salvador’s economy relies heavily on the remittance market, representing around 20 percent of the nation's GBP, or around $6 billion annually, according to Forbes.
Around 95 percent of remittances are sent from Salvadorans working in the US to their families back in their native country.
But service charge fees for such transfers can make up a significant chunk of the portion sent, particularly with smaller transfer amounts.
FINANCIAL RISKS PART 2
But Bukele has argued that adopting Bitcoin will allow more Salvadorians, about 70 percent of whom don’t have bank accounts, into the formal economy.
"Who'd be against something that helps the people and doesn't do any harm?" he said of his critics.
"They're probably politically motivated.”He also argued that it would make it faster and cheaper to receive money from family living abroad.
FINANCIAL RISKS OF ADOPTING BITCOIN
Proponents of El Salvador's decision have hailed the move as the progressive future of money.
Critics, however, have derided it as little more than a publicity stunt by Bukele.
More troublingly, they say the move poses substantial financial risks to ordinary Salvadorians and their country, as cryptocurrency is an infamously volatile market.
Indeed, the nation's cryptocurrency rollout got off to a rocky start yesterday with Bitcoin plunging more than 10 percent, seeing its value drop from $52,5000 to $44,000, on its first day as El Salvador's official currency.
EL SALVADOR ADOPTS BITCOIN CONTINUED
However, those who do not have access to technologies that can carry out Bitcoin are excluded from being required to accept it.
The US dollar and Bitcoin are now the country's official currencies.
It's the first time Bitcoin has been adopted as a legal tender in a sovereign nation.
EL SALVADOR ADOPTS BITCOIN
The nation's president Nayib Bukele passed a bill in June that stated that from September 7, Bitcoin can be used in any transaction and all businesses must accept the e-currency as payment.
The law also states that tax contributions can be paid via Bitcoin and exchanges in the cryptocurrency will not be subject to capital gains tax.
Under the new law, El Salvador will "promote necessary training and mechanisms so that the population can access [Bitcoin] transactions."
NFT'S CONTINUED
Crypto commentator Jonathan Marriott said NFTs provide a legitimate way of verifying ownership and tracking the origins of an item.
He said: "An NFT lets you record where and when something is made and track the whole process to verify that it is legitimate.
"The public blockchain element makes it irrefutable. No-one can fake it."
WHAT IS AN NFT?
An NFT is an asset purchased with online cryptocurrency.
Owning an NFT means possessing an original work posted to the internet, which can include memes, art, or photos.
NFTs digitize a piece of work and get stored on the blockchain.
That means it cannot be replicated and is unique to whoever owns it.
RISKY BUSINESS
Remember that buying cryptocurrencies is always a risky business, and you should only invest what you can afford to lose.
They are extremely volatile, and your cash can fall as well as rise in the blink of an eye.
It's important to only invest in things you understand, and some products and cryptocurrency services can be very complex.
Before investing you should do your research as cryptocurrency firms aren't regulated like other financial companies.
This means that you won't have any protection if things go wrong and you could lose all of your money.
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