SEC’s Hester Peirce On Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin Hits New Highs And More

Crypto News – 18 July – SEC’s Hester Peirce on Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin hits new highs and more

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Crypto News – 18 July

Users misled on environmental impact of crypto-mining

Big banks and social media giants aren’t the only ones to take notice of Bitcoin after its price surge

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Japan to build international crypto payments network

Japan’s pro-active approach to crypto was apparent in 2017 when it became the first country in the world to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges on a national level

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Stellar Lumens up by 10%, surges past Tron

As the Libra bears eased off the cryptocurrency market, an unlikely leader emerged

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Congressman calls Bitcoin a product of American ingenuity

The United States Congress taking a keen interest in the digital asset market was the key highlight of the week.

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Puma Browser takes on Brave, Chrome

However, during the same, various problems in the payments feature and other user experience issues were found

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China senses Libra competition for Alipay and WeChat

Some proponents of the space have also speculated that China is simultaneously working on their own crypto-project to rival that of Facebook and Bitcoin

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Ripple using ‘small banks’ to displace ‘juggernauts?’

Amidst XRP’s poor performance, Ripple has managed to assuage the community by promoting enormous growth in terms of its global footprint and mainstream partnerships

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