Coinbase CEO Rebuffs Dogecoin Co-Founder Statements: ‘Crypto Is an Alternative for People Who Want More Freedom’

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, took to Twitter to tell his thoughts about the statements that Jackson Palmer, co-founder of Dogecoin, expressed last week. While Palmer now has a negative vision of the cryptocurrency industry, Armstrong is in the opposite field. To Armstrong, the cryptocurrency industry has its problems, but it still provides an alternative…

Malaysia Flattens Seized Bitcoin Mining Rigs With Steamroller — Over 1,000 Machines Demolished

Over 1,000 bitcoin mining machines have been totally destroyed in Malaysia after they were seized for illegally mining the cryptocurrency using stolen electricity. The mining machines, worth about $1.26 million, were steamrolled in the Malaysian city of Miri and eight people have been arrested so far. Over a Thousand Bitcoin Mining Machines Demolished in Malaysia…

IMF, World Bank, BIS Recommend Countries Work Together on CBDCs to Enhance Cross-Border Payments

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) have conducted an extensive study of using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border payments. Their report to the G20 states that enhanced cross-border payments “can be achieved … as long as countries work together.” The Committee on Payments and…