Crypto exchange Binance has withdrawn its application for a license in Abu Dhabi. “When assessing our global licensing needs, we decided this application was not necessary,” a Binance spokesperson stated, adding that the company plans to continue to work with regulators “to provide world-class services and offerings in the Middle East and beyond.” Binance Says […]
Peter Schiff: ‘No One Needs Bitcoin’
Peter Schiff, a renowned economist and gold bug, has criticized Bitcoin’s role and utility in today’s economy. According to Schiff’s remarks, Bitcoin is useless, and its advocates are like a cult, trying to convince people to buy bitcoin after buying it themselves. Peter Schiff: ‘Bitcoin Is Nothing’ Peter Schiff, chief economist and global strategist at […]
Russian Banker States SWIFT ‘Needs to Be Killed’
Andrei Kostin, head of the VTB Bank, one of the biggest banks in Russia, has stated that the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the standard messaging system for fiat payments, “needs to be killed.” Kostin remarked that the actions of the U.S. and its use of the dollar have awakened fears in other […]