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Finance

Argentinos se refugian en stablecoins durante el fin de semana tras dimisión del ministro de Economía

Los principales exchanges del país informaron que los usuarios compraron hasta tres veces más criptomonedas estables que durante un fin de semana normal, en medio una crisis económica en ciernes.

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Finance

Argentines Take Refuge in Stablecoins After Economy Minister Resignation

Major crypto exchanges reported consumers purchased up to three times as many stablecoins over the weekend as they usually do amid a growwing economic crisis.

Argentina has created a national committee to help develop blockchain technology. (Unsplash)

Videos

Why $29K Level is ‘Critical’ for Bitcoin

The Strategic Funds’ Managing Director Marc Lopresti discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook, explaining why $29,000 could be a “critical” level to watch. Plus, how do stocks and the U.S. dollar impact BTC’s price? What are the bull and bear cases for bitcoin?

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Opinion

A 'Petroyuan' Could Further Shake the Dollar's Dominance

Saudi-Chinese talks "accelerate" just as unprecedented sanctions against Russia whet global appetites for greenback alternatives.

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a state visit to China in 2017. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Resilient as Commodity Prices Inflate, Dollar Strength May Hurt

The sustainability of bitcoin's gains is under question, as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis has led to stress in the dollar funding markets.

Bitcoin stays resilient as commodities signal higher inflation ahead. (Highcharts.com/CoinDesk)

Markets

Las criptomonedas podrían desestabilizar países y debilitar al dólar como reserva de valor, según Hillary Clinton

La excandidata a la presidencia de los Estados Unidos pidió un esfuerzo conjunto de los Estados nación para controlar el auge de las criptomonedas.

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Policy

Is the Dollar Doomed?

In this excerpt from “The Future of Money,” author Eswar Prasad examines the forces – the rise of bitcoin and stablecoins and foreign currency competition – threatening the dollar’s perch as the world’s reserve currency.

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Policy

Bitcoin Has a Nonviolent Security Model

The dollar and its fiat family cannot say the same.

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