Tags: Retail

In Europe, the environmental footprint of banknotes is minuscule compared to crypto’s, but crypto has advantages of its own.

Bitcoin price keeps going up but retail traders are not piling in yet. Cointelegraph explores why.

UK Treasury Advises Lower Limits on Retail Digital Pound Over Fears of Bank Runs

Institutional Traders Split Between Bitcoin and Ether, Skeptical of Altcoins: Bybit Research

Dtcpay, formerly Digital Treasures Center, is MAS-registered and already provides some point-of-sale and online crypto payment services.

YouTube Crypto Channels Can Act as Key Information Source for Retail Investors: Delphi Digital

The recent regulatory approval for Coinbase’s international subsidiary comes within a month of getting the NFA nod to offer crypto derivatives services to institutional clients in eligible U.S. states.

Several macroeconomic indicators suggest that bearish headwinds could strengthen during the remainder of 2023 and possibly negatively impact the crypto market.

HashKey, along with OSL, received a major license upgrade on Aug.3 clearing their way to offer crypto trading services to retail customers.

According to Latvijas Banka, 4 of the population bought crypto assets in February, down from 8 in 2022, while payments “continue to prevail.”

HashKey becomes one of the first licensed exchanges to offer cryptocurrency trading for non-professional investors in Hong Kong.

Bank of International Settlements Report: 15 Retail CBDCs Will Be Launched By 2030

The project, delayed from last year, will enlist bank employees and nearby businesses for the pilot. Each payment provider has launched its own app.

With 11 megalopolises and three currencies, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao make up a region that is ripe for CBDC research.

Neil Tan, Chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, said the opening of the financial industry to digital assets was “just a natural progression."

The IMF‘s Kristalina Georgieva said wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.”

Ted Cruz said it is “more important than ever” to ensure the financial privacy of American citizens is preserved.

BTC price continues to show bullish momentum, but the absence of whale buyers and institutional investor selling threatens to weaken the current rally.

The retail-facing platform uses a noncustodial setup, CEO Philipp Zentner said.