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From Carbon Credits to Digital Assets: ERC Opens a New Era for Carbon Neutrality
In the global wave towards carbon neutrality, carbon credits have become an essential tool for businesses to fulfill their social responsibilities and for governments to implement emissions reduction targets. However, the traditional carbon market has long been plagued by issues such as fragmented standards, lack of transparency, and low circulation efficiency, making it difficult for carbon credits to flow and be priced on a larger scale. The emergence of ERC has brought a fundamental change to this situation. As an innovative project focused on green financial infrastructure, ERC leverages blockchain…
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The Past, Present and Future of Institutional Bitcoin
In December of 2017, bitcoin’s price was surging, even fighting towards $20,000. Meanwhile, CNBC and the cable news set featured a constant string of crypto industry insiders bringing the space to a new audience. It was into that environment that on December 17, 2017, CME Group launched bitcoin futures. Three years on, bitcoin has punched past the significant marker of $20,000 to a high of more than $23,000. CNBC is running a bitcoin ticker, and crypto commentators are standard fare. Despite these superficial similarities, the bitcoin and crypto industry of…
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Crypto money manager Bitwise has liquidated $9.3 million worth of XRP in its crypto index fund.
The firm acted shortly after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the token’s alleged creator, Ripple Labs Inc., for conducting an unregistered and ongoing securities offering. “Prior to the sale of the asset on December 22, 2020, XRP (-20.72%) was approximately 3.8% of the Fund,” the firm wrote. “The Fund liquidated its position and reinvested the proceeds in other portfolio assets.” Subscribe to First Mover, our daily newsletter about markets. SUBSCRIBE By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy. The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund…
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MoneyGram has yet to see any “negative impact” on its longstanding business arrangement with Ripple from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against the latter company.
“MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves,” a company spokesperson told CoinDesk in an emailed statement. “MoneyGram has continued to utilize its other traditional FX trading counterparties throughout the term of the agreement with Ripple.” The SEC alleged in a case filed Tuesday that Ripple used XRP (-20.47%), the cryptocurrency two of its founders created, to conduct an ongoing, $1.3 billion sale of unregistered securities. Subscribe to First Mover, our daily newsletter about markets. SUBSCRIBE By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy…
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As soon as he learned he was among the thousands of Ledger customers whose personal information had been published online Sunday, JimboChewdip, as he’s known on Twitter, acted fast. Not fast enough, however.
JCD, as we’ll call him, spent Monday morning changing his passwords, only to get a notification a new device had been added to one of his two-factor authentication (2FA) accounts. He then tried to log into his email. It was locked. “Within minutes I started getting notifications about password changes on Coinbase, Binance, Dropbox,” he later told CoinDesk. “I tried to call T-Mobile over Wi-Fi but it wouldn’t work with the SIM disabled so I reached out to them on Twitter and got someone from Support to lock my account.”…
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DoubleAce Token Presale Is Now Open To The Public
Double Ace is a Fintech company that utilises the power of blockchain, AI, and Big Data to provide instant online financial services to individuals. The service DAA provides encompasses consumer finance, personal credit, small and micro loan, and crypto loan, etc. Double Ace allows users to deposit cryptocurrencies to receive interest much like that of bank deposits, but with a way higher interest rate. The platform will be ready for use by end Jan 2021. Until then, Double Ace is in the process of issuing its utility token, called DAA….
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Galactic Convention valueGalaxy – light illuminates the world
The success of individuals and enterprises is always inseparable from theword “value”, and the most intuitive embodiment of “value”is the increase in the value of finance and money. And thedevelopment of real history, the emergence of blockchain technologyis quietly changing the nature of global economic development. Thepopularity, application and circulation of digital currency have madethe initial investors get a hundredfold return on their investment.Block chain technology is pushing inclusive finance to a new level. At this time, the birth of the Galactic Convention in addition tolending, remittance, settlement, sales of…
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How Does Blockchain Ensure Carbon Credit Transparency? An Analysis of BFQ’s Smart Contract System
As carbon neutrality and sustainable investing become global priorities, the transparency of carbon credit markets remains a persistent challenge. Issues such as false reporting, double counting, and data manipulation in carbon reduction projects continue to undermine public trust in green finance. The question is: how can every ton of reduced carbon emissions be tracked, verified, and traded fairly? Better Future Quest (BFQ) offers a compelling solution—leveraging blockchain and smart contracts to reconstruct the creation and circulation of carbon credits, ensuring that green assets are truly open, verifiable, and traceable. In traditional…
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Richard S. Hunt warns of “US stock valuation bubble” and recommends dynamic hedging strategies
As the U.S. stock market continues to hit record highs, well-known financial expert Richard S. Hunt has issued a warning, pointing out that the current market valuation has seriously deviated from fundamentals and there is a significant risk of bubble. Based on his many years of market research and institutional investment experience, Hunt emphasized that investors need to be alert to potential callback risks and take proactive defensive measures to protect their investment portfolios. Hunt pointed out that the current high valuation of US stocks is mainly driven by liquidity…
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Richard S. Hunt warns of “US stock valuation bubble” and recommends dynamic hedging strategies
As the U.S. stock market continues to hit record highs, well-known financial expert Richard S. Hunt has issued a warning, pointing out that the current market valuation has seriously deviated from fundamentals and there is a significant risk of bubble. Based on his many years of market research and institutional investment experience, Hunt emphasized that investors need to be alert to potential callback risks and take proactive defensive measures to protect their investment portfolios. Hunt pointed out that the current high valuation of US stocks is mainly driven by liquidity…
