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Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development Kit To Enhance Bitcoin Wallets

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Monerium lets its customers develop their financial services based on the blockchain, including cross-border settlements using fiat currency. The company said that the LDK would make it easier to add capabilities to bitcoin wallets and get rid of the need to have a separate wallet for Lightning.

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Bitcoin Daily: OMFIF Debuts Digital Monetary Institute; Chinese Leaders Back Regional Digital Currency Plan

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The potential stablecoin would assist in enabling trade between the four nations by bolstering clearing services as well as cross-border settlement, while its collection of collateral would adhere to the International Monetary Foundation (IMF) special drawing rights (SDR) model. .

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Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Leaders Back Regional Digital Currency Plan

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The potential stablecoin would assist in enabling trade between the four nations by bolstering clearing services as well as cross-border settlement, while its collection of collateral would adhere to the International Monetary Foundation (IMF) special drawing rights (SDR) model. .

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The Fed’s crypto pivot: Unlocking banking access and its impact on payments

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pursued enforcement actions for alleged securities violations, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) classifies certain cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, as commodities. How are banks likely to respond? Some of the largest U.S.