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Cryptocurrency as an Alternative to Remittance Systems

Sub-Saharan Africa has a huge remittance market, as people who left their home countries send billions of dollars every year. Nevertheless, they have to use slow and centralized remittance systems. Furthermore, such systems charge transaction fees as high as 9%. Interestingly, mobile payments are even more expansive than centralized remittance systems. Moreover, mobile payments charge …

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Crypto industry in Africa

Cryptocurrency Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa

African countries have a huge potential when it comes to developing the local crypto industry. A new report prepared by Arcane Research contains interesting details about the cryptocurrency ownership in African countries. Importantly, African countries have some of the highest cryptocurrency ownership rates around the world. For example, South Africa is one of them. Interestingly, …

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Robomarkets Reduces Min. Lot and Order Vol. Step for Indices

RoboMarkets, announced this Tuesday that it will be reducing the minimum lot and order volume step for trading indices. Starting May 14th, it will change its trading conditions and reduce the minimum lot and order volume step for indices. Its clients will be able to trade indices with lower margin requirements under these new changes. …

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MS New Family Safety App Now Available for Preview

Families are working and learning from home now, spending a lot of time on their computers and phones. They are constantly looking for ways to ensure their loved ones are safe. Microsoft, the Windows giant, is launching Family Safety. It is a dedicated new app designed for managing kids’ screentime and app usage. The company …

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Rep. Adam Schiff Calls on YouTube & Twitter | Wibest Broker

Rep. Adam Schiff sent a letter today to Google, YouTube, and Twitter. The letter urges the platforms to explicitly notify users when they’ve engaged with misinformation about the coronavirus. He wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. He told them it’s not enough to remove or downgrade …

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Crypto Exchange bitFlyer Europe and Annual Survey

This week, the European arm of crypto exchange bitFlyer released its second annual Crypto-Confidence Index poll. According to this survey, Europeans are getting more confident regarding the future of the cryptocurrency industry amid the pandemic. The crypto exchange used Google Surveys to conduct this survey. Interestingly, 10,000 respondents across 10 European countries took part in this survey. …

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The future of cryptocurrencies in Europe

Crypto-Confidence Index Poll and European Countries

On Wednesday, bitFlyer Europe released the results of its second annual Crypto-Confidence Index poll. This poll shows that people across Europe that cryptocurrencies will continue to exist in 10 years’ time. Interestingly, bitFlyer Europe conducted this survey by using Google Surveys. Moreover, 10,000 respondents from 10 European countries took part in this survey. According to …

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Facebook’s Boom Amid COVID-19 Crisis May be Temporary

Facebook is booming, owing to the worldwide shelter-in-place and quarantine orders due to COVID-19. The pandemic has made everyone turn to social networks and stare at screens far more than average. The company reported its first-quarter earnings for 2020 on Wednesday. A record number of people are using its services, primarily its Messenger, WhatsApp chat …

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Hawley Requests for a Criminal Antitrust Probe into Amazon

Sen. Josh Hawley is calling on federal prosecutors to open a criminal antitrust investigation into Amazon. The Republican has urged the attorney general to make the move on Tuesday. Hawley presses the Justice Department to open an investigation into Amazon’s data tactics.  A report outlined several instances in which Amazon employees peered into the sales …

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Treasurer of Australia Orders for a Code of Conduct | Wibest

The Treasurer of Australia has ordered ACCC to create a code of conduct for Facebook and Google. This is to force the tech giants to pay Australian media companies for using their content. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission started to develop a voluntary code of conduct. However, it was “unlikely” to get a voluntary …

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Ecobee’s SmartCamera, an Alexa Speaker | Wibest

Smart thermostat maker Ecobee has announced its first indoor security camera, the $179 SmartCamera with voice control.  The device is a piece of a new home security platform, which the company calls Haven. The camera notifies you about important events while always respecting your privacy. In addition to the new SmartCamera, the company is also introducing SmartSensor …

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