May 2021 - We Greece

Turkey prepares arrangements for cryptocurrencies

The Central Bank of Turkey is not planning a ban on cryptocurrencies but stricter control … and a custodian bank.

Following the collapse of the two Turkish cryptocurrencies, Thodex and Vebitcoin, the central bank plans to set up a bank to act as the custodian of cryptocurrencies, in order to avoid a recurrence of such phenomena.

The Ministry of Finance, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, the Central Bank and the Financial Crimes Service are involved in planning the actions against the cryptocurrency space in Turkey.

In addition to setting up a central custodian bank, Turkish authorities are considering imposing a minimum capital requirement for cryptocurrency exchanges, a move that will create many problems for the country’s existing exchanges and possibly lead to the suspension of several that’s all. It is also discussed that the existence of relevant training certificates is a necessary condition for the executives of the exchanges.

In addition, the governor of the Turkish Central Bank, Sahap Kavcioglu, confirmed last week in an interview with local broadcasters that the country’s Ministry of Finance is working to establish broader regulations on cryptocurrencies. He added that the bank does not intend to ban cryptocurrencies. However, the central bank recently banned the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment.

The only remark one has to make when talking about a custodian bank is this: When one does not hold the keys to one’s wallet, one holds virtually nothing. Turkish users of cryptocurrencies must be very careful and especially very cautious.

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21% of Muscovites think crypto and digital currencies will replace fiat in 10 years

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26/05/2021

21% of Muscovites think crypto and digital currencies will replace fiat in 10 years

New research from one of the top 10 major banks in Russia, Otkritie Bank, has found that 14% of Russians think crypto will replace fiat in 10 years.

According to Russian publication Nord News, the survey was conducted between April 12 and April 16, with a sample base of 1,000 Russians aged between 18 and 65 who live in cities with a population of over 100,000.

The results varied among regions, with respondents from the Northwest having the least faith in crypto — just 8% believe crypto will oust fiat in a decade, while 34% adamantly refuse to believe that crypto could replace fiat currencies for any use case.

But in Moscow, there appears to be more optimism toward crypto, with 21% of respondents believing that cash will be replaced by crypto and digital currency in the next decade. Furthermore, four out of 10 believe banks will transform themselves into “digital ecosystems” in the future.

One of the key factors in moving Russia away from cash could be the emergence of the Digital Ruble. Cointelegraph reported in March that the Bank of Russia expects a digital prototype of the Digital Ruble to have been finalized by the end of 2021.

The Bank of Russia has announced the central bank digital currency will then go into pilot trials in 2022. A previous study conducted by Otkritie in January found that 47% of Russian residents are already willing to use the Digital Ruble.

However, the latest poll also found that many Russians are pessimistic about the move to digital finance, with 39% convinced that it is impossible to give up cash because many other countries won’t be able to operate without it. It was also found that 46% of respondents believe that people should have the opportunity to choose if they use crypto or cash.

Some feel Russia’s regulations are holding crypto back from being more widely embraced. Earlier this month, a group of Russian lobbyists led by law firm Digital Rights Center launched the “Public initiative of the crypto community in Russia” campaign.

According to the lobby group, Russia’s existing laws such as the prohibition of using crypto as a form of payment and issuing three-year jail terms for failure to report one’s holdings slow down “the development of the distributed finance market.”

It appears that Russian investors are doing their due diligence in regards to taxation, however, with Cointelegraph reporting a significant rise of Russians declaring their crypto incomes over the past several months.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/21-of-muscovites-think-crypto-and-digital-currencies-will-replace-fiat-in-ten-years?fbclid=IwAR1mfrhTkwYhyvUZs4pNeS5DbRN8GOjowQcETzzQucbNwQL5o3d1ysZwHY8

Nigerian hotel becomes country’s first to accept Bitcoin payments

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19/05/2021

Nigerian hotel becomes country’s first to accept Bitcoin payments

George Residence in Lagos has announced plans to start accepting BTC payments. The company has already converted 50% of its balance sheet to Bitcoin.

A luxury hotel in Lagos, Nigeria will reportedly accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a form of payment and adopt the digital asset as its primary reserve currency as concerns about inflation continue to grip Africa’s largest economy.

George Residence confirmed its intent to begin accepting Bitcoin this weekend, according to 1st News, a Nigerian news publication. George Residence, which offers luxury hotel and premium apartment suites, will accept BTC through Coinvest Africa, a regional cryptocurrency brokerage.

“We have allocated around 50% of our cash reserves to Bitcoin. […] We hope to increase that as time goes on,’’ said ‘Yanju George, the company’s CEO. “Bitcoin is the currency of the future and it is only right that we are strongly positioned so we do not get left behind.”

He continued:

“Bitcoin permits our guests a faster and more secure way to enjoy the comfort we offer. Our residents desire simplicity, and we are excited to be able to offer that to them.”

Nigeria’s inflation rate has been in the double digits since 2016. Recently, it peaked at 17.33% — the highest since February 2017 — as the economic impacts of COVID-19 and a weakening local currency continue to take their toll.

Inflation is one of the reasons why Nigeria has become the bastion of crypto adoption in Africa. Since 2015, Nigerians have traded over 60,200 BTC on Paxful, a crypto peer-to-peer trading platform, second only to the United States.

The legal status of cryptocurrencies is being disputed in Nigeria after the central bank banned financial services companies from servicing digital currency exchanges. However, Edward Lamekek Adamu, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, later clarified that the regulator didn’t ban Nigerians from trading or holding cryptocurrencies.

As Cointelegraph recently reported, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria is working with the central bank to develop a new legal framework for digital assets.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-hotel-becomes-country-s-first-to-accept-bitcoin-payments?fbclid=IwAR31uozvtzy8VDMe4P-x3gnV5kifntW2D7Wl0So_U-tXCrgxZkoBQTWbDWs

Digital euro, Ensuring privacy citizens and markets demand

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17/05/2021

Digital euro, Ensuring privacy citizens and markets demand

The results of the public consultation on the planned “digital euro” were announced by the European Central Bank, which show that citizens and professionals prioritize the secrecy of transactions.

The ECB will take into account the results of the consultation in its decision in mid-2021 on the formal launch of the initiative leading to the new digital currency.

China recently unveiled the digital version of the yuan, and plans to introduce digital currencies are being considered in Sweden and Japan. Unlike cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, which are not controlled by banks or other central institutions, the digital euro will be issued by the ECB.

The consultation started on 12 October 2020 and ended on 12 January. More than 8,200 comments were submitted, 94% of which came from individuals and the rest from professionals such as banks, payment system providers, merchants and technology companies.

43% of citizens surveyed said that what they want most from the digital euro is privacy, while other key features are security (18%), the ability to pay across the Eurozone (11%), absence of additional costs (9%) and the possibility of using it offline (8%).

“The digital euro can only succeed if it meets the needs of Europeans,” said ECB Executive Board member Fabio Panetta. “We will do our best to ensure that the digital euro meets the expectations of the citizens recorded in the public consultation,” he promised.

Confidentiality is considered the most important feature both by the general public and by professionals, especially traders and other companies. However, both groups support the demand to avoid the use of the digital euro for illegal activities, with less than one in ten citizens responding in favor of complete anonymity.

About a quarter of the reports say that the digital euro should make cross-border payments faster and cheaper, but also be used outside the Eurozone, albeit with restrictions.

More than two in three consultants acknowledge the importance of providing innovative services by financial intermediaries and believe that this should be integrated into existing banking and payment systems.

Πηγή: https://www.in.gr/2021/04/14/b-science/technology/psifiako-eyro-diasfalisi-tou-aporritou-zitoun-polites-kai-agores/?fbclid=IwAR2WsNAigLNi1x7YlhAc399ZOu5RtPKAGJn48Vm1G-hwSqr0GYxKL0agIlg

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14/05/2021

Cryptocurrencies also invade sports – What is happening in Greece

Millions of dollars in US dollars in Bitcoin for NBA and NFL, sponsorships in major European football leagues, FIFA-UEFA plans and the παράδειγμα Greek example of the Ionian Hellenic Coin basketball team

Cryptocurrencies are gaining ground in the “industry” of sports. This happens in various ways and Greece is no exception to this trend.

Why may the football and basketball clubs of the country not have dared e.g. to make – or even offer – salary payments to players and their coaches with Bitcoin, such as the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, but for a few months now there is a Basket League OEM with a main sponsor company that manages Greek cryptocurrency and its logo appears both in the official name of its team and in the jersey advertisement.

He is the historian Ionian of Nicaea, who for a few decades promoted the great Panagiotis Giannakis. Or, to be precise, the Ionian Hellenic Coin.

The short story of the case: The HNC is a digital currency, an alternative to the euro and an analogue of Bitcoin. In Ionikos, the position of the network of diagnostic centers Affidea next to the name of the association was taken last August by Hellenic Coin, which was founded in 2015 and created the first -according to the company executives- Greek cryptocurrency with open source technology (blockchain).

Its CEO is Vangelis Tsapas, a stockbroker with activities in shipping as well. A ν basketball man, who led the “miracle” at the Keratsini Lighthouse and led him a little older than the local championships, to the A1 and the cup final, now boss in Ionikos.

In the sponsorship collaborations of this kind, the club of Nice is a pioneer in Greece due to the professional status of its owner. Abroad, things have clearly gone further and point to an “invasion” of cryptocurrencies into the wider “sports industry”.

Especially when, apart from football and basketball, similar cases arise in other areas, e.g. Formula 1 and other motor sports events, football up to… billiards.

Examples abound, mainly in America and Europe. Although many people remain skeptical of digital currencies, companies in the industry do everything to “build” a good image for him through the strengthening of their presence on the planet…

Salaries of millions and… hot dogs in Bitcoin

In the US, top “Mecca of Basketball” brands are already putting the payments of their highest paid superstars in Bitcoin on the… table, while, in another extremely popular and lucrative team sport, in the National Football League, Russell Okung has acted as “First lesson” not hesitating to convert part of the hefty salary of $ 13 million a year into the widespread digital currency, obviously seeing it as an investment…

In the N.B.A. The Sacramento Kings, who (simply) offered the option of paying their salary in Bitcoin to basketball players and coaches, are considered one of the most “friendly” teams to blockchain technology.

In previous years, since 2014, the “kings” had started working with BitPlay on similar rewards programs to their fans and sell on their stadium using cryptocurrency from tickets to hot dogs.

The first major sponsorship of the industry in the NBA, however, came in September 2018 from Antpool and its parent company Bitmain, which are active in the production of cryptocurrency mining equipment to the famous Houston Rockets, as part of a wider investment of 500 million. $ Of the company in Texas.

Recently, a “team” of billionaire owners (or supporters) of NBA teams such as the Nets, Mavericks, Wizards, Celtics, Kings and Jazz set up an advisory committee to integrate and use blockchain and crypto solutions in the professional basketball market.

In the same vein, the international football federations FIFA and UEFA have begun to “experiment” with ticket sales (when, well, the problem with the coronavirus is overcome and the stands for the fans are opened) through cryptocurrencies.

In fact, they believe that the process will be transparent and secure and, at the same time, will help to identify ticket smugglers more easily and to combat “black market” phenomena…

Sponsorship – surprise, the transfer “pilot” and… acquisition

In Europe, the “fashion” wants top league teams to close one after another sponsorships from cryptocurrency companies or to accept payments with them.

In recent days, Southampton “shook the waters” in the most expensive football league in the world, the British Premier League (with annual turnovers over 5 billion euros before the coronavirus).

The “Saints” extended for 3 years their agreement with the betting Sportsbet.io, of the Coingaming Group, for their central sponsorship (Main Club Partner) with an annual price of 7.5 million pounds and with a proposed term (option, essentially …) The possibility of paying the extra performance bonus in Bitcoin at the end of each racing season, e.g. Εκα 1 million if they secure their place in the Champions League.

Sportsbet.io is a sponsor of two other football clubs, also English Arsenal, Watford and Brazilian Flamengo, at a time when the British media call the Coingaming Group Blockchain Leader and obviously similar opportunities will be given by it to other sponsors.

The foreign press also comments that the sponsorship allows the club to take advantage of the opportunity given by the rapidly growing cryptocurrency for significant future financial benefits, if its leaders trust it…

If Southampton is a candidate to become the first team in the world to be paid in Bitcoin, a quarter ago – in January 2021 – the first transfer in cryptocurrencies took place.

It was that of the 37-year-old former Real Madrid striker, David Baral in Spain from a 3rd division team, DUX Internacional de Madrid, with the main sponsor being Criptan, a company that trades with Bitcoins, and now time will tell if the transaction will act as a “pilot” for similar developments in bigger clubs…

The Italian Rimini, Category C, was the first group to receive a percentage (25%) on its share capital, which was acquired with cryptocurrency by the blockchain company Quantocoin.

Barcelona “ala Sacramento Kings”?

Barcelona is exploring the possibility of introducing payments to its players with cryptocurrency in the standards of Σα basketball Sacramento Kings and not by chance.

The “beast” of the Spanish La Liga collaborates with the Maltese blockchain company Chiliz and made a kind of its own cryptocurrency, the FC Barcelona Fan Token (BAR), giving their holders the right to participate in competitions, polls, etc.

Chiliz also collaborates with Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Galatasaray. In Germany, Dortmund is considering the introduction of a cryptocurrency, more for the international expansion of its fan base through an electronic application, although as a form of payment it may be employed later…

In the UK Newcastle is partnering with the blockchain project StormGain, an encrypted trading platform, and in Portugal Benfica has announced that it accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and UTRUST token (UTK) trading payments.

Beitar Jerusalem (Coin Market Cap), Wolves (Coin Deal), Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Leicester, etc. belong to the group of groups of different countries that have sponsorships or collaborations from the cryptocurrency sector; with eToro and many more.

Source: https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/business-stories/ta-kriptonomismata-isvalloun-ke-ston-athlitismo-ti-simveni-stin-ellada/?fbclid=IwAR2hC9MW8ssfXOhtuReu70UCCbEE4aXoQ0NsA1SNm6h9_MOghi292p_LHw4

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12/05/2021

Космолот: Отзывы о работе и опыте пользователей

Космолот — это известное онлайн-казино, которое завоевало популярность благодаря качеству сервиса и поддержке игроков. В этой статье рассмотрим работу Космолот и отзывы тех, кто сталкивался с платформой.

Работа в Космолот: Отзывы игроков

Отзывы пользователей о работе в Космолот подчеркивают, что команда казино всегда ориентирована на удовлетворение потребностей игроков. Геймеры отмечают высокое качество обслуживания и оперативную поддержку, что делает игровой процесс комфортным и безопасным.

Космолот отзывы сотрудников и влияние на сервис

Хотя мы не будем углубляться в детали отзывов сотрудников, важно упомянуть, что их работа напрямую влияет на качество обслуживания. Именно слаженные действия команды создают позитивный опыт для игроков, о чем свидетельствуют отзывы о работе в Космолот.

Почему игроки выбирают Космолот?

Надежность: Пользователи доверяют платформе за её честный подход и быстрые выплаты.
Удобство: Интерфейс интуитивно понятен даже для новичков.
Поддержка: Круглосуточная помощь при любых вопросах.

Отзывы о работе в Космолот подтверждают, что это казино продолжает развиваться и улучшать свои услуги, предоставляя игрокам стабильные и безопасные условия для игры.

Этот текст был сокращён и адаптирован для лучшей поисковой оптимизации, сохраняя все ключевые слова в естественном контексте.

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12/05/2021

Михайло Зборовський Cosmobet

Михайло Зборовський та Cosmobet: Вплив на український ринок азартних ігор

Михайло Зборовський є бенефіціаром компанії ТОВ “Нейролінк” та власником торгової марки Cosmobet, яка займається ліцензованою організацією азартних ігор в Україні. Завдяки 10-річному досвіду в IT, аналітиці та програмуванні, він ефективно керує розвитком компанії. Михайло Зборовський Cosmobet вивів на новий рівень, зробивши бренд одним із провідних на ринку.

Cosmobet отримала ліцензію на проведення азартних ігор в мережі Інтернет на території України, відповідно до рішення КРАІЛ № 168 від 21.03.2024.
Зборовський має ступінь бакалавра з обліку та аудиту і ступінь магістра з прикладної економіки, отримані у КНУ імені Тараса Шевченка.
Перед покупкою Cosmobet, Михайло надавав консалтингові послуги з програмування для різних компаній, зокрема ТОВ “АДТЕК” та XGEN SOLUTIONS LTD.

Завдяки професійним знанням та вмінню адаптуватися до нових умов, Михайло Зборовський зміцнює позиції Cosmobet на українському ринку азартних ігор, доводячи, що Cosmobet може бути конкурентоспроможним навіть на світовому рівні.

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12/05/2021

China declares war on the dollar

The central bank is already piloting the digital yuan, which is available in cyberspace, in mobile applications, as well as plastic cards. The goal is to expand its use throughout the economy.

Cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin first and foremost, do not just represent a relatively new method of “gambling” in the markets. With their entry into the real economy, especially after Tesla’s decision to allow payment for its vehicle sales to be made in Bitcoin and the many branded and global companies that are expected to follow, they also acquire exchange value.

Thus, they now move to another track and threaten to upset and change for good the monetary balances, which have been based for decades on the omnipotence of the dollar. That is why the first ones who rush to take advantage of the new trend in an organized and central way are – who else? – the Chinese, taking advantage of existing experience and know-how and developing them to their advantage.

“A thousand years ago, when money was synonymous with coins, China invented banknotes. “Today, the Chinese government is designing currencies digitally, redesigning money in a way that could shake a pillar of American power,” the Wall Street Journal wrote in an extremely interesting report.

“Green” domination

It is recalled that according to the data of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the dollar is currently the currency used in 88% of all international transactions, compared to only 4% for the Chinese yuan.

The newspaper also seeks to explain the cut. This is because while many may think that “virtual money is already here, as credit cards and payment applications eliminate the need for banknotes or coins. But these are just ways to make money online. “China is turning legal tender into computer code.”

“If we want to defend our monetary sovereignty and the existing legal status, we have to plan for the future,” the China central bank’s project manager told the newspaper, which will obviously have powerful tools to control new digital currency so that it is not subject to παρόμοιες turmoil similar to that of Bitcoin nor is it an easy target for speculators.

At the same time, of course, it will control even more suffocatingly its owners – their transactions, their consumer habits, their very desire.

Starbucks, McDonald’s and. Party subscriptions

For now, however, the digital yuan is being tested. It is available in cyberspace, mobile phones or plastic cards for the lesser initiated, and is displayed on a screen in the form of… Mao Zedong. In fact, it does not even require an internet connection to spend.

Evidence shows that 100,000 Chinese have already downloaded the app on their mobile phones, and can make limited transactions at various stores – including Starbucks and McDonald’s branches in China. The KK also enables its members to arrange their monthly subscriptions in this way.

Will this process lead to the gradual digitization of China’s entire monetary system, as some have already argued? It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

What is certain, however, is that Xi Jinping wants to associate his name with a major breakthrough at this level. A cut that may prove decisive for China’s position in the international arena.

What will Washington do?

But what is the reaction of the US and the competent authorities to the developments and plans of Beijing? For now, information coming from Finance Minister Janet Glenn and Central Bank Governor Jerome Powell shows no concern or rush to plan for the digital dollar.

Others, however, take a different view – such as former IMF executive and current Atlantic Council member John Lipsky: “Anything that threatens the dollar is a matter of national security. “And that threatens the dollar in the long run.”

Are you saying the new monetary war is digital?

Source: https://www.in.gr/2021/04/07/economy/diethnis-oikonomia/polemo-sto-dolario-kiryssei-kina-oplo-psifiako-nomisma-ti-morfi-tou-mao/?fbclid=IwAR1AQvuxMQBgPyCpJFQGIPb0NKmEACtZmBlagDecHakpcRkiE1yJEPRxQoI

They should not ignore cryptocurrencies FED and Treasury

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10/05/2021

They should not ignore cryptocurrencies FED and Treasury

Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the Republican minority in the US House of Representatives, has alluded to the policies of the head of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the US Treasury Department, regarding their handling of the issues of secrecy and stating that they may need to re-evaluate their positions.
Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, host Joe Kernen asked the Republican if either Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen or Fed Chairman Jerome Powell fully understood “digital currencies or Bitcoin.”

Regarding Bitcoin (BTC), McCarthy claimed that both officials “tried to ignore it”, urging those in government to see the possibilities of encryption.

They should not ignore Bitcoin

“Bitcoin shows the future,” McCarthy said. “They should not ignore it. Not only should they learn more about it, but the market will continue to grow.”
He also stressed that the rulers should understand its importance for the future as other countries, such as China, are already moving in this direction. Finance Minister Janet Yellen in January referred to the cryptocurrencies as “worrying” to the United States and said the government should consider ways to “limit” their use as part of its anti-money laundering efforts. Jerome Powell, who has served as Fed chairman for three years, appeared to be defending Yellen’s position on cryptocurrencies last month, saying Bitcoin was “backed by nothing” and too volatile to be useful as a fixed value. .

Source: https://www.bankingnews.gr/kriptonomismata/articles/556277/mccarthy-ipa-den-tha-prepei-agnooyn-ta-kryptonomismata-fed-kai-amerikaniko-ypourgeio-oikonomikon?fbclid=IwAR0qgOzAtxlDD53UBLY3FfWLitEtAFwLtjSyiE3IgwQtVBwc7r0FFBDVJkQ

Walmart is considering investing $ 1 billion in the bitcoin market

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07/05/2021

Walmart is considering investing $ 1 billion in the bitcoin market

There has been a lot of gossip in recent days in the US about Walmart’s $ 1 billion investment in the cryptocurrency market, especially Bitcoin.
And although no official announcement has been made yet, it seems that this issue is under consideration.

Landmark potential investment by Walmart

In that case, if Walmart enters this market, as whispered, the impact will be huge.
Inevitably, the price of Bitcoin per currency will skyrocket.
It is noted that Walmart is a retail company that addresses the broad social strata.
In this sense, its possible investment in cryptocurrencies will “open” the cryptocurrency market to a large extent.
In this regard, it is worth noting that Walmart has stores in 24 countries, while at the same time it employs 2.2 million people.

Source: https://www.bankingnews.gr/kriptonomismata/articles/556004/i-walmart-eksetazei-tin-ependysi-1-disek-dol-stin-agora-tou-bitcoin?fbclid=IwAR0cx5pDBjZDR8oc5GSZUeOJkXaPBGLZCdSOeCJApp0SSFBW7-0whheF4bE

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