Tag Archive: Saudi Arabia

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  Ripple Signs Major Deal with Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank

  Ripple, the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has been on a tear lately, and it has now signed a significant deal with Saudi Arabia’s central bank. Ripple Rapidly Gaining Traction Ripple continues to make inroads into the traditional financial sector. It has recently announced a massive deal with the UAE Exchange and a major partnership with Lianlian International. Additionally, Banco Santander is set to roll out Ripple payments in Q1, and just today came the

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  Adam James · February 15, 2018 · 10:30 am
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  UAE and Saudi Arabia Just Announced Joint Cryptocurrency Effort

  The UAE and Saudi Arabia are teaming up to create a cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions. The adoption of cryptocurrency in the Muslim world and – in particular – the Middle East, has been the subject of heated debate over the last few months. This week, however, it seems as though two of the most influential and powerful entities in the region have taken steps towards validating the technology and its place in regional and international

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  Samuel Rae · December 14, 2017 · 5:30 pm
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  Bitcoin Hits $13.5k In Zimbabwe As New Markets Post Record Trading

  Bitcoin trading spikes in Zimbabwe are just the start of a multi-pronged surge seeing Saudi Arabia and other new areas jump on board. Saudis Fleeing The Wealth Crackdown? That’s according to statistics from Coin Dance, which tracks weekly trade volumes from p2p exchange platform Localbitcoins. As Zimbabwe experiences extreme volatility in the price of Bitcoin, which topped $13,500 this week amid military intervention, uncertainty is also pushing activity up across the world. The price of

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  Wilma Woo · November 16, 2017 · 7:30 am
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  Saudi Prince Alwaleed Declares that Bitcoin Will Implode

  Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor, says that Bitcoin will implode one day and that the cryptocurrency is an Enron in the making. Despite the frenzy and success of the modern day gold rush for cryptocurrency, there are still plenty of detractors. Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan has made waves by going on record and dismissing Bitcoin, calling it a fraud. Now we can add billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia

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  Jeff Francis · October 24, 2017 · 7:00 am