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Although exact active currency numbers fluctuate and individual currencies’ values are highly volatile, the overall market value of all active cryptocurrencies is generally trending upward. At any given time, hundreds of cryptocurrencies trade actively.
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But no true cryptocurrency emerged until the late 2000s when Bitcoin came onto the scene.
Recently, such platforms have come under increased scrutiny by lawmakers and regulators. Binance in particular is reportedly under review by regulators in the U.S., Britain, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
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The funding was intended as the first step towards a future IPO, which Binance still claims is on the cards. Notably, Brooks lost out on the Coinbase IPO when he left to join the OCC. When he took on the OCC role in April 2020, he received $4.6 million for canceling his Coinbase options contract. Just a year later, the stock owned by Paul Grewal, his Coinbase replacement, was worth $300 million when Coinbase was listed.
In April this year, Binance US – the United States division of the leading cryptocurrency exchange – appointed Brooks as its Chief Executive Officer. Previously he was the acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under Donald Trump’s administration.
This follows the launch of new Bitcoin futures Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in the form of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, as well as similar moves from Valkyrie and Van Eck.
Up 9% this week alone, ETH might have further to go in the near term, according to Fundstrat Global Investment Advisors.
According to their whitepaper, HUH Token is a cryptocurrency that has an intelligent and easy to use referral system. In theory, this referral system could change how the whole game is played. The HUH Token developers state on their website that they have created a way for investors to earn extra income passively through a one-of-a-kind referral system. The idea is that if you refer someone, you then get 10% BNB from their first purchase. If the person you refer goes on to refer someone else, you also get 2% of that person’s purchase. The fun doesn’t stop there, as you both receive a discount sales tax from 20% to 10%.
This lack of regulation means its transaction costs are less - making it an attractive tool or investment for people to move digital money around the world.
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Although “smart contracts” represent an important move toward addressing the lack of chargebacks and refunds in cryptocurrencies, it remains to be seen whether they’re enough to solve the problem completely. Still, they’re at least partly responsible for Ethereum’s success.
While Bitcoin tumbled, Ethereum was heavily rejected on Oct. 21 as it approached its mid-May all-time high at $4,380.
SafeMoon strikes a chord with sustainable investors for its focus on the environment. John Karony, SafeMoon CEO, has plans to build wind turbine farms, which are currently in the test phase.
Brooks was acting comptroller when he exited the OCC in January. He joined the agency as chief operating officer in March 2020, and was nominated in November by President Donald Trump to serve a full five-year term as comptroller, but for that term to take effect would have required full Senate confirmation.