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Bitcoin price keeps going up, but retail traders are not piling in yet. Cointelegraph explores why.

Dtcpay, formerly Digital Treasures Center, is MAS-registered and already provides some point-of-sale and online crypto payment services.

The recent regulatory approval for Coinbase’s international subsidiary comes within a month of getting the NFA nod to offer crypto derivatives services to institutional clients in eligible U.S. states.

Several macroeconomic indicators suggest that bearish headwinds could strengthen during the remainder of 2023 and possibly negatively impact the crypto market.

HashKey, along with OSL, received a major license upgrade on Aug. 3 clearing their way to offer crypto trading services to retail customers.

According to Latvijas Banka, 4% of the population bought crypto assets in February, down from 8% in 2022, while payments “continue to prevail.”

HashKey and OSL are among the first licensed exchanges to offer cryptocurrency trading for non-professional investors in Hong Kong.

The project, delayed from last year, will enlist bank employees and nearby businesses for the pilot. Each payment provider has launched its own app.

With 11 megalopolises and three currencies, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao make up a region that is ripe for central bank digital currency research.

Neil Tan, chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, says the opening of the financial industry to digital assets is “just a natural progression.”

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says that wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.”

Ted Cruz said it is “more important than ever” to ensure the financial privacy of American citizens is preserved.

BTC price continues to show bullish momentum, but institutional investors selling and the absence of whale buyers threaten to weaken the current rally.

NFT shopping becomes a real-world experience in Dubai, with physical stores opened in the international business hub.

The IMF mission spent three months studying conditions in the country, which is preparing to produce a feasibility report.