Jinia Shawdagor

Journalist CryptoSlate

Jinia is a fintech writer based in Stockholm, Sweden. With years of experience, she has written about cryptocurrency and blockchain for renowned publications such as Cointelegraph, CoinMarketCap, Bitcoinist, Invezz, etc. She loves gardening, traveling, and extracting joy and happiness from the little things in life.

Author Stats

Total Articles 115

Since Mar 2022

Last Active Jul 1, 2022

Primary Beat Adoption

Jinia Shawdagor Recent Articles

Regulation

South Korea eyes listing rules for crypto exchanges after LUNA scandal

South Korea is looking to introduce a "self regulatory" system and has engaged local crypto exchanges on the matter.

4 years ago

Adoption

Checkout.com starts offering merchants 24/7 settlements via USDC

Checkout.com’s stablecoin settlement solution supports USDC and will let merchants complete payments on weekends and holidays, something that is currently impossible with fiat currencies.

4 years ago

Legal

Lawmaker behind NY crypto mining bill clarifies it is not a blanket PoW ban

New York Assembly Bill A7389C seeks to introduce a two-year moratorium on the issuance and renewal of PoW crypto mining companies that use fossil fuels.

4 years ago

Mining

Kenya invites Bitcoin mining firms to tap surplus geothermal power

Several companies have approached KenGen, asking to set up their mining farms in its main geothermal power station in Olkaria, Naivasha.

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Japan passes stablecoin bill for investor protection after UST debacle

Japan’s new stablecoin law limits stablecoin issuance to licensed banks, registered money transfer agents, and trust companies.

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Tether co-founder says UST disaster spells doom for algorithmic stablecoins

The loss of the money within the Terra ecosystem was unfortunate but was not unexpected, according to Collins.

4 years ago

Metaverse

Qatar hosts the first metaverse FIFA gaming tournament

The best player in the first EA Sports FIFA 22 Champions Cup hosted in Qatar will walk away with $25,000.

4 years ago

Interview

Argo CEO Peter Wall claims Bitcoin is gold 2.0, will become hedge against inflation

Crypto mining company Argo's CEO Peter Wall said focusing on the long-term growth of the crypto market will help participants overcome the bearish sentiment in space.

4 years ago

Adoption

MoneyGram teams up with Stellar to allow users to exchange USDC, fiat

MoneyGram has teamed up with the Stellar Development Foundation to launch a service that allows users to send and convert stablecoins into fiat currencies.

4 years ago

Regulation

Russia contemplates allowing crypto for international payments

While the Russian government is looking to adopt crypto for international payments, the Central Bank and Finance Ministry are yet to reach a consensus on crypto regulation.

4 years ago

Adoption

Algorand funds FlexID to offer Africa’s unbanked self-sovereign IDs

This funding deal is under Algorand’s impact category, which picked out FlexID as a catalyst for global financial inclusion.

4 years ago

Investments

Analyst says BTC’s value will continue rising based on people’s perception

Laboure believes the regulation of the crypto space will attract more adopters who will bring liquidity, which will, in turn, help mitigate volatility.

4 years ago