China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status? China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment system is at the forefront of news around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. As China will be the first nation to […]
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Local sources speculate on the possibilities of a cryptocurrency ban in India. The draconian bill introduced by the country’s former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg in 2019 to ban cryptocurrencies in India haunts the country’s crypto enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to this day. Reports from Bloomberg and the local news outlet Economic Times about the further […]
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Data says hodlers are gaining and speculators are vanishing from Bitcoin, with one commentator arguing that the bull run is “just beginning.” Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers are beating out speculators in a sign that the cryptocurrency’s bull run is “just beginning,” data suggests. Part of asset manager Grayscale’s Valuing Bitcoin report issued this month, the Hodler […]
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The region’s traders are highly aware of scams and avoid them. Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has found that crypto traders in Africa are less likely to have sent tokens to, or received tokens from, known scam addresses than traders in other regions in the past year. In the Chainalysis “2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report”, the […]
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Blockchain could soon be integrated into South Korean apartments. The Blockchain frenzy in South Korea has now reached the housing sector, with the national government pledging $1.27 million in funding for a blockchain-based platform that targets apartment residents across the country. According to ZDNet Korea, the South Korean Ministry of Science, or ICT, chose a […]
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You’ve definitely heard of this major media player. Multinational media and entertainment conglomerate, WarnerMedia, is joining the blockchain gaming ecosystem via its subsidiary, Turner Sports. The company, which is responsible for sports broadcasts on channels such as TBS, TNT, and TruTV among others, recently announced “Blocklete Games”; a platform which will allow players to collect, […]
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Bitcoin keeps looking better and better each time the U.S. devalues its own currency. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s game plan going forward includes short-term interest levels between 0% and 0.25%, as decided by Fed brass in a Sept. 15 and 16 gathering. The independent body plans to maintain low interest rates in order to increase […]
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Covid-19 stimulus payments “could have been done in a few seconds, at no (distribution) cost. It would have been a no-brainer.” Programmable money (PM) is in the air. It may be the next stage in the evolution of money. And it could be as disruptive as any financial technology in development today. Yes, China is […]
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This little project is expected to manage $70 million worth of ADA annually. IOHK has distributed $250,000 worth of ADA to Project Catalyst. These funds will be allocated to several Cardano-based projects proposed by the community. Project Catalyst is one of the building blocks of Cardano’s Voltaire era, which is expected to bring decentralized governance […]
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The price of Bitcoin surged past $11,000 for the first time in 13 days as traders discuss where BTC is headed next. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $11,000 at last, after 13 days within a tight range. But this time, the market dynamic is different because Ether (ETH) and most decentralized finance tokens […]
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