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Chinese city seeks to power urban governance and more using blockchain tech

October 29, 2020cashtechnews

30 new blockchain adoption applications will be considered as part of the city’s two-year plan. Authorities in Chengdu, China plan to adopt blockchain for several use cases throughout the city, including urban governance, cross-border trade, smart manufacturing, and agriculture. During the 2020 Chengdu Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair, the city’s first International Blockchain Industry Expo, […]

Digital yuan will combat US ‘dollarization’ says former PBoC governor

October 28, 2020cashtechnews

“We need to prevent dollarization — this is one of the major designing points of the Chinese DCEP,” said Zhou Xiaochuan. China’s digital currency approach will favor its domestic retail system and prevent the dollarization of the economy according to one former senior official. Zhou Xiaochuan, the president of the Chinese Finance Association and former […]

Q&A: Big data’s role in medicine, supply chains and smart cities

October 27, 2020cashtechnews

Can monetizing our data help speed up the world’s response to future pandemics, and make cutting-edge smart cities a reality? We asked an expert. Data is incredibly valuable. But right now, it’s being underutilized — and few of us have control over our digital footprint. Here, CyberVein’s global marketing director Pavel Jakovlev explains the network’s […]

Bitcoin price nears $13.5K as CEO eyes new all-time highs in 3 months

October 27, 2020cashtechnews

Reports of a fresh market entry from a Singapore bank buoys Bitcoin price as Raoul Pal sees hardly any resistance below $20,000 all-time highs. Bitcoin (BTC) hit new highs of $13,480 on Oct. 27 as fresh news that a bank was entering the cryptocurrency space fuelled already bullish markets. Cryptocurrency market daily overview from Coin360 […]

Central bank digital currencies have the power to upend global finance

October 26, 2020cashtechnews

Central bank digital currencies will fundamentally change our conceptions of money and its uses. An astonishing 80% of central banks are engaging in work around central bank digital currencies, from research to experimentation and pilot programs. A recent Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, chart demonstrates the growing interest in CBDCs by central banks, as […]

China’s central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC

October 24, 2020cashtechnews

The new draft law legitimizes digital yuan and may criminalize the issuance of yuan-backed stablecoins by third parties China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), published a draft law this Friday that aims to provide regulatory framework and legitimacy for a forthcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The draft law […]

Bitcoin rips and cruise ships: Bad crypto news of the week

October 18, 2020cashtechnews

Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been a good week for the crypto markets. Bitcoin finally burst through the $11,000 ceiling, and kept going. According to some experts, the coin could be on its way to a full 2017-style bull run. Other analysts have identified five events that could move the markets this […]

‘Blockland’ book review: Part gonzo, part Bitcoin-thriller, 100% recommended

October 15, 2020cashtechnews

This mythologized take on the cryptocurrency industry is part holy scripture, part gonzo journalism and 100% recommended. The first hint that Blockland – 21 Stories of Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency is perhaps not quite the same as the average book on the subject of crypto is splashed bold, right across its cover. Eschewing the usual […]

Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia

October 13, 2020cashtechnews

LocalBitcoins’ website has been blacklisted in one of its key markets. LocalBitcoins, a major peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, is no longer available in Russia without using additional tools like a VPN. LocalBitcoins.net is officially blacklisted in Russia as local telecom regulator Roskomnadzor placed the URL on a register of platforms disseminating prohibited information. According to official […]

Bitcoin rallies, McAfee compares prison to Hilton, digital yuan airdrop: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 5–11

October 11, 2020cashtechnews

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers! Top Stories This Week $12,000 Bitcoin price back on the […]

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Chinese city seeks to power urban governance and more using blockchain tech

Digital yuan will combat US ‘dollarization’ says former PBoC governor

Bitcoin price nears $13.5K as CEO eyes new all-time highs in 3 months

Central bank digital currencies have the power to upend global finance

China’s central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC

Bitcoin rips and cruise ships: Bad crypto news of the week

‘Blockland’ book review: Part gonzo, part Bitcoin-thriller, 100% recommended

Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia

Bitcoin rallies, McAfee compares prison to Hilton, digital yuan airdrop: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 5–11

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