BIS Asks Central Banks to Urgently Develop CBDCs to Compete With Crypto Assets
12.9.2021
The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, Benoît Cœuré, has urged central banks to act now on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to compete with initiatives in the private sector, including cryptocurrencies. “CBDCs will take years to...
NFT Market Sales Drop by More Than 50% — Popular NFT Collection Trade Volumes Nosedive
12.9.2021
After non-fungible token (NFT) sales soared during the month of August, the first week of September’s NFT sales has been awful. Statistics show the number of sales in mid-August tapped a high of 193,693 sales but plummeted 86% to 27,053 sales on September 10. Metrics from the most used...
BTC price battles for $46K as Polkadot (DOT) ends weekend with 10% surge
12.9.2021
Signs of strength slip into Bitcoin markets but altcoins are proving more interesting as the weekend draws to a close
Regulatory and privacy concerns trail SEC’s threat to Coinbase
12.9.2021
The SEC’s notice to Coinbase over its Lend product might indicate incoming federal regulations aimed at crypto lending
Bull flag breakout pushes Avalanche toward $80 as AVAX price hits another record high
12.9.2021
The bullish setup emerges as traders raise their upside bets in smart contract protocols that rival Ethereum
Crypto Mining Should Be Registered and Taxed in Russia, Financial Market Committee Chair Says
12.9.2021
Cryptocurrency mining should be registered as entrepreneurial activity and taxed as such, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of Russia’s parliamentary Financial Market Committee. The lawmaker also thinks Russian digital currency regulations need refinement. Amendments Likely to Affect...
Across the seven seas: Retail, institutional investors keen on Bitcoin
12.9.2021
The Bitcoin bull market led by institutional investors is pushing retail investors from countries like Russia, Vietnam and India toward cryptocurrencies
Zimbabwean Minister Says Cryptocurrency Based Solutions ‘Could Lower Charges for Diaspora Remittances’
12.9.2021
The Zimbabwean minister of finance, Mthuli Ncube, has once again talked up the potential advantages of using cryptocurrencies. In new comments made shortly after visiting the DMCC Crypto Centre in Dubai, Ncube raises the possibility that the country might use cryptocurrency-based solutions to lower...
Decentralization in Crypto Is a Hard to Measure Ideal
12.9.2021
ile views on just how much decentralization is desirable or optimal also differ significantly.While most figures within the crypto industry share overlapping conceptions as to what decentralization essentially is on a technical level, they tend to disagree as to whether it’s possible to measu
Finding a new home: Bitcoin miners settling down after China exodus
12.9.2021
Countries vie for cryptocurrency miner business as Chinese miners move to greener pastures. Here's where they are ending up
Bitcoin Miners, Take Notice - Biden’s Plan Would Remake the US Electricity System
12.9.2021
y">released a report produced by the US Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the US electricity supply by 2050, compared to less than 4% today. Joshua D. Rhodes, an energy technolog
Marvel Comics Tells Freelance Artists Not to Mint Marvel-Brand NFTs, Publisher to ‘Introduce Opportunities for Creators’
12.9.2021
Last March, the comic book publisher DC Comics told freelancers that intellectual property (IP) and characters owned by DC Comics were off-limits in regards to freelancers leveraging the IP for non-fungible token (NFT) asset sales. A recent report indicates that Marvel Comics has also told...