BIS Teases More CBDC Interoperability Progress in New Four-nation Pilot
2.9.2021
Source: Adobe/Сергей Шиманович
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is set to step up its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program in a cross-border initiative aimed at testing inter-central bank settlements using multiple CBDCs.
The plan is the brainchild of the BIS’s Innovation...
Asia NFT and DeFi Conference to Be Organized in September 2021
2.9.2021
The event is going to be the foremost 3D online conference for the markets of DeFi and NFT, according to the latest Crypto Events. It is going to be held by CC Global and The Blockchainer with support from the American Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Association (ABCA), Hong Kong Blockchain...
Illegal crypto mining not the cause of power shortages in Iran, ministry says
2.9.2021
Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade questioned Tavanir’s claims that illegal mining activities consume 2,000 megawatts of power
SynFutures Props Up Assistance For BSC
2.9.2021
Trading gets smarter from today. SynFutures is a newbie in the derivatives protocol domain in the Closed Alpha stage V1. It recently declared that it has propped up assistance for the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), a capable blockchain platform in this area. Known for crypto modernizations and...
FTT Reaches All-Time High, Today’s Top-Performing Exchange Token
2.9.2021
Popular crypto derivatives exchange FTX’s own FTT token stood out as the clear winner among exchange tokens today, after a significant run-up over the past 24 hours that pushed it to a new all-time high. The bull-run for the token comes after the US-based branch of the exchange on Tuesday announced...
Three Different Possible Bitcoin Adoption Methods in Global Context
2.9.2021
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This year, El Salvador became the first country in the world to legalise Bitcoin as a form of payment, according to the latest reports. Reactions in the capital San Salvador were mixed. Some...
Strong Rally: IOTA Breaks Out of Its Consolidation Zone!
2.9.2021
While IOTA is a traded cryptocurrency, it is not a blockchain. Since there is no blockchain, it cannot be mined, and hence it has no miner rewards or transaction fees. IOTA is a system that validates transactions at zero fees. We are witnessing a strong buying volume and rally since the beginning...
Vitalik Buterin's Biggest Ethereum Regret is 'The Whole 8 Cofounders Thing'
2.9.2021
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a screenshot, YouTube/ETHWORLD.
Ethereum (ETH) cofounder Vitalik Buterin decided to do "a random twitter experiment" answering his followers' many questions - stating that his biggest Ethereum regret is the idea of eight cofounders, and that he was too confident...
Nifty News: NBA star snaps up Bored Apes and what is Loot playing at?
2.9.2021
NBA star Stephen Curry snapped up a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT worth $206,000, while Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann unintentionally created an NFT craze
UK Students Turn To Crypto Investments Amid Financial Woes
2.9.2021
A rising number of UK students are turning to investing in cryptocurrencies to finance their living costs. Since last year, the share of students who make money from crypto has tripled from 2% to 6%, according to a recent survey by British financial advice website Save the Student.
The National...
Binance CEO says US crypto exchange will go public in three years
2.9.2021
Binance US plans to close a major private funding round in the next two months to become more independent from Binance
Crypto exchange OKEx launches DeFi hub and NFT marketplace
2.9.2021
OKEx is expanding its decentralized finance footprint with a DeFi Hub and a marketplace for creating and selling NFTs