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World Economic Forum Study Reveals 98% of Central Banks Are Eyeing CBDCs
22.4.2024
The World Economic Forum recently released a report investigating wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs). The document explored the potential of wCBDCs to alleviate significant industry challenges and address key pain points.
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WEF Panelists: Blockchain’s ‘Killer Use Case’ Might Be Tracking AI Model Data Bias
25.1.2024
Using blockchain to stamp out biases in artificial intelligence models might turn out to be the technology’s “killer user case,” executives attending the World Economic Forum in Davos have said. The blockchain firm Casper Labs and the computer giant IBM have partnered to create an...
WEF Davos 2024: Digital Assets and the Tokenization Debate
19.1.2024
It’s the final day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos-Klosters between 14-19 January 2024 – a global event bringing together the most influential players in politics and business to discuss the upcoming trends in business. It was only a matter of time before the topic...
Ripple and Hedera Consider Collaboration to Further Crypto Innovation: Report
19.1.2024
Source: Flickr In an interesting conversation, Ripple’s head Brad Garlinghouse and Leemon Baird, co-founder of open-source decentralized ledger Hedera, discussed potential collaboration to foster the digital assets industry. The crypto leaders recently shared their insightful thoughts...
WEF Davos 2024: Crypto Predictions, and the Pivot to AI
17.1.2024
Once again the social elite gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) – a global event bringing together the most influential players in politics and business to discuss the upcoming trends in business. For the last seven years, crypto players have edged their way into Davos during...
World Economic Forum Confronts AI Challenges and Public Cynicism Ahead of Davos Summit
12.1.2024
In three days, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will convene on Jan. 15-19, and much of the world’s elite will be in Davos for the event. Before the meeting, the WEF published the 19th annual edition of the Global Risks Report, which highlights the risks of disinformation, and...
WEF publishes crypto asset regulation recommendations for government, industry
25.5.2023
The World Economic Forum analyzed regulatory approaches to urge cooperation between international organizations, regulators and the crypto industry
WEF’s promo video shows Bitcoin mining, but it leaves out the B-word
24.4.2023
The video showed multiple scenes depicting rows of what appears to be Bitcoin mining rigs, but the cryptocurrency never got a mention
Nokia uses the metaverse to connect remote breweries, train aircraft techs
8.2.2023
Once known as a manufacturer of hardy mobile phones, Nokia has been working on developing industrial use cases for the Metaverse
Here's how the World Economic Forum leaps into the metaverse —Davos 2023
27.1.2023
Industry insiders highlight World Economic Forum workshops on the metaverse focusing on user privacy, asset protection and regulation
Bitcoin dialogue at WEF requires ‘open-mind’ — Davos 2023
26.1.2023
“It’s about taking inspiration from what we’ve done.” Lugano’s Plan B hopes to drive Bitcoin adoption dialogue at future World Economic Forum conferences
Inside the World Economic Forum: Circle, Ripple reflect on Davos 2023
26.1.2023
A handful of cryptocurrency industry players who took part in workshops at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting paint a picture of increased collaboration within the space in 2023
TradFi and DeFi come together — Davos 2023
24.1.2023
On this episode of Decentralize With Cointelegraph, the team reflects on their week in Davos covering the World Economic Forum as crypto and TradFi continue to collide
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Praises Metaverse ‘Sense of Presence,’ Calls It ‘Game-Changing’
23.1.2023
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the metaverse and the impact that the tech might have in the future. In a conversation with Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nadella stated that the sense of presence achieved while interacting using metaverse...
BTC metrics exit capitulation — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
23.1.2023
Bitcoin retains higher levels after gaining 40% or more this month, but concerns of a BTC price correction are never far away
UAE Says No Virtual Asset Service Provider Has Been Granted an Operating Permit
21.1.2023
The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able...
Davos 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready
21.1.2023
A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the payments sector today. However, they have also stated...
Crypto to play 'major role' in UAE trade: foreign trade Minister
21.1.2023
UAE’s minister of state for foreign trade Thani Al-Zeyoudi noted that as the country has attracted a lot of talent from the crypto sector, the UAE now needs to roll out the correct regulation to support further growth
Here He Goes Again - Bitcoin is ‘Hyped-Up Fraud’ Says JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, But Blockchain is ‘Deployable’
20.1.2023
Despite the ongoing challenges in the cryptocurrency market, enthusiasts of digital assets are convinced that the future is bright for the sector. Recently, the value of Bitcoin has shown signs of resurgence with a notable hike in its price over the past few weeks, following a difficult start...
Davos 2023: WEF Unveils Global Collaboration Village Metaverse Platform
20.1.2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the rollout of the Global Collaboration Village, its own metaverse platform, for this year. Klaus Schwab, chairman of the WEF, plans to leverage this representation of Davos to allow people and leaders to meet in virtual worlds and coordinate global...