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Riot Platforms Hits Post-Halving Bitcoin Production High as It Expands AI Capacity
4.4.2025
Feasibility study confirms Corsicana Facility’s potential for AI/HPC growth as Riot delivers strong mining performance in March 2025
Untangled Finance Brings Moody's Credit Scores On-Chain
19.3.2025
A proof-of-concept demonstrated the feasibility of bringing Moody’s credit rating information into Untangled Finance’s risk oracle infrastructure
Crypto Czar Sacks: Testing Feasibility of Bitcoin Reserve
4.2.2025
David Sacks passed multiple bullish statements for the crypto sector, saying the golden age is coming
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Creating Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Report
10.12.2024
Anton Tkachev proposed "assessing the feasibility of creating a strategic BTC reserve in Russia by analogy with state reserve in traditional currencies."
Swiss canton of Bern votes to study Bitcoin mining feasibility
28.11.2024
Bern’s Bitcoin Parliamentary Group is calling the commissioning of the report a victory, although the executive branch is opposed to it
Feasibility of Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin Discussed by US Government, FOIA Documents Show
5.8.2024
The trillion-dollar coin, an idea that surged as a solution to raising the U.S. debt ceiling on more than one occasion, was recently revealed to have been considered by the government several times. Memos obtained via FOIA requests by journalist Jason Leopold show that, even though it...
Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC project
8.5.2024
The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy
LBank Labs Winter Bootcamp 2024: The Epicenter of Blockchain Innovation
21.11.2023
PRESS RELEASE. A short recap from Summer Bootcamp 2023. Following our hugely successful Cabo Mexico Bootcamp with 12 finalist teams selected from 70+ projects and 3 of 12 received extra grants for innovation, feasibility and improvement. We’re bringing together luminaries from over a dozen...
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Contemplates Potential IPO for 2024
8.11.2023
Source: Circle Internet Circle Internet, the issuer of USD Coin stablecoin, is eyeing a potential initial public offering (IPO) in early 2024, according to Bloomberg. The company is currently in discussions with advisors to weigh the feasibility and timing of such a move to the public markets,...
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks
23.10.2023
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new transaction-relay jamming attack” that can affect shared funds...
BRICS Leaders Set to Discuss Common Currency to Challenge US Dollar Dominance in Upcoming Summit
11.5.2023
The BRICS nations are set to discuss the feasibility of a common currency at the upcoming leaders’ summit. “It’s a matter we must discuss and discuss properly,” a South African minister stressed, noting that a growing number of countries are saying: “Why can’t we trade in our own currencies?...
Japan's Finance Ministry to Explore Digital Yen Feasibility: Report
30.3.2023
The ministry plans to launch an expert panel next month to explore the feasibility of a central bank digital currency
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model
8.3.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed...
Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen CBDC Pilot Later This Year
22.2.2023
The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained that the goals of this new pilot are to test the technical feasibility of the currency and...
Nepal Prepares to Issue Digital Currency, Drafts Necessary Amendments
7.8.2022
A task force in Nepal has proposed legal changes allowing the country’s central bank to issue its own digital currency. The move comes after a study indicated that such an initiative is feasible and recommended certain provisions that would authorize the regulator to proceed with...
Bank of Uganda Reportedly Commences CBDC Study
11.3.2022
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has commenced a study that explores the feasibility of issuing a digital currency. However, an executive with the institution warned that the central bank needed to be clear why it must have this in the first place. Faster Movement of Money The Ugandan central bank...
Bank of Zambia Expects to Complete CBDC Study in Q4
12.2.2022
The Bank of Zambia has said it expects to complete its study seeking to determine the feasibility of launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), before the end of the last quarter of 2022. Narrowing the Financial Exclusion Gap The Zambian central bank has said it expects to complete...
Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Exploring CBDC, Reiterates Opposition to Cryptocurrencies
8.2.2022
Zimbabwe’s central bank, which has expressed its opposition to cryptocurrencies in the past, announced yesterday it is presently exploring the feasibility of rolling out its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank also said its regulatory sandbox continues to garner interest. CBDC...
SWIFT Aims to Test Tokenization in 2022, Clearstream, Northern Trust, SETL to Participate
24.12.2021
SWIFT, the Belgian-based cooperative that serves as an intermediary and settlement executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide is planning to experiment with asset tokenization in 2022. In a blog post about the subject, SWIFT notes that it will be working with firms like Clearstream...
Grayscale Report Sees Metaverse as Potential $1 Trillion Business Opportunity
27.11.2021
Grayscale, a leading cryptocurrency asset manager, seems to have set its gaze on the metaverse as a business opportunity. Yesterday the company released a report where it examined the feasibility of this interconnected virtual world and how these economies can provide a profitable entry...