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Selected Shenzhen residents to get lottery 'red envelopes' with digital yuan
4.1.2021
Winners of the city's lottery will have 10 days to spend their gifted digital currency, at any of 10,000 supported merchants
Happy New Year Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Alts, DeFi, CBDC & Other Trends!
1.1.2021
On this first day (UTC time) of the new year, we will turn to the future and look into the predictions we have already published for 2021: on crypto space in general, individual cryptoassets, prices, technology, adoption, investment, regulation, security, as well as decentralized finance (DeFi)...
Top 10 crypto and blockchain stories of 2020
31.12.2020
Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020
Production of $2.7 Million-per-Episode: South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series Is Set to Start in 2021
31.12.2020
A major South Korean TV series with crypto and blockchain-related topics is set to launch its production stage at the beginning of 2021, directed by Gemstone Film, in collaboration with firms in China and the United States. South Korean Crypto-Related TV Drama Series ‘Pumping Time’...
These 2020 blockchain tech developments have set the stage for 2021
30.12.2020
2020 has been a stellar year for blockchain technology, laying important foundations for the year ahead
2020 has provided the incentive to rethink our approach to money
30.12.2020
A terrible year has still presented a unique opportunity to rethink how money is managed and used in our society
Digital Currencies Could Outshine SWIFT System, Says Central Bank of Russia’s Deputy Governor
29.12.2020
The first deputy governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been vocal in a recent online meeting, reported by Russia Today (RT), about the topic of digital currencies challenging the SWIFT international payments system and make it redundant. Digital Currencies Could Challenge SWIFT System...
Did CBDCs affect the crypto space in 2020, and what’s next in 2021? Experts answer
27.12.2020
CBDCs are one of the major topics in crypto this year, and the experts that Cointelegraph spoke to have a lot to say about it
The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution
27.12.2020
Lowering CO2 emissions and lessening carbon-intensive approaches are the essential goals in global efforts to fight climate change
Amid inflation woes, Turkey announces CBDC tests planned for 2021
26.12.2020
While the announcement came as a surprise to some, a digital Lira has been in the works since 2019
Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
26.12.2020
Naci Ağbal's comments would place Turkey on the fast track to central bank digital currency
Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems
20.12.2020
The digital ruble will, most likely, take the place of other forms of money, but the intrigue is which ones: non-cash or cash?
Visa Develops Offline Payment System that Could Aid CBDC Rollouts
18.12.2020
The introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could bring a wide range of benefits to consumers and economies worldwide, including increased financial inclusion for people currently underserved by conventional financial institutions – particularly in the aftermath of the ongoing...
Bitcoin’s 2020 explosion is not the 2017 bubble again
16.12.2020
Early adopters who saw the potential in Bitcoin in the last decade have been waiting for this year their entire crypto investing lives
China has no plan to replace USD with digital yuan, former PBoC head says
14.12.2020
A former PBoC official says that his country has taken a cautious approach with the digital yuan
Chinese residents make 20K transactions in digital yuan trial event
13.12.2020
The numbers come following the Suzhou municipal government giving away roughly $3 million in a digital yuan lottery for residents
Bank of France’s Deputy Governor Discusses CBDC Progress, Regulatory Changes
12.12.2020
The Bank of France’s deputy governor said there has been a “hands-on approach” with the bank’s experiment to launch a digital euro for the general public
Sweden is studying a potential transition to the e-krona CBDC
11.12.2020
Sweden is examining risks and consequences of moving its economy to its e-krona digital currency
Vitalik Buterin expects lots of ways to exchange CBDCs for crypto
9.12.2020
Ethereum co-founder believes that CBDCs are good for macroeconomics, but there are also certain challenges
Hundreds of millions of consumers will use digital currencies soon: Circle CEO
9.12.2020
Executives from Facebook’s ‘Diem’ Association, Circle, Soramitsu, and Coinbase discussed how and when digital currencies will go mainstream, at the Singapore Fintech Festival