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The US is losing the 'tech cold war,' warns Ripple co-founder
24.8.2020
China can reverse Bitcoin transactions, a Ripple exec said
China's digital yuan trials reportedly limited to small retail transactions
24.8.2020
China’s central bank released a new statement to debunk some rumors
China’s Blockchain Service Network to launch stablecoin support in 2021
24.8.2020
China’s national blockchain project BSN could be the best fit for the digital yuan
Digital Currency, Akoin and Blockchain Voting: Bad Crypto News of the Week
22.8.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Nigeria’s Foreign Currency Crisis Boon for Bitcoin: Country Tops Wallet Downloads Ahead of the US
21.8.2020
Nigeria’s weakening naira currency, as well as the shortage of U.S. dollars, are forcing businesses to switch to bitcoin as the means of settling payments for international transactions. Nigerian businesses need the American currency to buy new supplies, as well as to order essential...
OCC Chief Says Americans Gravitating Toward Digital Currencies: Urges Banks to Embrace Innovation
21.8.2020
Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of currency at the U.S. Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), says America must adopt digital currency payment rails if the country hopes to compete with global payment rails in the future. He insists changing consumer needs must be prioritized over...
Top Indian Central Banker Says Cryptos Have a Future But Fears Monopoly
20.8.2020
A former chief economist of the IMF said neither private digital currencies nor central bank digital currencies should hold a monopoly
XRP Isn’t Competing With Stablecoins and CBDCs, Says Ripple Exec
19.8.2020
XRP contributes to the development of CBDCs and stablecoins, says key exec
Report: Bitcoin Untied from the Economic Cycle, ‘Largely Uncorrelated to Other Asset Classes’
19.8.2020
On Tuesday, Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a report which shows that bitcoin is a unique asset, but is “largely uncorrelated to other asset classes” like commodities and traditional stocks. Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a...
Bank of England Joins Key Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currency Design
18.8.2020
The Bank of England is keeping central bank digital currency research high on its 2020 agenda
Sichuan Officials Continue to Foster the Relationship Between Bitcoin Mining and Hydropower
18.8.2020
The province of Sichuan is well known for being one of the largest concentrations of bitcoin miners on earth because electrical costs are extremely cheap in the region. Data shows that miners using hydropower in Sichuan are paying between 0.065-0.075 yuan or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour. According...
China Testing Digital Currency in Major Cities, Including Beijing and Hong Kong
17.8.2020
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced the pilot run of the country’s central bank-backed digital currency in major cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau. It will also be tested during the 2022 Winter Olympics games in Beijing, the ministry said. China Announces Testing...
LIFETIONCOIN Provides Payment Solutions and Worldwide Prosperity
15.8.2020
What Is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrencies use cryptographic protocols that encrypt sensitive data transfers, to secure their units of exchange. Since they are built on advance mathematics it’s impossible to duplicate or break the currency. In addition to that, identities of cryptocurrency users...
PayPal Co-Founder, DCG-Backed BTC Mining Firm Layer1 Accused of Patent Infringement
15.8.2020
Data center power management firm Lancium filed a lawsuit against Layer1 today, alleging that the BTC mining firm’s operations had infringed upon its patent
Market Update: BTC Inches Toward $12K, ETH Jumps 12%, Report Says LINK May See ‘Rough Waters’
14.8.2020
Digital currency markets have increased significantly in value during the last 24 hours as the market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins is up over 2.4% on Friday. Bitcoin has been inching toward the $12k region again and ethereum touched a high over $442 a coin during the afternoon trading...
Thailand’s Central Bank Eyes DeFi Use Cases for Its Digital Baht
14.8.2020
Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together
China Set for Huge Expansion of Digital Currency Pilot
14.8.2020
The Chinese central bank is reportedly set to massively expand the scope of its digital yuan pilots – as the nation edges closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance.
Per a report from the Wall Street Journal, the nation’s Ministry of Commerce said that the pilot – so far active...
China Expands Digital Yuan Trials to Beijing and Neighboring Provinces
14.8.2020
While there is not yet a set time for the expanded pilot program to begin, a policy framework should be complete by the end of 2020
Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank and MIT to Tackle Digital Currency Research
14.8.2020
Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs
China to Launch Major Expansion of Digital Currency Trials
14.8.2020
China is said to be planning additional testing of its digital yuan across a number of developed regions including Hong Kong