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Chile puts CBDC plans on hold until end of 2022 to undertake more analysis
12.5.2022
Chile’s planned start to its digital peso rollout in early 2022 has been held back while its central bank conducts more analysis to inform a new report by the end of the year
Citi, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon Invest in Crypto Firm Talos as Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Accelerates
11.5.2022
Several major financial services firms, including Citi, Wells Fargo, and BNY Mellon, are investing in institutional digital asset technology provider Talos, which aims to remove “the barriers to wide-scale crypto adoption.” The latest funding round values the company at $1.25 billion....
AMC Calls Crypto Adoption a ‘Massive Home Run,’ but Wary of Regulatory Challenges of Coin Issuance
11.5.2022
The American entertainment industry giant AMC Entertainment Holdings has expanded on its crypto and non-fungible token (NFT) plans – claiming that it has “eight different NFT programs that either already have been launched or are in the works,” but adding that it will only press ahead with...
Rising global adoption positions crypto perfectly for use in retail
11.5.2022
As more and more people continue to invest in digital currencies, experts believe the coming few years will see crypto making an even larger impact on the retail sector
MARA Raises $23M From Coinbase, Alameda to Spread Crypto Adoption Across Africa
11.5.2022
The exchange is holding Web 3 hackathons and launching products in a pan-African campaign
UK Outlines Plans to Support Crypto Adoption, Create More Powers to Seize and Recover Digital Assets
11.5.2022
Delivering the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles outlines the British government’s plans to support the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies and create “powers to more quickly and easily seize and recover crypto assets.” UK Government Plans to Support Crypto Adoption The U.K....
Chinese Banks Launch Automatic Digital Yuan-to-Fiat Conversion Tools
11.5.2022
Chinese banks are exploring new methods of enabling digital yuan users to earn interest on their central bank digital currency holdings – with “smart management” tools that can detect when funds have been left idle for long periods of time....
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Belgian Museum Tokenizes Million-Euro Masterpiece to Allow its Fractional Ownership
10.5.2022
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) in Belgium is working with two blockchain companies to tokenize Carnaval de Binche, a million-euro painting by Belgian artist James Ensor, to allow everyone to become a “co-owner” of the masterpiece....
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KuCoin Valued at USD 10B, Three New Crypto ETFs, Circle's 'Decentralized Identity' + More News
10.5.2022
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Read More: KuCoin Valued at USD 10B, Three New Crypto ETFs, Circle's 'Decentralized Identity' + More News
Sand Dollar CBDC Could ‘Foster Financial Inclusion’ in the Bahamas - IMF
10.5.2022
The Sand Dollar, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) developed by the Bahamas, has the potential to “foster financial inclusion and payment system resilience” in the Caribbean nation, a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said....
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Bukele Showcases Bitcoin City Plans and ‘Buys the BTC Dip’ Amid Stark Warning
10.5.2022
After weeks of silence on all things bitcoin (BTC)-related, El Salvador’s outspoken President Nayib Bukele has taken to Twitter to announce that his government has bought USD 15.4m worth of BTC – and to showcase plans for Bitcoin City. However, voices of opposition are continuing to issue...
Commercial smart contract adoption next market driver: Mark Cuban
10.5.2022
“When businesses can use smart contracts to gain a competitive advantage, they will. The chains that realize this will survive,” according to Mark Cuban
Japanese Prime Minister Talks up Japan’s Web3, NFT Focus at Investors Summit
10.5.2022
The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has stated that Web3-related growth – including metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT)-related developments – will be part of the nation’s growth strategy going forward, and called on British business leaders to back his project....
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Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, Roubini's Dollar Replacement Plan, Bitcoin Inflows Return, Ethereum Outflows Slow Down + More News
9.5.2022
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Read More: Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, Roubini's Dollar Replacement Plan, Bitcoin Inflows Return, Ethereum Outflows Slow Down...
Ukraine's New Fundraising Platform Supports Over 100 Cryptos
9.5.2022
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a new fundraising platform, dubbed United24, which accepts donations in more than 100 different cryptoassets.
The list of supported cryptoassets ranges from popular cryptos like bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), binance coin (BNB), to recently...
Aave Launches V3 to Boost DeFi’s Mainstream Adoption
9.5.2022
The popular DeFi protocol Aave is drafting new expansion plans as its TVL reaches 18 billion dollars. The team hopes to exploit the demand and make DeFi mainstream through the new and improved V3 protocol launch. Reportedly, the V3 protocol would address some of the fundamental issues of...
Quelle surprise: Central African bank scolds the CAR for Bitcoin adoption
9.5.2022
The Central African Republic adopting crypto puts monetary stability in “peril” according to a letter from the Governor of the Bank of Central African States
Alipay Provides Digital Yuan Boost as COVID-19 Deals PBoC Blow
7.5.2022
The e-payments giant Alipay, part of the Alibaba business empire, has added an advanced search function for users wishing to use its platform to make payments using the digital yuan within the fast-expanding pilot zone....
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‘Consistently Strong’ Institutional Crypto Demand Stayed Despite Price Slump – WisdomTree
6.5.2022
Demand for WisdomTree's crypto-backed funds has stayed “consistently strong” through the price slump this year, with professional money managers in Europe among the key players allocating to the space, this asset management firm and exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider has said.
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Sony & Theta Set to Launch ‘3D NFTs’, Eye Tie-in with its Spatial Reality Display
6.5.2022
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are going 3D – and Sony wants to be the firm that takes them into a new dimension....
Read More: Sony & Theta Set to Launch ‘3D NFTs’, Eye Tie-in with its Spatial Reality Display