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MetaWars Launches Strong, Now Looking to the Future
11.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. MetaWars, a space-themed play-to-earn blockchain game utilising high-tech NFTs, is looking forward to a very bright future following a successful token launch. The game, in which players will take the role of pilots in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic 50th century space war, will...
Facebook pilots Novi crypto wallet with Coinbase, Paxos
19.10.2021
The social media giant still intends to launch Novi along with its Diem payment network once regulatory approval is granted
Grayscale Officially Begins Bitcoin ETF Journey, Facebook Pilots Novi With Coinbase + More News
19.10.2021
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French central bank pilots blockchain-based CBDC for debt market
19.10.2021
Led by Belgian financial services firm Euroclear, the latest French CBDC trial involved a system by tech giant IBM
Digital yuan pilots expand to insurance industry for the first time
21.7.2021
China's central bank digital currency can now be used on insurance policies that offer various levels of compensation for diagnosis of or death due to COVID-19
China Has Dispersed Over $40 Million of Digital Yuan in Red Envelopes, Report Reveals
11.7.2021
China, which has arguably the most advanced digital currency project among leading nations, has so far handed out more than $40 million in red envelopes with digital yuan. The promotional campaign for the CBDC is currently focused on five major cities, taking into account their regional development...
Hong Kong to expand pilots for cross-border use of digital yuan
13.5.2021
The first phase of tests for use of the digital yuan across borders has been successful, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has said
Digital Yuan Trial Hotspot Not Seeing Wide Acceptance, Claims Report
11.5.2021
With digital yuan pilots underway in China, it seems the currency is not meeting government expectations. A recent report highlighted a series of interviews from people in the hotspot, reflecting a lackluster reception among the participants. Privacy Concerns Reported According to Bloomberg...
Bank of Russia Tests Services Related to Cryptocurrencies
9.5.2021
Russia’s central bank has examined three platforms offering crypto-related services. The projects have been tested in its regulatory sandbox in the course of 2020. Bank of Russia has received dozens of requests to pilot various financial services since it created the closed regulatory...
Binance CEO warns of CBDC drawbacks as digital dollar pilots proceed in US
4.5.2021
CBDCs will never offer the same freedom of use as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
Australian Crypto ETF, Digital Dollar Pilots, MetaMask Phishing Bot + More News
3.5.2021
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The Australian Securities Exchange is reviewing a number of applications for a cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
China and Japan go full steam ahead with CBDC pilots
26.3.2021
Asia’s largest economies are pushing forward with their respective CBDC trials, with six Chinese banks offering digital wallets and Japan establishing a new committee
South Korean Shinhan Bank pilots digital currency platform with LG CNS
10.3.2021
South Korean commercial bank Shinhan Bank has built a digital won pilot platform in collaboration with LG CNS
Volkswagen pilots blockchain to integrate electric vehicles with power grids
4.3.2021
Energy Web plans to use blockchain technology to help ensure an efficient future for Volkswagen’s electric vehicles
Colombia’s oldest commercial bank pilots crypto services
4.3.2021
One of the largest banks in Colombia, Banco de Bogotá, will pilot crypto services as part of a regulatory sandbox project
Air France pilots blockchain-based COVID-19 travel system
23.2.2021
Air France is set to trial a blockchain-based system for verifying COVID-19 test results for its passengers
Visa Pilots System to Help Banks Provide Crypto Services Including Buying, Trading, Custody of Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is piloting a new system to enable banks to seamlessly integrate crypto features. Using Visa’s crypto APIs, banks can offer a number of cryptocurrency services to their customers, including the buying, trading, and custody of bitcoin. Visa announced Wednesday a partnership with First...
The Rogue Squadron Pilots We Want in Patty Jenkins' Star Wars Movie
7.1.2021
In 2023, Patty Jenkins will deliver (pending future ramifications of the world in which we live) Rogue Squadron, the next major theatrical release in the Star Wars saga: a tale of the bravest squadron of pilots in the galaxy far, far away. The Rogues have a long history within canon and a longer...
China Pilots Phone-free Digital Yuan Wallet at Shanghai Hospital
6.1.2021
The Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) appears to have green-lighted a “hard wallet” smartphone-free pilot for its forthcoming digital yuan.
Per a Tencent news report, the pilot is being conducted in the staff cafeteria of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine’s...
2021 Trends in CBDCs: More Pilots, Maybe Some Launches, But Not For Retail
27.12.2020
The more the price of bitcoin (BTC) rises, the more institutions and corporations become interested in this most popular cryptocurrency. However, the same relationship doesn’t seem to hold for central banks and governments: instead, the more the price of bitcoin rises, the more central banks...