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Economist Art Laffer Slams US Economic Policies, Warns of Dollar’s Decline as Global Reserve Currency
10.8.2024
Economist Art Laffer, known for his work on supply-side economics, has expressed concerns over the future of the U.S. dollar in a recent interview. Laffer argues that current U.S. economic policies are leading to the dollar’s decline, making it less attractive as a global reserve currency....
Pump.fun to give $80 if tokens complete bonding curve — will it stop rugs?
9.8.2024
Pump.fun is incentivizing memecoin creators to get their tokens off to a successful launch, but the jury’s out whether it will stop bad actors from rugging their tokens early
4 suspects forced a Bitcoiner to transfer BTC before killing him, police say
30.7.2024
Kyiv Police and the nation’s special police unit have arrested and detained four suspects believed to be responsible for the foreign national’s murder
Nigeria Acts to Defend Naira After Currency Hits New Record Low
21.7.2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria recently sold U.S. dollars to Bureaux de Change (BDC) at a flat rate of NGN1,450 per greenback. The central bank stated that eligible BDCs can sell the dollars to end-users at a margin of no more than 1.5% above the purchase exchange rate. The Nigerian apex bank...
$1M bug bounty for Solana Firedancer client goes live this week
8.7.2024
Firedancer is a highly anticipated new validator client for the Solana blockchain and its creator is calling on devs to look high and low for any critical bugs
$1M bug bounty for Solana Firedancer client goes live this week
8.7.2024
Firedancer is a highly anticipated new validator client for the Solana blockchain, and its creator is calling on developers to look high and low for any critical bugs
Jack Dorsey Envisions Bitcoin Replacing US Dollar — Foresees BTC Reaching $1 Million
8.7.2024
Billionaire Jack Dorsey foresees a future where bitcoin could supplant the U.S. dollar as the dominant global currency. He envisions a scenario where bitcoin’s value could soar to $1 million by 2030. Highlighting the cryptocurrency’s decentralized nature, Dorsey underscores...
Nigerian Central Bank Warns Financial Institutions Against Rejecting Old or Lower Denomination US Dollars
3.7.2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria warned local financial institutions against rejecting older or lower-denomination U.S. dollar banknotes. The apex bank said it will take strong action against financial institutions that refuse to accept mutilated or overcirculated local currency banknotes. Older U.S....
JPMorgan: Ant International Processes Billions of Dollars Using JPM Coin
3.7.2024
A JPMorgan report reveals that JPM Coin has processed billions of dollars seamlessly with Ant International, the global arm of Ant Group, which owns and operates Alipay. The report emphasizes plans for client-hosted blockchain nodes, currently controlled by JPMorgan, to increase decentralization...
Latam Insights Encore: The Bolivian Opportunity for Crypto After Its Unbanning
2.7.2024
Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the opportunity for cryptocurrency in Bolivia after the central bank unbanned it from its financial system and how the citizens might...
New wave of GameFi projects are costing millions of dollars to develop
25.6.2024
Players are increasingly demanding greater playability and interactions that allow them actually to enjoy the Web3 games they play
Apple Could Be Fined A Billion Dollars A Day
19.6.2024
Back in March, the European Union brought in new rules that were designed to stop companies like Apple and Google from blocking third-party companies running their own in-app item stores. This was supposed to carve a path for games like Fortnite to be able to return to mobile, now they could...
Putin Criticizes U.S. Dollar’s Lack of Gold Backing, Calls for Alternative Payment Systems
17.6.2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for its abandonment of the gold standard, remarking in a Sputnik-released video that the U.S. dollar is now a trust-based currency without tangible backing, a decision underscored by the absence of gold equivalence. This critique arrives...
Someone Just Paid Over $1 Million For This One-Of-A-Kind Counter-Strike Skin
5.6.2024
A skin for Counter-Strike’s ever-popular AK-47 just became the most expensive skin ever sold publicly for the game. This isn’t the first time a skin from Valve’s iconic tactical shooter has gone for a high price, but, at over a million dollars, this is easily the highest price one has netted...
Economist Peter Schiff Advises Against Buying US Dollars — Warns of USD Breakdown
31.5.2024
Economist Peter Schiff cautions against buying U.S. dollars or selling gold, citing rising Treasury yields as a result of the government’s failure to control the national debt and inflation. He notes the widening trade deficits, suggesting an unproductive economy will further weaken...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan Says Stablecoins Could Be Worth “Trillions” Once Regulated
16.5.2024
Paul Ryan said last week that stablecoins may help drive demand for dollars and U.S. debt.
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Chinese workers paid in CBDC are cashing it out for real money: Report
13.5.2024
Some participants of China’s CBDC pilot program are reportedly hesitant to hold onto the digital yuan, citing a range of concerns with using the state-backed digital currency
Reports of ‘bleached’ counterfeit bills crop up across North America
13.5.2024
Dodgy dollars are appearing everywhere from Texas to Hawaii to Canada as fiat counterfeiting is seemingly making a comeback
Zambian Currency, the Kwacha, Plunges to New Record Low Against US Dollar
10.5.2024
Zambia’s worsening shortage of foreign exchange as well as one of its worst droughts in recent memory saw the local currency drop to a record low of K27.3 to the dollar. As explained in the report, the kwacha has lost as much as 17% in the past six months. Forex Shortages: The Impact...
Coinbase Plans To Offer Stablecoin Pegged To Canadian Dollar
2.5.2024
Coinbase is bolstering its relationship with Canada with a soon-to-launch stablecoin pegged to Canadian dollars.
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