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Central Bank Digital Currency a Threat to Financial Stability — Nigerian Central Bank Study
27.9.2023
Despite the role it has played in narrowing the financial inclusion gap, the e-naira central bank digital currency still poses a risk to financial stability. In addition to bolstering the financial inclusion rate, the central bank claimed that the CBDC would “widen the size and stability...
Bitboy Ben Armstrong Arrested During Live Stream Over Stolen Lambo
26.9.2023
Crypto influencer Ben ‘Bitboy’ Armstrong has been reportedly arrested while livestreaming his attempt to confront a former business partner. Excerpts from the Youtube video released on social media show him explaining to police the reasons for his deed, including the alleged theft of...
Crude Oil on the Rise: JPMorgan Predicts a Surge to $150 per Barrel Amidst Global ‘Energy Supercycle’
25.9.2023
Christyan Malek, the lead for EMEA energy equity research at JPMorgan, predicts that by 2026, crude oil prices could soar to $150 a barrel. Malek believes a looming energy supercycle could be the driving force pushing crude prices upward. Another significant factor, Malek points out, is...
Terra Classic Votes to Halt USTC Minting; Community Eyes Future Re-Peg
24.9.2023
Following a decisive vote by the Terra Classic community, an initiative to halt the creation of the previously termed stablecoin, terra usd (commonly referred to as UST or USTC), has been approved. Despite 40.56% opposition, 59.42% of the vote gave the nod for the software update. Minting Freeze...
NFT Sales Doldrums: 30-Day Plunge Sees 34% Decline Amidst Chilling Digital Collectible Sector
24.9.2023
Fresh data indicates a continuing decline in non-fungible token sales, dipping 3.2% in the last week and plummeting 34% over the past month. As September nears its end with six days remaining, NFT sales have tallied up to $341.37 million since August 24. NFT Sales Still Can’t Escape Crypto Winter’s...
Decoding Atomicals: Unpacking the Newest Addition to Bitcoin’s Tech Suite
24.9.2023
Following the introduction of Ordinal inscriptions, BRC20 tokens, and Stamps on the Bitcoin blockchain, the community has seen the debut of a new digital object technology named Atomicals. Meet Atomicals: The Latest Data-Embedding Technology on the Bitcoin Blockchain Since the close of 2022...
Mark Cuban Hacked for $870K in Crypto, Economist Warns of ‘Tragic Ending’ for USD — Week in Review
24.9.2023
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sees his Metamask crypto wallet hacked, Peter Schiff says “day of reckoning is at hand” for dollar and U.S. economy, and the crypto community shows skepticism about rumors of Blackrock pivoting to XRP. This and more in the latest Bitcoin.com News Week...
Liquid-Staking Token-Backed Stablecoin MKUSD Surges 27,000% in Under a Month
23.9.2023
Since the start of 2023, the size of the stablecoin economy has decreased amid numerous redemptions. However, new stablecoin asset projects, such as Aave’s GHO, First Digital’s FDUSD, and Paypal’s PYUSD, have emerged. On September 1, a stablecoin protocol named Prisma Finance...
Study: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Bitcoin Transaction Volume Number One Globally, Data Indicates Shift Towards Stablecoins
23.9.2023
Despite accounting for just 2.3% of global transaction volume, the latest data shows that crypto has penetrated key markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and “become an important part of many residents’ day-to-day lives.” With a regional volume of 9.3%, Sub-Saharan Africa’s...
Coinshares Unveils New Crypto Hedge Fund Division, Widens Institutional Services to US
23.9.2023
Coinshares, a European digital asset manager, is moving into the U.S. with a new hedge fund division aimed at institutional investors. The firm, based in Saint Helier, Jersey, intends to offer comprehensive services for institutions exploring crypto assets. Coinshares Expands to U.S. With New Hedge...
16 Joules per Terahash: Bitmain Unveils High-Efficiency S21 Bitcoin Miners at Hong Kong Summit
22.9.2023
Bitmain, a leading bitcoin mining rig manufacturer, has introduced the newest addition to its Antminer products: the S21 series. The newest models have an efficiency rating under 20 joules per terahash (J/T) and produce between 200 terahash per second (TH/s) and 335 TH/s. Bitmain Launches 2...
‘Soft Landing Is a Primary Objective’ — Federal Reserve Signals One More Rate Hike in 2023
22.9.2023
Based on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s forecasts, it appears that the central bank is poised to enact an additional hike to the federal funds rate by the end of 2023. The news comes in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave the interest rate unchanged during its recent...
Cryptopia Rising: Experience a Grand Adventure in a Blockchain Gameverse
22.9.2023
What if everyone could start anew? What if there existed a city where individuals could manifest the lives they have always envisioned? Cryptopia emerges as a play-to-earn and free-to-play blockchain game, meticulously designed to enable inhabitants to construct their ideal existence within a novel...
Binance’s Work Culture Explained
22.9.2023
Game rooms, unlimited food buffets, massage chairs and all those gimmicks were so 2010’s. Sure, it has been fun for a while, but soon enough, we started seeing more and more reports and news articles about how these incentives don’t accomplish their goal. No matter how many fancy perks there...
LBank Launchpad’s Next Big Thing: Is $UMM Your Second Chance after $PINS?
21.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. LBank is back in the spotlight with its second Launchpad project, MetaExpand, represented by its token, $UMM. The token $UMM will be distributed after the Launchpad ends on the 28th of this month and will be listed on LBank on the 29th. MetaExpand follows the trailblazing success...
Defense Distributed Unveils ‘Gatgpt’ – Championing the Digital Second Amendment and AI Freedom
20.9.2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) continue to gain prominence, the organization Defense Distributed has unveiled an experimental LLM-based agent named “Gatgpt.” The platform is being referred to as “The Digital Second Amendment,” and...
Metacade Tokens Opened Up to Millions More Investors via Bitget Exchange Listing
20.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. London, United Kingdom, Date, Chainwire. Metacade, the world’s first community-led gaming platform, has confirmed it will list its token, MCADE, on Bitget on the 20th of September – a strategic move welcomed by investors as it accompanies a number of recent announcements about...
Dex Trade Volumes Plunge 37% Since May; September Volumes Could Be Even Lower
18.9.2023
After capturing $66.5 billion in May, decentralized exchange (dex) trade volumes have fallen for four consecutive months, with August statistics reaching a 2023 low of $41.7 billion. Metrics for the first half of September do not show improvement, with decentralized exchange trade volumes at about...
Free From Coercion and Theft: The Counter-Economic Potential of Cryptocurrencies
18.9.2023
As nations become more authoritarian, the crypto economy and its related technologies stand out as powerful counterpoints to overreaching governance. The following Learning and Insights editorial explores why libertarians, especially agorists, embrace digital currencies such as bitcoin and tools...
Fight for Lost BTC in Garbage Dump Continues for British Man, SBF Possibly Abused in Jail, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
17.9.2023
Former IT professional James Howells is still struggling to recover 7,500 lost bitcoins from a hard drive in a South Wales landfill, after years of failed negotiations with a local city council. Howells is now preparing to take legal action in order to sift through the waste to find his misplaced...