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Nasdaq Aims to Launch Crypto Custody Services in Second Quarter
26.3.2023
Nasdaq intends to launch its custody services for digital assets like bitcoin by the end of this year’s second quarter. The exchange operator is among those traditional financial firms that want to play a role as intermediaries in the crypto sector which saw the collapse of some major...
Report: Regulations Governing Tokenized Deposits and Crypto Assets in South Africa Set to Effect in January 2025
26.3.2023
Regulations governing tokenized deposits and crypto assets are likely to become effective on Jan. 1, 2025, a senior fintech analyst at the South African central bank has revealed. However, according to the analyst, regulators are still trying to understand or learn the risks that come with using...
NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap
25.3.2023
Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum dominated NFT sales with more than $107 million or 55% of all sales, while Solana-centric NFT sales recorded $26.3 million or 13% of sales in the same period....
Arbitrum’s Governance Token ARB Ranks Within Top 40 Market Capitalizations Following Airdrop
25.3.2023
Following the Arbitrum token airdrop, ARB has become a top 40 cryptocurrency as it currently holds the 37th largest market valuation out of more than 23,000 listed digital currencies. Currently, there is a circulating supply of 1,275,000,000 ARB, and the Arbitrum Foundation’s DAO Treasury...
Bitcoin Difficulty Increases for Third Time in Six Weeks, Miners Remain Undeterred With High Hashrate
25.3.2023
On March 23, 2023, bitcoin experienced another difficulty increase, following two previous rises in the last month, jumping 7.56% higher. Currently, bitcoin miners have not been deterred by the increases, as the network hashrate has been coasting along at 346 exahash per second (EH/s). Bitcoin...
German dwpbank to offer Bitcoin trading to 1,200 affiliate banks on new platform
24.3.2023
Securities processor Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (dwpbank) will provide its affiliates seamless integration with their current offerings, with more digital assets to come
Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
24.3.2023
The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely available, Christine Lagarde assured during...
Digital Yuan Adoption Drives Now Focusing on Cross-border Pay – Are CBDCs Set to Take Over?
24.3.2023
A growing number of Chinese government city authorities, banks, and firms are looking to adopt the digital yuan as a payment tool – as the central bank digital currency (CBDC) rollout continues to intensify.
A number of similar measures in recent months suggest that Beijing is looking to build...
Arbitrum airdrop: Hacked vanity addresses used to siphon $500K
24.3.2023
The tokens were stolen by someone who compiled vanity addresses eligible for ARB airdrops
Operation Chokepoint: Bitcoin Advocates Discuss US Government’s Alleged Mission to Eliminate Crypto Access
23.3.2023
Since the collapse of three American banks friendly to cryptocurrency businesses and the U.S. government’s insistence that crypto assets are “risky investments,” many speculators believe bureaucrats are purposely closing access to cryptocurrencies. Some refer to the U.S. government’s recent...
The world could be facing a dark future thanks to CBDCs
23.3.2023
From forcing people to spend their money to making them save it, central banks around the world could soon use CBDCs to create a dystopian nightmare
Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo
23.3.2023
Political attacks on CBDCs gives a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions, says Christopher Giancarlo, cofounder of the Digital Dollar Project
US Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Central Bank Digital Currency
23.3.2023
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced “legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer” central bank digital currency (CBDC). The lawmaker warned that it “could be used as a financial surveillance tool by the federal government.” Another...
In Defense of a Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
Fears about mass financial surveillance are real with CBDCs, but banning them, as Republicans have recently proposed, will not help. Instead, more research is needed, says Ananya Kumar
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
22.3.2023
The putative presidential candidate’s plan to ban a CBDC at state-level is unworkable constitutionally. But it’s still worrying for the future of money in the U.S., says JP Schnapper-Casteras
Value Locked in Defi Rises Above $50 Billion Mark, Ethereum Dominates TVL by Blockchain
22.3.2023
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen above the $50 billion mark after falling below the range throughout most of March. At present, the value locked in defi is approximately $50.34 billion, up 1.97% over the past 24 hours. Defi Value Swells Close to 2% Higher...
French lawmakers propose ban on crypto influencer promotions
22.3.2023
According to the proposal, individuals caught violating these prohibitions could face a two-year prison sentence and a 30,000 euro fine
Průzkum Česko.Digital: Vize digitalizace chybí, plány jsou nesrozumitelné a špatně se nasazují
22.3.2023
Organizace Česko.Digital připravila průzkum klíčových akterů české společnosti v tématu digitálních technologií (PDF). Ptala se vědců, politiků, firem, novinářů a zástupců státního a neziskového sektoru. Průzkum shrnuje jejich postoje ohledně digitalizace. Závěr: digitalizaci brzdí absence jednotné...
US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’
22.3.2023
According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is urging American financial institutions to make...
New White House Report Slams Digital Asset Industry – Regulation Incoming?
22.3.2023
The digital asset industry has been slammed in a new report published by the White House, with many now fearing that even stricter regulations will be introduced in the US....
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