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Friday's Best Deals: Switch Digital Games Sale, Amazon Basics Fitness Equipment, L'Oreal Sale, Aukey Webcam, Lacoste Sunglasses, Hydrogel Lip Masks, and More
15.1.2021
A sale on digital Switch games and Amazon Basics fitness equipment lead Friday’s best deals.Read more
Canada’s first public Bitcoin fund hits $1 billion
15.1.2021
3iQ’s Bitcoin QBTC fund has surged 900% in market cap since October 2020, breaking a $1 billion milestone
China’s blockchain project BSN to pilot global CBDC system in 2021
15.1.2021
China is building a new system to integrate international central bank digital currencies as part of its national blockchain project, the BSN
US Fed: CBDC a ‘very high priority’ to combat bad private sector money
15.1.2021
The United States Federal Reserve needs its own digital currency to protect against a possible overnight proliferation of stablecoin technology, says Fed chairman Jerome Powell
Anchorage Obtains Federal License to Operate as Crypto Bank From the OCC
15.1.2021
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country. In a statement on Jan. 13, 2021, the OCC said the company received the national trust banking charter...
Nigerian Youth Propels the Country to the Top of Google Bitcoin Search Rankings
15.1.2021
Nigeria, one of the biggest cryptocurrency markets in the world, recently emerged as the country with the highest number of bitcoin searches globally, according to Google Trends data. The data shows that the West African country has a search score of 100, which is more than double that of...
Galaxy Digital Launches Proprietary Mining, Miner Financial Services
14.1.2021
Galaxy has launched its proprietary mining and miner financial services operations
Bitcoin Price Spike Targets the $40K Handle, Crypto Economy Recaptures $1 Trillion Market Cap
14.1.2021
Crypto asset markets have seen some significant gains over the last 24 hours recapturing much of the losses suffered a few days ago. The entire crypto-economy valuation is now back over the $1 trillion mark and bitcoin has jumped above the $40k handle on January 14. Bitcoin (BTC) and a number...
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National ‘Digital Asset Bank’
14.1.2021
Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office
Bitcoin Briefly Revisits $40,000 as Bulls Pare Week’s Losses
14.1.2021
Bitcoin has rallied nearly 15% in the past 24 hours. Ether hits $1,200
Europeans Warn ECB Not To Mess With Privacy in Digital Euro
14.1.2021
Over 40% of Europeans who participated in a recent consultation want a digital euro to ensure privacy protection – a suggestion that EU citizens will not take kindly to a digital currency that involves Big Brother-like monitoring of their transactions by central bankers.
These were the findings...
Grab a Digital Copy of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox for $35 and Enjoy Some Digital Mead
14.1.2021
Assassins’ Creed Valhalla (Xbox Digital) | $35 | WalmartRead more
Further Details of ‘Offline’ Chinese Digital Yuan ‘Hard Wallet’ Emerge
14.1.2021
The masterminds behind the digital yuan – the forthcoming Chinese central bank digital currency – have provided further explanation about a new “hard” wallet, which makes no use of smartphone technology.
Per Tencent’s media arm, the hard wallet, which resembles a conventional credit card but for...
Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie
13.1.2021
With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce
Arca secures $10M in Series A funding as traditional financiers back crypto
13.1.2021
Arca will use the funding to beef up its infrastructure and expand its crypto asset-class offerings
Digital Asset Manager Arca Raises $10M
13.1.2021
Asset management firm Arca has announced Wednesday the closure of a $10 million Series A round of funding led by RRE Ventures. Read more: Arca Labs Launches Ethereum-Based SEC-Registered Fund
ECB President Attacks Bitcoin Again As Digital Euro In Works
13.1.2021
Christine Lagarde. After claiming that bitcoin (BTC) is highly volatile, illiquid and speculative, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central bank, now called for global regulation of this most popular cryptocurrency.
“(Bitcoin) is a highly speculative asset, which has conducted some...
Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn
13.1.2021
The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble
Mexico May Be Forced to Issue Digital Peso, Claims Economist
13.1.2021
The Central Bank of Mexico (known locally as Bexico) could be driven to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC) – whether it likes it or not, said a financial expert.
The comments came from Mexico-based Sergio Kurczyn, a senior economist at Citigroup subsidiary CitiBanamex. Speaking...
State-Backed Agricultural Bank of China Launches the First Digital Yuan ATMs
12.1.2021
The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of China’s “big four” banks, is embarking on a pilot program to enable the first digital yuan ATMs. The banking institution deployed the first machines in selected branches in Shenzhen. ATMs Will Work With a Smartphone App According to...