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Crypto Wallet Giddy Raises $6.9M in Funding to Further Self-Custody Adoption
27.4.2023
Fortnite co-creator Geremy Mustard took part as a strategic investor in the round
Hong Kong Regulators Set to Reveal Crypto Exchange License Guidelines in May
27.4.2023
Hong Kong's Securities Futures Commission (SFC) will release guidelines on the licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges by next month.
SFC CEO Julia Leung announced the plan during an event, noting that the city will unveil its new cryptocurrency framework in May, according to...
Technology Is Blocking Mass Adoption of Web3
27.4.2023
The clumsy and confusing user experience of onboarding into Web3 is preventing broad adoption, but technological improvements are the solution, says a panel of Web3 executives
CeFi Exchanges Helped Mass Crypto Adoption. DeFi Will Further It
26.4.2023
Centralized exchanges will continue to serve as a first step into crypto but decentralized exchanges will further the future of financial systems, panelists say at Consensus
SushiSwap to Propose Tokenomics Changes to Promote Uniswap v3 Adoption
26.4.2023
Changes to the protocol’s “Chef” contracts are intended to make it more decentralized and secure
Productization of Web3: Barriers to enterprise adoption
26.4.2023
While Web3 is gaining adoption and scaling in enterprises, its productization at scale has several barriers
Bitcoin Hits All-Time-High (in Argentinian Pesos!) – Will Inflation Spark BTC Adoption?
26.4.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) has hit an all-time price high in Argentinian pesos – a fact that appears to say more about the struggling fiat than the popular cryptoasset.
The peso (ARS) has been dogged by spiraling inflation in recent years.
This has intensified in recent months, with inflation now topping...
Blockchain and crypto leaders converged at DAO Tokyo as Japan increases adoption
25.4.2023
Japan has taken strides of late to adopt and integrate decentralized technologies within both government and businesses
China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu
25.4.2023
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included...
China City to Pay Salaries ‘100%’ in Digital Yuan – Is CBDC Adoption Accelerating?
24.4.2023
A Chinese city wants to pull of a world’s first – by becoming the first city to pay its employees entirely in a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The move would be a massive breakthrough for the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and its digital yuan token....
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Zimbabwe's Central Bank Plans Gold-Backed Digital Currency to Stabilize Local Economy
24.4.2023
The central Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) plans to introduce a gold-back digital currency, meant to be used as legal ledger within the country.
The new currency will be used for transactions within the South African nation as part of its plans to stabilize the local currency, The Sunday Mail...
How Blockchain Pioneers David Rojas and Ashissh Raichura Are Disrupting the Industry With Their Vision and Leadership
21.4.2023
Blockchain technology has been a significant disruptor in various industries over the past decade, and it’s only expected to continue growing in influence and adoption in the coming years. In particular, David Rojas and Ashissh Raichura have earned a reputation as industry leaders...
Hong Kong Court Recognizes Cryptocurrencies as Property in Landmark Ruling – What Happens Next?
20.4.2023
The High Court of Hong Kong has made a landmark ruling by recognizing crypto to be property in a legal matter that involved now-defunct crypto exchange Gatecoin.
Judge Linda Chan, who presided over the case, reportedly said that crypto has property attributes, according to an analysis of...
One in 10 French People Own Crypto, Study Finds – Is Adoption Increasing?
20.4.2023
Ten percent of French people own cryptoassets and crypto awareness is also on the rise, a new study has found.
Per BFM TV, the study was conducted by the Association for the Development of Digital Assets (Adan) and the French branch of the accountancy giant KPMG.
The parties carried out a similar...
Bitcoin Financial Services Provider Unchained Raises $60 Million Amid More Bullish Market Sentiment – Bull Market Starting?
20.4.2023
As the bullish sentiment slowly returns to the crypto markets, the Unchained platform announced its latest funding round, raising millions to expand its Bitcoin (BTC) financial services. ...
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Hard-Wallet Maker Ledger, Crypto Custodian Etana Target Institutions With Regulated Custody
19.4.2023
The companies are looking to make it easier for institutions to hold digital assets and bolster investor confidence in the market
BRICS De-Dollarization Push, China, and Crypto Threaten US Dollar’s Dominance: Analyst
19.4.2023
Fitch Solutions’ global head of country risk has named the rising adoption of cryptocurrencies, the de-dollarization efforts by the BRICS countries, and China’s rising “economic might” as key factors that erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance over time. He cautioned that...
With continued Bitcoin adoption comes tamer price action, trader argues
18.4.2023
Trader BigCheds, popular on Twitter, joined Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast for an interview, featured in the show’s ninth episode
Russian Central Bank OKs ‘Experimental’ Use of Crypto in International Trade – More Crypto Adoption Incoming?
18.4.2023
The Russian Central Bank has said it is prepared to allow trading firms to do international business in a controlled “experimental” environment.
Per RIA Novosti, the Central Bank Governor and long-serving Vladimir Putin ally Elvira Nabiullina has come to terms with the fact that “cryptocurrency...
Bank of England Explores Digital Pound for Wholesale Markets – CBDC Adoption on the Rise?
18.4.2023
A Bank of England (BoE) official has said that a digital version of the British pound could soon be used in wholesale markets, potentially taking the UK one step closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC)....
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