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Brazil’s President Lula Voices Support for BRICS Currency
27.4.2023
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has expressed support for the creation of a BRICS currency. His statement of support comes as the BRICS bloc is gaining global influence, with 19 countries seeking to join the group. Brazilian President Lula Supports BRICS Currency Creation Brazilian...
Russia Calls for Prevention of ‘Full-Scale World War III’ — Official Warns ‘World Tensions Are White-Hot’
27.4.2023
A top Russian official has urged all countries to make efforts to ensure that the “threat of global confrontation, of a hot, full-scale World War III” does not materialize. “World tensions are white-hot indeed,” he warned. Russian Official: Full-Scale World War III Should...
Crypto Innovation and Regulation Can Co-Exist, Top Industry Executives Agree
27.4.2023
In a wide ranging conversation, four crypto industry senior executives discussed what’s next in the digital asset market's evolution
Crypto and Regulators Are Speaking the Same Language When It Comes to Financial Transparency
27.4.2023
BRICS Currency Will Erode US Dollar’s Dominance, Former White House Economist Warns
27.4.2023
Former White House economist Joseph Sullivan has warned that a BRICS currency would erode the U.S. dollar’s dominance. If member nations use only a common BRICS currency for international trade, “they would remove an impediment that now thwarts their efforts to escape dollar hegemony,”...
Bitcoin Could Be 'Great' Investment for IRA or 401K Plans
27.4.2023
Retirement accounts offer tax-free crypto investing forever and provide an effective way to lower overall portfolio risk said ForUsAll CEO David Ramirez
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
Tradfi Sees Opportunity in Crypto Despite ‘Red Wedding,’ Burning Buildings
27.4.2023
Institutional investors are salivating over opportunities in growth equity and depressed tokens that took an undeservingly excessive hit during crypto's bear market, market participants said during Wednesday's Consensus 2023 event
Grayscale CEO Expects Decision on Attempt to Overturn SEC's ETF Rejection by End of 3Q
27.4.2023
Michael Sonnenshein still sees crypto industry in its "early days."
Salesforce Exec: Web3 Needs a 'Reboot'
27.4.2023
Salesforce Senior Vice President Marc Mathieu said at Consensus 2023 That Web3 leaders must promote decentralization and build communities to win over new users
WisdomTree CEO Says Crypto Is “Natural Evolution” of ETF Products
27.4.2023
WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg discusses his company’s soon-to-launch crypto wallet for trading tokenized real world assets such as gold. Blockchain brings democratization to traditional finance, he tells CoinDesk Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds
Ex-CFTC Head Says Regulators Can Engage With Crypto 'If They Have the Will to Do So'
27.4.2023
Web3 Culture Is 'Not Dead' But as Strong as Ever, Say Brand Leaders
27.4.2023
Creators, leaders and builders from the NFT space spoke about the resilience of Web3 at CoinDesk's annual Consensus conference
Bitcoin Mempool Overwhelmed With 134,000 Unconfirmed Transactions Amid Price Volatility
26.4.2023
Amidst the buzz surrounding bitcoin’s latest price surge, a significant number of transactions are currently clogging up the mempool. As of writing, 134,986 unconfirmed transactions await confirmation, and block times are lingering above the usual ten-minute mark. Bitcoin Transactions...
Tokenization of Real World Assets 'Changes How Value Is Transferred'
26.4.2023
Tokenization has been around for a while, but panelists at CoinDesk Consensus discussed how it changes the game
Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations
26.4.2023
The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour
Art Blocks Co-Founder Erick Calderon Uses Free Market Ideals to Defend NFT Royalties
26.4.2023
Erick Calderon, the co-founder of Art Blocks, tried to turn down the heat on the battle around non-fungible token (NFT) creator royalties at CoinDesk’s Consensus Festival. He made his own opinion on the matter clear, however: according to Calderon, royalties “let the creator keep creating.”
Google Trends Shows Surge in How to Buy Gold and Bitcoin Searches Amidst US Banking Upheaval
26.4.2023
In the midst of the banking upheaval in the United States, Google Trends has revealed a notable surge in searches related to the acquisition of gold, with the search query reaching a perfect score of 100 during the first week of April 2023. Similarly, the search term “how to...
Franklin Templeton CEO: The Future of the Crypto Industry Is Regulated
26.4.2023
At CoinDesk’s annual Consensus conference, CEO Jenny Johnson said cryptocurrencies like bitcoin were a “distraction” from the benefits of blockchain technology
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