Search
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....
Read More: China City to...
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. ...
Read More: Bitcoin Financial Services Provider Unchained Raises $60 Million Amid More Bullish Market...
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)....
Read More: Bank of England Explores Digital Pound for Wholesale Markets – CBDC...
Privacy, scaling drives use cases for zero-knowledge technology
18.4.2023
Zero-knowledge (zk) technology has seen major growth in adoption within the blockchain space in 2023, according to an inaugural quarterly report published by zkValidator
NFTs Will Persist for as Long as Communities Are Willing to Use Them — Lostworlds Co-Founder
17.4.2023
According to Quaison Carter, the co-founder and CMO of the location-based NFT platform Lostworlds, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still not widely used due to what he called “user friction.” Carter, however, insists that the value of NFTs will persist for “as long as there...
Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency
15.4.2023
Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent opinion editorial. Krugman suggested that DeSantis may be motivated by “general paranoia.” He speculated that DeSantis may be influenced...
MoneyGram Head of Fintech Strategy: Bad News Can't Stop the Blockchain
14.4.2023
As the world rapidly embraces digital transformation, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are gaining significant traction in the realm of global remittance, according to Luther Maday, Head of Fintech Strategy and Innovation at MoneyGram.
However, the journey to mainstream adoption...
Today in Crypto: Hackers Steal $23M from Bitrue, Canon USA to Launch NFT Marketplace, HashKey Launches Wealth Management Platform, Ripple Reveals Liquidity Hub
14.4.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Hackers Steal $23M from Bitrue, Canon USA to Launch NFT Marketplace, HashKey Launches Wealth Management...
TradFi Remains the Counterparty of Choice for Institutional Crypto Investors: Bank of America
14.4.2023
Crypto company collapses create a void in the ecosystem that trusted and experienced traditional finance firms may look to fill, the report said
China’s CBDC Registers Housing Aid Firsts – Digital Yuan Adoption Gathers Pace?
14.4.2023
It has been another busy week for China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, with the token finding new usage cases in the fields of housing aid public resource transactions.
Xinhua Daily reported that the Jiangsu Provincial Government Affairs Office has begun using the CBDC...
Digital Asset Firm HashKey Announces Wealth Management Service Launch Amid High Investor Demand – Bull Market Confirmed?
14.4.2023
Hong Kong-based digital asset firm HashKey Group has enhanced its Over-the-Counter (OTC) trading business and launched a new wealth management business line amid increasing investor demand.
In a Friday blog post, the company unveiled HashKey Wealth, a new wealth management platform geared toward...