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CAR president urges citizens to understand Bitcoin to bring long-term prosperity
16.6.2022
For the past few weeks, the crypto market has been in a tailspin. While other investors may have given up on BTC, its ardent supporters continue to extol its virtues
Former president of the New York Stock Exchange joins Uniswap Labs as an advisor
15.6.2022
Uniswap said it is betting on her experience with TradFi translating over to DeFi to further help them evolve their place in Web3
Uniswap Labs Hires Former NYSE President to Be Adviser
15.6.2022
Stacey Cunningham, the first female president of the NYSE, will serve as an advisor to the company behind the DeFi protocol
World Bank Warns of Global Recession, Stagflation — ‘This Is the Sharpest Slowdown in 80 Years’
9.6.2022
The World Bank has warned of a possible global recession. “For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” said World Bank President David Malpass. “This is the sharpest slowdown in 80 years.” World Bank on Global Recession, Stagflation The World Bank warned about...
Digital Real Will Be Used by Banks in Brazil as Collateral to Issue Their Own Stablecoins
7.6.2022
The Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real, will be more of a wholesale asset instead of a public retail-focused token, according to statements from the president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Roberto Campos Neto. Campos Neto indicated that private banks in the country...
Nigerian Blockchain and Crypto Association Introduces a Code of Conduct for VASPs
6.6.2022
The Nigerian blockchain and crypto advocacy group, the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association in Nigeria (SIBAN) recently announced the introduction of a code of conduct for Nigerian virtual assets service providers. The code of conduct, which was initiated by the office of the President...
Goldman Sachs President Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Economic Shocks and Tougher Times Ahead
5.6.2022
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs’ president and chief operating officer has warned of unprecedented economic shocks and tougher times ahead. His statement echoes JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s warning that a “hurricane” is coming our way. Goldman Sachs President’s...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Has ‘Super Bad Feeling’ About US Economy — Biden Responds
4.6.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk says he has a “super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy. President Joe Biden responded with a list of major investments by large corporations and wished Musk luck on his trip to the moon. Elon Musk’s Bad Feeling About the U.S. Economy Tesla...
NY Fed president urges colleagues to prepare for coming digital payment transformation
1.6.2022
Technology is changing fast, but the role of the central bank stays the same, Williams tells an audience of officials, scholars and financial industry leaders
Survey: Most Salvadorans Still Not Convinced About Bitcoin as Legal Tender
30.5.2022
A survey conducted recently by the Center for Citizen Studies of the Francisco Gavidia University, a private institution in El Salvador, has found that more than half of the Salvadorans surveyed still prefer the dollar over bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin, which has been pushed by Salvadoran...
Former Nintendo President States Gaming Companies Are Marching to the Metaverse
30.5.2022
Former Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aimé, believes that the gaming industry is steadily going to integrate metaverse elements into its games. Fils-Aimé thinks that established gaming companies, like Nintendo, are better suited to be leading the race for the metaverse than...
Belarus Has Seized Millions of Dollars in Crypto, Chief Investigator Claims
29.5.2022
Authorities in Belarus have mastered the seizure of cryptocurrencies, the head of the country’s Investigative Committee revealed in a recent interview. The high-ranking law enforcement official claims the state has already confiscated crypto assets worth millions of dollars. Companies...
BSV president urges Meta to store data for its metaverse on a public blockchain
27.5.2022
Jimmy Nguyen, president of BSV Association, hopes that Meta would take an approach that doesn’t store data within their own servers
After Defaulting Sri Lanka Plans to Print $2.8 Billion Worth of Rupees, Inflation Rate Expected to Top 40%
27.5.2022
The government in crisis-stricken Sri Lanka has said it will print more money and cut spending on infrastructure as part of an attempt to pacify the restive population. The government, however, concedes that printing more money will likely see the inflation rate rise to 40%. Printing More Money...
ECB president’s anti-crypto comments trigger community responses
26.5.2022
In a Dutch talk show, the ECB president said that crypto is "worth nothing" as there's no underlying asset that backs the currencies
Billionaire Investor Bill Ackman Says Unless the Fed Aggressively Hikes Rates, Stock Market Could Crash, ‘Catalyzing an Economic Collapse’
25.5.2022
Billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, Bill Ackman, believes “inflation is out of control.” The investor thinks that if the Federal Reserve “doesn’t do its job” by applying “aggressive monetary tightening,”...
Bitcoin Mining Can be a Force for Good or Bad, Banning it Doesn’t Solve Anything – FTX.US President
25.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining can be a force for both good and bad, depending on how it’s done and where it happens. But countries thinking of banning it should know that miners will not hesitate to simply move somewhere else, FTX.US president Brett Harrison said at the World Economic Forum in Davos...
Sam Bankman-Fried could spend up to $1B in 2024 to thwart Trump comeback
25.5.2022
The FTX founder said he’d spend “north of $100 million” with a “soft ceiling” of $1 billion and added “who knows what’s going to happen between now and then.”
Reggie Fils-Aime: Companies Need To ‘Embrace’ Unions If That’s What Employees Want
24.5.2022
In an interview yesterday, former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about his thoughts on unions, which currently barely exist in the video game industry. Fils-Aime’s answer was not a ringing endorsement of unions, with the former exec saying they aren’t good or bad, just...
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...