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Coinbase Launches High Yield USDC Accounts With 4% APY
30.6.2021
Coinbase, the largest exchange in terms of crypto reserves held, has announced the introduction of a savings program tied to usd coin. The company’s high yield USDC savings program allows customers to gain 4% APY interest on stablecoin accounts. Coinbase Reveals USDC Savings Program With...
Mexico’s Finance Minister: Cryptocurrencies Are Prohibited From Being Used in Financial System
30.6.2021
Mexico’s central bank, finance ministry, and banking regulator have jointly issued a warning about cryptocurrency. Finance Minister Arturo Herrera emphasized that cryptocurrencies are prohibited from being used in Mexico’s financial system. The central bank of Mexico, the finance...
Palestinians Ponder Digital Currency as Move for Monetary Independence
26.6.2021
The Palestine Monetary Authority is exploring the possibility of issuing its own digital currency. For Palestinians, the minting of a national coin would represent a step, at least a symbolic one, towards achieving monetary independence from the State of Israel. Digital Currency to Help...
Blockchain not suitable for CBDC, says Swiss national bank economist
25.6.2021
Global economists continue to question the implications of blockchain implementation for central bank digital currencies
UN Kenyan Mission Praises Local Blockchain-Based Initiative for Helping to Reduce Poverty
25.6.2021
The United Nations (UN) mission in Kenya recently praised a local blockchain-based community inclusion currency (CIC) initiative for its part in helping to reduce poverty in one of the country’s poor informal settlements. The mission’s sentiments follow a tour of the Mukuru informal...
Portuguese national football team launches fan token with Socios
24.6.2021
The platform reported the sales of all its fan tokens have generated more $150 million this year
Nigeria's comms minister links blockchain to national digital innovation efforts
24.6.2021
Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the country
Rwanda Central Bank Joins CBDC Bandwagon After Announcing Digital Currency Research
23.6.2021
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has become the latest African central bank to join the digital currency movement after an employee confirmed the institution is studying the possibilities of issuing its own digital currency. CBDC Implications on Financial Stability According to the employee, John...
Salvadoran Representative Introduces Lawsuit Against the Bitcoin Tender Law for Being Unconstitutional
22.6.2021
Jaime Guevara, a Salvadoran representative, presented a lawsuit against the recently approved bitcoin tender law today. Guevara alleges the law is unconstitutional and brings a series of changes that will cause problems for Salvadorans. Some people suspect Bukele’s regime is behind...
Powers On... El Salvador is the unlikely leader for sovereign adoption of Bitcoin as national currency
22.6.2021
The question is not whether Bitcoin will be the future of money; the question is how, where and when it will be the future of money
Nicolas Maduro States Venezuela Pioneered Crypto Adoption in South America as Petro Use Flounders
22.6.2021
President Nicolas Maduro stated that Venezuela was a pioneer in cryptocurrency adoption in Latam in an interview with Bloomberg last week. Venezuela is still one of the first cryptocurrency volume movers in South America. However, the petro token, its official cryptocurrency, has failed to pick...
Republican Campaign Arm Accepts Crypto Assets – Attempts to Pursue ‘Every Avenue to Stop Pelosi’s Socialist Agenda’
17.6.2021
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a lobbyist organization aimed at supporting the election of Republicans to Congress, via direct...
US National Republican Congressional Committee to Accept Crypto Donations
17.6.2021
The US National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) will reportedly start accepting cryptocurrency donations via major crypto payments provider BitPay - as a response to the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s "socialist agenda."
NRCC is the Republican Hill...
Argentinian National Soccer Selection Launched Its Official Token
15.6.2021
The Argentinian National Soccer Selection launched its official token last week, with a great reception. The token that would give fans involvement in the decisions regarding the soccer team, sold out quickly. The Argentinian National Soccer Selection is the first national team to launch its...
Nifty News: Porsche enters NFT sector, Mark Cuban keeps investing, and Chainlink-powered NFTs
15.6.2021
Porsche announces NFT subsidiary, Chainlink oracles unlock special NFT content, and Mark Cuban continues to invest millions into companies targeting nonfungibles
South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency
14.6.2021
Strong retail interest in crypto has driven South African regulators to rethink how they classify cryptocurrencies
Christine Lagarde Reaffirms ECB’s Crypto Policy as Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
14.6.2021
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has shared her view on El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender. She confirmed that the central bank’s policy on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has not changed. ECB’s Lagarde Comments on El Salvador Making Bitcoin...
Cuba’s Central Bank Suspends US Dollar Deposits Nationwide – Officials Cite Embargo ‘Obstacles’
13.6.2021
The Republic of Cuba is suspending the use of U.S. dollars due to embargo restrictions with U.S. and foreign banks. The central bank of Cuba’s restrictions stems from the “obstacles that the U.S. embargo creates for the national bank system.” Cuba Bans USD Deposits, BCC Tells...
Swiss, French Central Banks to Trial Wholesale CBDC Settlements With BIS and Private Sector
11.6.2021
The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture. European Central...
Uganda Museum Collaborates With Software Development Firm to Create NFTs for Display on Binance Marketplace
9.6.2021
One of Africa’s oldest museums, the Uganda National Museum (UNM), is set to create digital representations of the unique artifacts that are on display at this facility. Working in concert with software development firm Murcom, Uganda’s biggest museum is expected to display and auction...