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India’s Digital Rupee Usage Drops Drastically After Initial Surge
26.6.2024
India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital rupee, has experienced a significant decline in usage, decreasing to a tenth of its peak in December 2023, according to sources involved in the pilot project. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initially reached 1 million daily retail...
ECB Publishes Digital Euro’s First Progress Report
26.6.2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its first progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, highlighting key design features and ongoing developments. The report emphasizes high privacy standards for both online and offline payments, aiming to provide users with a cash-like level...
Digital Euro Holding Limit: Debate Continues
26.6.2024
The president of Germany’s central bank has highlighted the ongoing debate about the holding limit for the digital euro, Europe’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). He noted that recent Bundesbank research indicates that the optimal amount could be in the range of 1,500 to 2,500...
VanEck files form 8-A for spot Ether ETF, approval timeline revealed?
25.6.2024
Senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas pointed to VanEck's 8-A filing for its Bitcoin ETF as a clue for the potential launch window of an Ethereum ETF
Here’s what musicians actually think of tokenizing content in Web3
25.6.2024
Web3 music platforms offer musicians and creators the opportunity to tokenize their content in exchange for more connectivity with their community — but what do musicians actually think?
54% of institutional investors in Japan plan to invest in crypto: Survey
25.6.2024
54% of Japanese institutional investors plan to invest in crypto over the next three years, citing portfolio diversification and high return potential as key drivers
Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn: Mt Gox Bitcoin Distributions Unlikely to Disrupt Market
25.6.2024
After a decade-long wait, creditors of the defunct Mt Gox exchange are set to receive in-kind distributions of bitcoin and bitcoin cash starting in July. The head of research from Galaxy Digital predicts the market impact of these distributions will be less severe than anticipated. Long-Term...
FBI Warns of Fake Firms Promising to Recover Lost Cryptocurrencies
25.6.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted the public to “an emerging criminal tactic” targeting investors who have already fallen victim to cryptocurrency scams and seek to recover their lost funds. These fraudsters often claim to be authorized by the FBI, Consumer Financial...
Bitcoin ETFs shed $1.3B over 2 weeks amid market slump
25.6.2024
Bitcoin ETFs have seen outflows of $1.3 Bitcoin in the last two weeks of trading, but analysts expect markets to rally higher in the coming months
Tencent Tests Use Cases for Trading Settlements Using Digital Yuan and Mbridge
25.6.2024
Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, was revealed to be participating in the tests that the Chinese institutions have completed using Mbridge, a CBDC-enabled cross-borders settlement platform. Tencent participated through its international settlements arm Tenpay, which piloted the use case of...
Korean Researcher Says Benefits of Spot Crypto ETFs Are Outweighed by Potential Harm
25.6.2024
A researcher with the Korean Institute of Finance has warned South Korea against introducing spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) because these may pose risks to financial stability. The introduction of spot crypto ETFs could exacerbate the inefficient allocation of resources. Spot...
Iran Officially Unveils Central Bank Digital Currency Project
25.6.2024
Iran officially unveiled its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Sunday during a ceremony attended by Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin and chief executives of several major banks. This digital currency, issued electronically by the central bank, aims to streamline...
Crypto Industry Future: Insights From Marathon Digital’s CEO on Trump and Biden
25.6.2024
Marathon Digital’s CEO has shared his insights on the future of the crypto industry and the potential impact of the upcoming presidential election. The executive observed that the Biden administration has historically been hostile to bitcoin and crypto through its various agencies. However...
Bitcoin will protect the wealth that AI creates: Pompliano
25.6.2024
AI machines will need to use and store their wealth somewhere, and Bitcoin is the logical choice for that, Anthony Pompliano says
Market Turbulence Continues as Crypto Outflows Reach $1.2 Billion
24.6.2024
As digital asset markets continue to navigate turbulence, the latest report from Coinshares outlines significant capital outflows, marking a stark shift in investor sentiment. Authored by lead analyst James Butterfill, the findings highlight a consecutive week of outflows totaling $584 million...
SEC drops investigation into Ethereum: Law Decoded
24.6.2024
A letter from Consensys states that the SEC’s approval of spot Ether exchange-traded funds indicated that it had “updated its position to classify ETH as a commodity and not a security,” but not everyone agrees
Louisiana’s new crypto law protects node operators, bans CBDC
24.6.2024
The U.S. state of Louisiana has updated its legislation to ban the use of central bank digital currencies and to establish rules for digital asset miners and node operators
MetalCore Closed Beta 3 introduces NFTs and Web3 integration
24.6.2024
MetalCore’s CB3 launches on June 27. It integrates NFTs and SHARDS, a new offchain currency, and aims to appeal to both Web2 and Web3 gamers
Transak and Privado ID Announce Partnership to Enhance Decentralized KYC Procedures
24.6.2024
Crypto payments gateway solution Transak has teamed up with Privado ID to launch a new “Reusable KYC” service aimed at improving the decentralized identity verification process. This collaboration introduces a novel method that promises to maintain user privacy without compromising...
Week of Woe: Major Crypto Assets Suffer, Some AI Coins Buck Trend
24.6.2024
Over the past week, bitcoin has slid 6.6% while ethereum has lost 5.5% against the U.S. dollar, but a large handful of alternative digital assets saw much bigger losses this past week. The meme coin dogwifhat (WIF) was the week’s biggest loser shedding 31.2% while notcoin (NOT) lost 24.3%...