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BRICS Bank Issues First ZAR Bonds as It Looks to Use Local Currencies
18.8.2023
The New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, has issued its first bonds denominated in South African rand (ZAR). The auction, which was closed on Tuesday, is part of the bank’s efforts to increase both fundraising and lending in local currencies. Development...
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Set to Launch Gold-Backed Digital Token (GBDT) for Retail Use Following Successful Investor Interest
15.8.2023
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced its advanced plans to launch Gold-Backed Digital Token (GBDT) for retail purposes following its successful reception among investors, a success the Bank hailed as "commendable" in a recent report.
During the presentation of the Mid-Term Monetary...
Russia Will Use CBDC Pay Benefits & Evade Sanctions, Experts Claim
13.8.2023
Russian experts say they think that the government will use the digital ruble to pay state benefits – and think the CBDC could be used to evade sanctions.
With just days to go until Russia pilots the coin, experts have been examining the scant details that have thus far been forthcoming prior...
Binance Japan to Use KYC Services From Liquid
13.8.2023
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has selected Liquid as an identity verification partner for its Japanese platform. The services of the Tokyo-headquartered biometrics firm will allow Binance Japan to ensure its know-your-customer (KYC) procedures comply with Japan’s strict...
Canadians have ‘weak incentives’ to use a CBDC: Bank of Canada
11.8.2023
A central bank discussion paper found that the majority of Canadians have little trouble accessing financial services, which gives them little reason to use a CBDC
SEC Isn’t Appealing Whether XRP Is a Security, Lawyer Clarifies
11.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not appealing District Judge Analisa Torres’ ruling that XRP is not a security, a lawyer has explained. The securities regulator is appealing “programmatic and individual sales issues,” he clarified, adding that “If...
India plans to use crypto tokens in upcoming native web browser
10.8.2023
Feature is envisaged in the project of national web browser, cherished by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
India Wants to Use Crypto Tokens to Digitally Sign Documents
10.8.2023
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wants to have the ability to use crypto tokens to digitally sign documents in a new indigenous web browser
SEC use of Terraform ruling hints Coinbase dismissal motion attack plan
10.8.2023
The SEC claims a court ruling gives it authority over crypto, setting up a possible counter-argument in dismissal motions brought against it
Binance Founder CZ Warns Users About the Use of AI Deepfakes in Crypto – What's Going On?
9.8.2023
Crypto exchange giant Binance's CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has flagged a warning regarding AI-enabled deepfake videos that pose significant risks to cryptos.
Referring to an AI-powered video post featuring Joshua Xu, CEO of HeyGen, CZ said that such videos are “pretty scary from a video verification...
Canadian police reported using Chainalysis Reactor to trace crypto crimes
9.8.2023
Police now have the ability to trace blockchain transactions, identify suspects and determine where funds have been deposited
Japanese startup to use stablecoins and CBDC to link Asian countries
8.8.2023
Soramitsu is developing a cross-border payment system that uses Cambodia’s CBDCs and targets Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia
Bitcoin phone home: Use crypto to buy sim cards in 140 countries with Bitrefill
8.8.2023
Bitcoin and crypto travelers can bid farewell to telco woes with Bitrefill’s eSims, now available in 140 countries
Use XHR/fetch Breakpoints!
7.8.2023
Web debugging tools are so incredibly excellent these days. I remember the days where they didn’t exist and debugging was a total nightmare, even for the simplest of problems. A while back I introduced many of you to Logpoints, a way to output console.log messages without needing to change...
US lawmakers urge White House to address North Korea's use of digital assets: Report
4.8.2023
Senator Elizabeth Warren was part of a group of lawmakers who pushed for provisions against crypto mixers and privacy coins in the National Defense Authorization Act in July
How to use Microsoft Power BI
3.8.2023
Learn how Power BI unlocks the potential of your data and is useful for data visualization and analysis
Art, history and Bruce Lee in the metaverse, food brands use NFTs: Nifty Newsletter
2.8.2023
NFT company Yuga Labs is set to acquire a metaverse-building startup to advance its Otherside metaverse project
Worldcoin to allow government and businesses to use ID system: Report
2.8.2023
New reports reveal that Worldcoin plans to expand its operations to sign up more users by allowing organizations and governments to access its technology
Ripple CEO slams SEC over use of XRP report in lawsuit
2.8.2023
Brad Garlinghouse stressed Ripple's unchanged commitment to transparency but hinted that future reports might undergo some changes
Fitch Downgrades US Government’s Debt Rating – Does This Boost Crypto’s Use-case?
2.8.2023
In a surprise move, global rating agency Fitch downgraded the US government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+ on Tuesday.
In a report released on its website, the ratings agency cited expected fiscal deterioration over the coming three years, a high and growing government debt burden and “erosion...