One currency to rule them all: Facebook’s Diem has global ambitions
There are two big questions on everyone’s lips now: What exactly is Facebook’s Diem, and what it will offer its...
Month: October 2021
Beltracchi’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ — Notorious Art Forger Banned from Selling at Galleries Steps Into the NFT Game
While the world of non-fungible token (NFT) assets continues to swell, the notorious artist and art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi has...
Cross-Chain Bridge Value Increases by 89% in Less Than a Month Surpassing $14 Billion TVL
23 days ago on September 16, cross-chain bridges held around $7.79 billion total value locked (TVL) and since then the...
B2BinPay: How to Find a Reliable Provider of Bitcoin Payments
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin is not just the first cryptocurrency to have come onto the scene – the role of this...
XRP price eyes $1.50 next after bouncing 30% in just 10 days
The XRP price chart is painting a golden cross while rising inside an ascending channel.
McDonald’s China to give away 188 NFTs on 31st anniversary
The "Big Mac Rubik's Cube" NFTs will be distributed to Chinese employees and customers by McDonald's China as a part...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor Says CBDC Launch Just ‘a Couple of Days’ Away
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed the country’s upcoming digital currency will be...
Talent Giant Creative Artists Agency Inks Deal With Pseudonymous NFT Whale 0xb1
On October 8, the leading California-based talent agency Creative Artists Agency announced it has inked a deal with the infamous...
Bitmain stops shipment of Antminer crypto mining rigs into China
Bitmain plans to identify green energy mining opportunities from power generation projects in Chinese provinces.
Successful smart cities will be impossible without decentralized techs
Blockchain technology promises to be the foundational network layer for many systems underpinning successful smart cities.
Court Ruling Threatens 17 Crypto Exchanges in Russia
Another batch of Russian online crypto exchanges in Russia face closure following a recent decision by a regional court. Information...
Start-up Raises $2 Million to Pioneer Cryptocurrency Usage in Francophone Africa
A Cameroonian fintech start-up, Ejara, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in French-speaking...
Sri Lanka Appoints Committee to Draft Digital Currency Policy, Seeks Crypto Investments
In preparation to regulate its fintech space, the government of Sri Lanka has established a special committee tasked to formulate...
Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs ‘Cryptofascist Currency’ — ‘Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency’
On October 9, whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden published an opinion editorial concerning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and...
