Former CFTC chair Giancarlo joins CoinFund as an adviser
Giancarlo has been a vocal supporter of cryptocurrencies and CBDCs and has called for a “do no harm approach” to...
Month: January 2022
Tonga to copy El Salvador’s bill making Bitcoin legal tender, says former MP
In a ruling that is “almost identical to the El Salvador bill,” Tongan bigwig Lord Fusitu’a anticipates that his country...
Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns
Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community members have submitted...
Georgia Goes After Crypto Miners Using Subsidized Electricity in Historic Town
A record high consumption of electricity blamed on illegal crypto farms in northwestern Georgia has caught the attention of authorities...
GAIMIN Brings Blockchain and NFTs to Minecraft
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 13th January 2022: As part of its strategic business objective to become the leading gaming technology...
Bitcoin Mining Firm Luxor Launches ASIC Trading Desk
On January 11, 2022, the Washington-based bitcoin mining operation Luxor announced the launch of a new application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)...
Cointelegraph Consulting: A look at Terra’s ecosystem
At the start of 2021, Terra had only two applications, but that quickly changed in a year — and it...
Crypto heavyweights back inflation-resistant savings protocol
The U.S. consumer price index reached a 40-year high in December, capping off a year of aggressive price increases. Fintech...
Swiss central bank tests wholesale CBDC with commercial partners
The Swiss National Bank integrated wholesale CBDC in banking systems with five commercial banks as part of the second phase...
UK Economic Affairs Committee unconvinced by prospect of retail CBDC
A new report highlights private-sector innovation and greater financial inclusion with CBDCs, but raises concerns around the descending hegemony of...
BBTV launches crypto payment solution for media monetization
Media monetization company BBTV recently launched a solution that lets creators get paid in crypto. Content creators on BroadbandTV Corporation (BBTV)...
PayPal Could Launch Its Own Stablecoin, Executives Say
PayPal could soon launch a stablecoin, according to recent statements from company executives. The news was first reported by Bloomberg...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Retreats; Could it be a Recovery to $45,000 Level?
Bitcoin Price Prediction – January 12 The Bitcoin price prediction reveals that BTC slumps below the resistance level of $44,071...
Top or bottom? Traders at odds over whether Bitcoin will keep rising
$44,000 remains a focus overnight, but clear direction evades Bitcoin markets, and participants are nervous. Bitcoin (BTC) touched $44,000 a...
Pakistan’s central bank reportedly wants to ban crypto
Pakistan’s finance and law ministries are yet to make a decision on a potential blanket ban on crypto in the...
