Philippines Plans to Introduce Wholesale CBDC by 2029
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to introduce its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2029. The Philippine central...
Month: July 2024
Study: AI Success in Africa Depends on Availability of Local Language Data and AI Talent
According to the latest Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) study report, the success of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa...
Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC
Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform called Nexchain. This...
Cross-border BTC payments a top priority for Marathon Digital — Bitcoin 2024
The Bitcoin miner is seeking partners to build BTC payment apps, a company executive said.
Bitcoin mining will thrive under a Trump administration — MARA CEO
Marathon CEO Fred Thiel said he would not comment on Harris’ policies because they are still unknown at this time.
Institutional tokenization will propel Web3 forward — Jason Dehni
The real-world asset tokenization market is projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030 despite a rocky start, according to McKinsey...
SEC approves Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust for Trading on NYSE Arca
Grayscale must await final regulatory signoff on its registration filing before listing the fund
No BTC strategic reserve announcement from Sen. Lummis — Bitcoin 2024
US Senator Lummis recently authored a report highlighting the benefit of the Bitcoin mining industry and denouncing Biden’s proposed 30%...
Bitcoin Market Cap to surpass gold—Anthony Scaramucci
Bitcoin currently has a market capitalization of roughly $1.3 trillion, while the entire crypto market cap is roughly $2.4 trillion.
Bitcoin Network’s OP_CAT upgrade fuels developer innovation
Bioniq CEO Bob Bodily talks about Ordinals and the need for covenants on the Bitcoin network at Bitcoin 2024.
Russia Advances Cryptocurrency Mining Bill
Russia’s State Duma has advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency mining, aiming to curb illegal activities and promote investment and...
BRICS Poised to Dominate World Bank and IMF, Says Russian Executive Director
The World Bank Executive Director for Russia forecasts that BRICS nations will soon dominate the World Bank and the International...
BRICS Considers Iran’s Proposal to Link Payment Systems of All Member Countries, Says Russian Official
The BRICS economic bloc is considering Iran’s proposal to link all member nations’ payment systems, according to Russian Deputy Foreign...
Bitcoin Investors Won’t Sell BTC Even if Price Drops to $3K, Peter Schiff’s Poll Shows
Gold advocate Peter Schiff has conducted two polls regarding bitcoin’s value and investors’ actions if the crypto’s price falls significantly....
Bitcoin trader warns of local BTC price top after $530M ETF inflows
BTC price “profit taking” has resulted from large ETF inflow days in the past, while both Bitcoin and Ether shrug...
