Source: iStock/Asia-Pacific Images Studio Around 7 undisclosed central banks, representing 20% of the world’s population, are likely to launch central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in 3 years, a new survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), showed. While these banks remain unidentified, the BIS claims that having stronger motivations, emerging market economies (EMEs) central…
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As a group of mining pools announced their infrastructure funding plan for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the crypto industry players are discussing if this is a dictatorial move, if it’s a soft work, and to how many more forks it may lead. Jiang Zhuoer, CEO of one of the largest mining pools on Bitcoin Cash (BCH),…
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Justin Sun. Major adult entertainment website Pornhub has added Tether (USDT) to its payment options, while Tron’s Justin Sun can also score another adoption victory. The addition of the popular stablecoin has been announced just recently, explaining what stablecoins and Tether are to the users unaware of it. Furthermore, given the Tron – Tether partnership,…
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Thinkers at the World Economic Forum (WEF) have drafted what they call a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) “walkthrough” for bankers and governments looking to launch digital fiats in the near future. The walkthrough takes the form of a 28-page “toolkit” document, available for download here. But if wading through all of that sounds like…
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After a significant change in the major crypto exchange Binance’s whitepaper resurfaced, it raised numerous questions regarding transparency and accountability within the crypto industry, which is now lost in speculations, while Binance does not provide clear answers. As reported last year, in April 2019, Binance made a change to its original whitepaper and published Read…
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Venezuela is in talks with Cuba about using the Petro, the former’s state-issued, oil-backed cryptocurrency, in bilateral payments including trade deals. Per the Venezuelan state-run newspaper Correo del Orinoco, the two nations talked on the matter of cryptocurrencies at their most recent intergovernmental summit, held in the Casa Amarilla in Caracas last week. Read more…
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The state-owned Boeing 787 for sale. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Mexicoaeroespacial A crypto exchange operator in Monterrey, Mexico, has launched an audacious crypto-powered bid to buy the country’s presidential aircraft for USD 138 million worth of tokens and a large swathe of land. The move comes just days after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez…
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Source: iStock/orinoco-art Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news A central bank group will assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the…
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Source: iStock/tanew_pix Cardano (ADA) surged more than 8% over the past 24 hours (as of 11:00 UTC) following positive announcements. First, the token got the attention of many traders after a press release was sent out by Emurgo, the venture arm of Cardano. It said that Emurgo is setting up a “strategic task force” with…
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Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here. _________________________________________ Binance Listings: DREP (DREP) BULL (BULL) BEAR Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin…
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