In three days, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will convene on Jan. 15-19, and much of the world’s elite will be in Davos for the event. Before the meeting, the WEF published the 19th annual edition of the Global Risks Report, which highlights the risks of disinformation, and the impact of advancements in…
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Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak, technocratic surveillance future leveraging central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should nothing be…
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According to Lynette Zang, chief market analyst at ITM Trading, U.S. banks have the legal authority to confiscate people’s funds due to legislation passed by Congress. In a recent interview, Zang discussed how the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has dwindled to “roughly three cents,” her belief that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will…
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Trends show that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major topic in 2023, as data indicates a surge in interest. Since interest peaked and Microsoft invested billions into Chatgpt, demand for AI-focused cryptocurrency projects has risen dramatically. For example, the crypto project Fetch.ai has seen its native token FET rise 212% in the past 30…
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Industry insiders highlight World Economic Forum workshops on the metaverse focusing on user privacy, asset protection and regulation. Web3 and the metaverse were handed a seat at the table of the World Economic Forum in 2023 as the ecosystem continues to drive innovation across industries. As Cointelegraph continues to explore, the presence of the cryptocurrency…
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Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the metaverse and the impact that the tech might have in the future. In a conversation with Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nadella stated that the sense of presence achieved while interacting using metaverse tech is “game-changing.” Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Talks…
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Bitcoin retains higher levels after gaining 40% or more this month, but concerns of a BTC price correction are never far away. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the last week of January in fine form after sealing its highest weekly close in five months. Despite opposition, the largest cryptocurrency is holding on to its newfound strength and…
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The United Arab Emirates virtual assets regulator has said no crypto entity has been granted the full market product (FMP) license. According to the country’s minister of state for artificial intelligence and the digital economy, Omar Sultan Al Olama, no crypto entity has been “able to onboard any customers even last week.” VARA Has Yet…
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A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the payments sector today. However, they have also stated these present several limitations still to be addressed.…
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UAE’s minister of state for foreign trade Thani Al-Zeyoudi noted that as the country has attracted a lot of talent from the crypto sector, the UAE now needs to roll out the correct regulation to support further growth. Crypto will play a “major role” in the United Arab Emirates’ global trade moving forward, says the…
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