IMF Says Nigerian CBDC Drawing Global Interest, Warns of Associated Risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the recently launched Nigerian central bank digital currency (CBDC) is attracting interest...
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Li Rongbin, Founding Partner of SevenX Ventures, Explains Where the Metaverse and NFT Market Are Heading
SevenX Ventures is a community and research-driven blockchain investment firm built alongside entrepreneurs. They invest in blockchain startups and projects...
Houston Rockets Partner With Bitcoin Company NYDIG in Sponsorship Deal
NBA basketball team the Houston Rockets has partnered with NYDIG, a leading bitcoin solutions provider, to be the team’s official...
Creditors of Collapsed South African Crypto Firm Vote to Accept Offer to Resuscitate the Company
Creditors of a South African crypto trading firm, Africrypt, have agreed to a proposal recently tabled by an unnamed investor...
Nigeria Central Bank Governor: Cryptocurrency Is a Product ‘Embedded in High Level of Illegality’
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has claimed that a majority of cryptocurrency transactions are embedded in...
Blockchain-Based Social Network Viblos to Launch Beta Version in March 2022
PRESS RELEASE. In today’s day and age, social networks play an immense part in people’s lives. However, some privacy issues...
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code. Decentralized digital...
Famed Economist Doubts Bitcoin Will Become Global Currency
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at financial services company Allianz, says that bitcoin is not going to be a global...
Games Coins, Defi Tokens, Metaverse Assets Rise Above Market Downturn With Double-Digit Gains
While digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum lost roughly 10% in value during the last seven days, the decentralized finance...
Federal Reserve Governor Argues Against Subjecting Stablecoins to Full Banking Regulation
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller says that stablecoins do not need to be regulated with all the same rules...
Blockchain Industry to Surpass $67 Billion by 2027: Fintech Report Names 2021’s Most Influential Blockchain Companies
Financial technology (fintech) has exploded during the last two years and cryptocurrency and blockchain firms have bolstered the billion-dollar industry....
Moledao Launches Pioneering Web 3.0 Hackathon on the Metaverse
PRESS RELEASE. Moledao, a social platform for blockchain enthusiasts, announced today its upcoming Web 3.0 Hackathon. This pioneering global hackathon...
China Targets Crypto Mining at State-Owned Enterprises, Threatens Punitive Measures
Authorities in China are continuing to crack down on activities linked to cryptocurrencies which they consider illegal. The country’s top...
12-Month Mega Gains — A Dozen Crypto Assets Gained More Than 7,000% Since Last Year
The crypto asset bitcoin has seen a phenomenal year gaining 261.5% over the last 12 months and the second leading...
$9 Billion in Bitcoin: Court Trustee Says Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan ‘Final and Binding’
Mt Gox claimants may see restitution soon as a recent filing from the Tokyo District Court’s trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi explains...
