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BIS releases study of CBDCs and their role in financial inclusion of the unbanked

The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, released a paper Tuesday on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, and how…

3 years ago

The FBI’s takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith took a plea deal after breaking sanctions against North Korea and was formally sentenced earlier today—…

3 years ago

Brazilian central bank president confirms CBDC pilot will launch in 2022

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil confirmed that the country’s sovereign digital currency pilot will go live this…

3 years ago

Indian crypto exchanges’ volume plunges as 30% tax goes into effect

Fresh data on Indian crypto exchanges' trading volume reveals a significant decline in trading practices among Indians just ten days…

3 years ago

Survey of financial advisers and Grayscale comments suggest strong support for spot crypto ETF

While the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet to approve a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, a recent…

3 years ago

Law Decoded: Crypto risks, imaginary and real, and creative ways of addressing them, April 4–11

Last week, there was a lot of regulatory talk about crypto-related risks. While this is very common in itself, some…

3 years ago

Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks

Payments giant Mastercard has filed 15 nonfungible token (NFT) and metaverse trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark…

3 years ago

Coinbase suspends crypto payment services days after India launch

The largest US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has stopped payment services through United Payments Interface (UPI) on its platform for Indian…

3 years ago

6 Questions for Michelle Legge of Koinly

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a…

3 years ago

Here’s what’s happening in Web3 across Africa

Whatever you prefer to call it — crypto, blockchain or Web3 — this new segment of the digital economy is…

3 years ago