- 25 November, 2024
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 they can be used to
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— the final chapter in a
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 year, Cointelegraph Brazil reported. The
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 after the tax rule implementation.
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 Nasdaq survey suggested that the
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 angles and proposed solutions to
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 Office, or USPTO. Highlights of
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 users just three days after
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 few random zingers to keep
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 booming across Africa. If you’ve