Global Adoption

Tether to Challenges United Nations Claims of USDT Use in Illegal Activities, Advocates for Blockchain Education

Stablecoin issuer Tether criticized the United Nations report, claiming that its USDT tokens are being used for illegal activities. In…

2 years ago

Australian Consortium Explores Tokenizing Money Markets & Debt

Last year, as part of Australia’s central bank digital cy (CBDC) pilots, one of the tests involved using the CBDC…

2 years ago

Ripple & Tron Gets Ditched By Hong Kong Virtual Asset Consortium, Replaced by Solana & Avalanche

Hong Kong Virtual Asset Consortium (HKVAC) removed Ripple’s XRP from its top five global crypto index, replacing it with Solana. SOL…

2 years ago

Controversial Crypto Ban: Google Pulls Binance Kraken & Other Global Crypto Exchange Apps From India store

Google pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken from its Play Store in India in January in what is…

2 years ago

Bank of International Settlements, World Bank & Swiss National Bank to Tokenize Promissory Notes

Last November the Bank of International Settlements Innovation Hub revealed it was planning a project with the Swiss National Bank…

2 years ago

Regulated Tokenized U.S. Treasurys Are Coming On-Chain, But Not Available in The U.S.

Digital asset liquidity provider Enigma Securities has partnered with Circle-backed tech company OpenTrade to bring US Treasury bill-backed yield products…

2 years ago

Japan’s E-Commerce Giant Mercari Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Mercari Japan’s digital flea market platform with over 22 million monthly active users, is planning to allow users to purchase…

2 years ago

Digital Asset Adoption in Africa: Nigeria’s cNGN Stablecoin To Transform Digital Currency Scene

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially approved the cNGN stablecoin, marking a significant development in the country’s cryptocy…

2 years ago

Tokenizing Deposits & Securities: Adhara wins Bank of Spain Contract for Wholesale CBDC, Tokenized Deposit Trials

It’s been more than a year since the Bank of Spain invited tenders for a wholesale central bank digital cy…

2 years ago

Detaching From The Dollar: BRICS Inducted 5 New Countries in January 2024 Including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia

BRICS inducted five new countries in January 2024 including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. Argentina…

2 years ago