crypto adoption

Israel’s Central Bank Initiates Digital Shekel Payment Challenge

The Bank of Israel is launching the Digital Shequel Challenge as it continues its consideration of a digital cy issued…

2 years ago

MoonPay Launches New Web3 Tool Platform For Brands Venturing into Crypto

Blockchain payments infrastructure firm MoonPay today launched Web3 Tools, a platform designed to aid brands in providing a less complex…

2 years ago

Potential US TikTok Buyer Plans to Decentralize TikTok, Could Relay on Polkadot Parachain

US billionaire Frank McCourt is leading a consortium to acquire TikTok and decentralize it using the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol…

2 years ago

DTCC, Chainlink Complete Pilot to Accelerate Fund Tokenization with JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton & BNY Mellon Participating

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the world’s largest securities settlement system, completed a pilot project with blockchain oracle Chainlink (LINK) and…

2 years ago

Ghana Executes Cross Border CBDC Project with Singapore

This week the Bank of Ghana hosted its fintech conference, the 3i Africa Summit, where the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) played a…

2 years ago

Hong Kong Expands Integration with China’s eCNY CBDC

On May 17, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced an expansion of its role in the pilots for China’s central…

2 years ago

Bloomberg Analyst Eric Balchunas: BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF’s Over 400 Holders is ‘Mind Boggling’

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas didn't mince his words when contextualizing how impressive he finds the early performance of BlackRock's…

2 years ago

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files to Shift Legal Home to U.S. From Ireland Ahead of Planned IPO

Stablecoin issuer Circle reportedly plans to shift its legal home to the United States from Ireland for undisclosed reasons, Bloomberg reported…

2 years ago

State of Wisconsin Buys Nearly $100M Worth of BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The U.S. state of Wisconsin purchased 94,562 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the first quarter of the…

2 years ago

El Salvador Mined 474 Bitcoin Since 2021 Using Volcanic Geothermal Power, Bringing Total BTC to 5,750

El Salvador has mined 474 bitcoin since 2021 using geothermal power fueled by the Tecapa volcano. The mined coins bring the…

2 years ago