Australia’s central bank launches 3-year program for wholesale CBDC

Asset manager Hashdex recently met with the U.S. SEC to address the regulator’s concerns over its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. 595 Total views 6 Total shares Asset manager Hashdex recently held a meeting with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to address the regulator’s concerns about its application to allow the Hashdex

The CEO of Wirecard, who resigned recently, was arrested by German police under accusations of conspiring to inflate assets and revenue to entice investors. 731 Total views 24 Total shares The former chief executive officer of Wirecard, a German fintech company, has been detained by Munich police after being charged with misrepresenting the company’s balances.As reported…

Mobile payments app CHAI is launching mobile blockchain-based payments at 13,500 CU convenience stores in South Korea.According to an Oct. 7 press release shared with Cointelegraph by blockchain startup Terra, CHAI — which operates on the Terra blockchain — will now be accepted as a means of payment at the major convenience store chain.App support…

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and government-run digital innovation center Data61 have released the results of their trial for a blockchain-powered “smart money” system for Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The development was reported by local financial and business news platform Business Insider Australia today, Nov. 13.Data61 is a digital innovation hub that…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts another week at near historic highs as the U.S. dollar continues to drop — what’s next?With investors seeking safe havens and Bitcoin already seeing a demand squeeze, Cointelegraph covers the factors that could further shape price action this week. DXY descends to familiar lowsNews from the U.S. that mass vaccination against the…

Longs have been paying the price since early December, data shows, in a sign that accompanied a market reversal several times last year. 2573 Total views 29 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) has dealt significant pain to bulls in recent weeks, and now, fresh data shows just how much.In a tweet on Jan. 10, on-chain analytics…

The SEC’s delays on two spot Bitcoin ETFs could mean it’s lining up to approve all pending applications in one swoop, say analysts. 327 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States now have a “clear runway” to potential simultaneous approvals after an advanced decision to delay the

The Foreign Ministry of Thailand has revoked the passport of an alleged crypto scammer, which has reportedly rendered him unable to return to his home country for prosecution, the Bangkok Post reports Wednesday, Oct. 10.According to the report, Prinya Jaravijit was in the U.S. after a cryptocurrency investment scheme surfaced in which he and several…

Bitcoin funds are still in decline as institutional sentiment remains bearish. 2087 Total views 20 Total shares Investments in institutional Bitcoin products have continued to decline this past week.In its July 26 Digital Asset Fund Flows report, CoinShares notes institutional crypto products have experienced outflows for the third consecutive week, with $28 million exiting the…