BIS consultative group proposes retail CBDC architecture

Institutional investors are paying close attention to digital assets as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to soar past record-breaking levels, almost reaching the valuation of $24,000 for the first time in its history.Recent findings from a Bank of America–Merrill Lynch survey conducted between Dec. 4 and 10 show that about 15% of fund managers with $534 billion…

A French tech entrepreneur has been nabbed for allegedly stealing over 1 million euros in Bitcoin (BTC) from his former colleagues in what is purported to have been an “act of revenge.”On Dec. 22, the unnamed man was indicted by a judge in Paris on charges of theft, money laundering and fraudulently accessing data processing…

The individual accused of perpetrating a massive-scale hack of credit card issuer Capital One also allegedly hacked cloud customers’ servers to mine cryptocurrency for herself. Court filings published on Aug. 28 reveal that Paige A. Thompson has been indicted on charges of both perpetrating the Capital One breach and of hacking into the servers of her…

The main trade seaport of France, Marseille Fos Port, will participate in a blockchain pilot for freight logistics in June 2019, local industry news outlet PortSEurope reports on March 6.The project aims to use blockchain technology for supply chain logistics and intermodal freight forwarding on the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône axis (MeRS) transport corridor.According to the report, the…

The study also showed that decentralized organizations work best when they’re built around a tight-knit group of focused participants. 41 Total views 2 Total shares A pair of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Princeton University conducted a study to determine how tokenization affects decentralization in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Their findings…

Earlier, Christopher Emms was released by Saudi authorities due to the lack of evidence against him. 104 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe local bureau of Interpol detained a British national charged by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) in Moscow. He’s being alleged…

VeChain’s medical records blockchain platform in Cyprus lets people prove, and control, COVID-19 test results. 907 Total views 77 Total shares Blockchain tracking platform VeChain announced on Twitter on June 20 that its blockchain-based medical data management platform co-developed with digital healthcare solution firm I-Dante has gone live and will store COVID-19 testing results. The…

Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital introduced a new Bitcoin fund in early January. He says that improved infrastructure and regulation have made BTC investments "as safe as owning bonds and commodities like gold." 1695 Total views 11 Total shares Anthony Scaramucci, the head of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, believes Bitcoin’s (BTC) value proposition…

Normally, little is unexpected concerning the regular, pre-programmed adjustment of the Bitcoin network’s mining reward size, otherwise known as halving. Baked into the digital currency’s original protocol, the anti-inflationary mechanism gets triggered once every 210,000 blocks mined — or roughly every four years — providing all the interested parties with ample notice and time to…