CBDCs on the horizon: The current state of CBDC initiatives around the world

Both parachains on Polkadot and DeFi functions on Acala are still undergoing heavy development. 2384 Total views 26 Total shares Decentralized finance protocol Acala announced Monday that they have raised 8.5 million DOT (worth $451.8 million at time of publication) from over 53,000 participants. The protocol is also set to win the first parachain auction on…

With additional millions in funding, Anchorage looks toward scaling. 2384 Total views 6 Total shares Last month, digital asset entity Anchorage received a bank charter from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC. This month, the outfit has added $80 million in funds. "Today, we are pleased to announce that Anchorage…

Hedera shifts toward open-source decentralization, transferring its codebase to Linux Foundation’s Decentralized Trust for global collaboration.

The 166th wealthiest person in the world has revealed that he has invested in Bitcoin. 3816 Total views 51 Total shares Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the second-wealthiest man in Mexico, has revealed that 10% of his “liquid portfolio” is invested in Bitcoin (BTC).The billionaire shared a video captured in “a Latin country” depicting banks throwing out…

With the exposure of traditional banks and financial institutions to crypto-assets and all the risks involved, as well as the continued advice from governmental authorities to banks to integrate a crypto risk management system, what are the solutions available?In order to align with current regulatory standards, banks and financial institutions entering the digital asset space,…

Alon Cohen, co-founder of the Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, is set to bring back live streaming on the platform — five months after suspending the feature after several incidents involving harmful content.  Posting on X on April 4, Cohen said the feature has returned with “industry standard moderation systems in place and transparent guidelines.” He

Several social media accounts followed the trend, with one requesting ETH to purchase an NFT and another pledging to spend the money on drugs. 624 Total views 3 Total shares A new trend where social media influencers ask for Ether (ETH) in exchange for nothing has taken over Twitter, grabbing the attention of many onlookers.…

"Blockchain" and "distributed ledger technology." Many of us have been guilty of confusing these two terms and using them interchangeably. But even though their meanings overlap in a number of areas, and even though they've both reached similar levels of public notoriety since the 2017 cryptocurrency bull market, they aren't quite identical.Yes, they both generally…

The crypto venture is expected to formalize its operation by the end of 2021 and start offering its services by early 2022. 914 Total views 20 Total shares SBI Digital Asset Holdings, a fully owned subsidiary of Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings, announced a joint crypto venture with Switzerland’s SIX digital exchange (SDX). The joint venture…