CBDCs' threat to freedom put under the microscope at Oslo conference

Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, is purportedly in preliminary talks with multiple digital payments firms as well as a state-owned bank to launch digital payment services in Indonesia. Reuters reported that they had learned of this development from anonymous sources on Aug. 20. According to the report, WhatsApp is currently negotiating with transportation booking service Go-Jek, mobile…

In the precariousness of Web3 open-source code, iterative development and “move fast” ethos, things break. And through breaking, things are also made. A new project allows anyone to create a copy of someone else’s NFT, aptly named “Mimics.”But how does Mimics work, and what does it mean for the NFT art market to have a…

While Ethereum continues to develop the next stage of its evolution with the sharding-enabled Ethereum 2.0, a group of developers will focus on the existing chain to maintain its operability during the transition. Dubbed Ethereum 1.x, the project’s goal is to maintain Ethereum’s (ETH) usability while the Serenity upgrade is being worked on. As explained in…

Price action across the cryptocurrency market was largely subdued on July 21, as traders took a day to digest gains over the past week and book profits following the biggest relief rally since early June.Amid speculation about what drove the recent rally, the Ethereum Merge has consistently ranked at the top of the list. The market…

The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform. The Romanian authorities are set to host their first-ever auction of cryptocurrency, seized from a fraud case. On Oct. 2, the National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (ANABI) announced its forthcoming auction of…

Humanode is the first human-powered crypto-biometric network, where 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote. Humanode is a new-age decentralized crypto-biometric network that integrates pioneering cryptography with private biometrics and blockchain technology. The project aims to create a strong and sustainable decentralized system that is grounded on the existence of unique human beings. The…

The central bank wants an e-GBP to be retail-focused and could form part of a "mixed payments economy" alongside cryptocurrency stablecoins. 75 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United Kingdom is a step closer to launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) after releasing a…

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The hack meant that all crypto going into the Bitcoin ATM would instead be siphoned off by the hackers. 171 Total views 15 Total shares Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes had its servers compromised via a zero-day attack on Aug. 18, which enabled the hackers to make themselves the default admins and modify settings so…