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Bahrain’s central bank initially announced the JPM Coin trial in May 2021. 139 Total views 13 Total shares Bahrain is the latest nation to explore blockchain technology by American investment bank JPMorgan, with the country’s central bank trialing JPMorgan’s proprietary digital currency.The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has successfully completed a digital payment test in…

Peer-to-peer crypto-powered wireless network Helium announced its expansion to Europe after launching in North America. 1691 Total views 38 Total shares Peer-to-peer, or P2P, crypto-powered wireless network Helium announced its expansion to Europe after launching in North America.According to a June 18 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Helium will start shipping its network’s Hotspots to Europe…

The peer-to-peer trading system has introduced new technical upgrades, including staking options on Codefi Activate. 2168 Total views 13 Total shares ConsenSys, one of the most prominent Ethereum software companies, has launched an updated version of AirSwap, a peer-to-peer exchange that promotes full decentralization and guaranteed prices. ConsenSys introduced the new AirSwap on Tuesday, culminating “Phase…

Stablecoin operator Tether plans to issue a Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin, local industry media ChainNews reports on Aug. 21.Tether to issue a renminbi-pegged stablecoinBitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong informed the outlet that Tether — the stablecoin operator behind leading stablecoin USDT — plans to issue a new stablecoin in the near future. The stablecoin in question would…

Nexo looks to keep pace with regulatory requirements by implementing new certification requirements for its compliance team. 50 Total views 2 Total shares As regulatory scrutiny continues to circle the wider Web3 ecosystem, cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo will look to leverage training resources, connections and data by joining the association of certified sanctions specialists (ACSS).The…

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard called for action, saying specialist clinics are seeing a rise in young people with crypto trading addictions.

Amid November’s 42% Bitcoin rally, roughly 185,600 BTC that hadn't moved in at least 12 months was transferred on-chain. 2883 Total views 4 Total shares The November BTC rally to test all-time price highs saw more than 1% of Bitcoin’s supply move out of long-term storage.According to Unchained Capital’s ‘hodlwaves’ metric, which measures the time…

A tech unit at the European Commission has awarded millions of dollars to several blockchain projects in an effort to support the use of blockchains in socially beneficial ways.The European Innovation Council, or EIC, has awarded 5 million euro ($5.6 million) to six blockchain initiatives within its “Blockchains for Social Good” program.Announcing the news on…

Leading NFT collectibles issuer Dapper Labs has announced a deal with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to launch tokenized collectibles depicting the firm’s iconic characters. Dapper Labs, the team behind the pioneering non-fungible token (NFT) game CryptoKitties, has partnered with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to launch tokenized digital collectibles depicting the company’s most iconic characters.Announced on July 21,…