Global CBDC development faces challenges after US ban

Bitcoin (BTC) starts one of the most important macro weeks of the year in a precarious position below $17,000.After its latest weekly close, BTC/USD showed little upward momentum prior to the Dec. 12 Wall Street open.With volatility yet to appear, the largest cryptocurrency continues to trade in a narrow range, and analysts are increasingly impatient…

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Since its inception in 2017, Web3 gaming (a.k.a. blockchain gaming) has faced significant hurdles, leaving the industry at a critical crossroads — adapt or perish (as some believe). But others, including myself, are confident that the world of Web3 games is merely undergoing a much-needed transformation, having only recently shed the hype-driven mentality that marked…

Kokomo Finance's social media presence and websites are offline, while the price of the KOKO token fell more than 95% within a matter of minutes. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTOptimism-based lending protocol Kokomo Finance has been suspected of a $4 million “exit scam” that has seen user funds plucked…

Canadian adult entertainment streaming website Pornhub has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency payment and billing startup PumaPay to enable its users payments in cryptocurrencies, according to a tweet August 23. Pornhub is now accepting PumaPay, with its “unique” pull payment protocol that will allow users automatically pay for their subscriptions, including PornHub Premium. PornHub promoted…

Blur, a NFT marketplace, has seen its trading volumes and total sell-side liquidity skyrocket since conducting an airdrop on Feb. 14, 2023. The reason for the spike could be the start of season 2 airdrops, where 10% of BLUR token’s total supply will be distributed to certain users based on their activity. The team allocated…

Over the past two days, the valuation of the cryptocurrency market has plunged to $201 billion as Bitcoin lost 13 percent, moving closer to its yearly low at $192 billion.Since Sept. 6 when the price of Bitcoin dropped by more than 10 percent within a one-hour period, the cryptocurrency market has been on a continuous…

Ransomware gang Maze reportedly stole sensitive data from the US branch of an integrated engineering group that works with various governments. 1910 Total views 34 Total shares ST Engineering Aerospace’s US subsidiary suffered a ransomware attack that managed to extract about 1.5TB of sensitive data from the firm and its partners.According to an article published…