Visa, Microsoft and others join Brazilian CBDC pilot

Bitcoin’s (BTC) correction from its January high has not shaken the confidence of institutional investors. According to Glassnode analysts, the number of whales holding more than 1,000 Bitcoin has increased by 200 this year.Along with the institutions, several high profile investors have also committed money to the crypto sector. Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones,…

Chris Larsen funded a massive surveillance camera network across San Francisco’s streets as an “alternative” urban security system. 440 Total views 11 Total shares Crypto mogul and Ripple co-founder, Chris Larsen, paid over $4 million to install 1,000 high-definition cameras on the streets of San Francisco. He claims his goal is to combat crime, specifically…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekBrace for impact? After hitting $42,000, Bitcoin price volatility may riseAnother week,…

The digital assets division of the international bank wants to provide home loan-backed security tokens as collateral for the loan. 364 Total views 23 Total shares One of France’s leading banks has turned to decentralized finance pioneer MakerDAO to propose the submission of bond tokens as collateral for a loan of the DAI stablecoin.The historic…

The German-speaking world saw a number of crypto and blockchain events this week, with the German Federal Government releasing its blockchain strategy and local companies and associations launching new industry initiatives.Here is the past week of German crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph and Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.New DLT public offering…

CoinCorner, a Bitcoin Lightning-based card payment service provider, is looking to install NFC card readers across El Salvador to offer a seamless retail BTC experience. 294 Total views 25 Total shares

In today’s data-driven world, it’s essential to be familiar with key data terms to effectively navigate and make sense of the vast amounts of information available. Here are 15 important data terms to know:Big dataLarge and complicated data sets that are difficult to manage, process or analyze using conventional data processing techniques are referred to…

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that crypto investment scams are increasingly targeting British investors, in an official warning published August 17. The watchdog warns that fraudsters often use celebrity images, slick websites or “prestigious” City of London addresses as a smokescreen through which to lure prospective investors. It adds: “Scam firms can…