DIGIT – Page 3442 – DIGIT INFO

Bank of Ghana Urged to Resist Developing a CBDC Based on ‘Old Traditional Siloed Financial Thinking’

A Ghanaian blockchain and crypto association, Afroblocks, has warned the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to resist the urge to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that is based on the “old traditional siloed financial thinking.” Afroblocks Not Consulted Afroblocks (formerly Blockchain Society Ghana) instead wants the central bank to emulate “financial projects that are […]

Go to Source

Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation

Vienna-based Bitpanda’s valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker’s last private funding round in March.

Go to Source

NuGenesis Comprehensive 2-part Review of proposed amendment of the Federal Reserve Act (Part 1)

The “Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Bill” makes a comprehensive regulation of the crypto industry. It is inevitable. There is much to complain about. However, what it does signal is that distributed ledger technology has come of age. It is no longer the domain of geeks, anarchists or those thumbing their nose to bank oligopolies. It is mainstream, and the US Government is telling the world, “Governments want in” on the action. The Federal Reserve Act is proposed to be amended to provide the Federal Reserve System “is authorised to use distributed ledger technology for the creation, distribution

Go to Source

3 ways this Bitcoin bull run is different than late 2020

There’s no doubting the BTC price upside, but under the hood, all is not what it seems, one analyst highlights.

Go to Source

Spanish officials issue warning on Huobi and Bybit crypto exchanges

The National Securities Market Commission in Spain issued warnings on 11 entities for not being registered for investment services.

Go to Source

Venezuelan Buys Apartment Using Tether as Real Estate Market Warms Up to Crypto

A Venezuelan individual has reportedly purchased an apartment using cryptocurrency, specifically Tether, in the coastal state of Anzoategui last month. This is one of the first purchases of real estate with crypto that has been recorded in the country, but more properties are listed as accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment option in several real estate […]

Go to Source

Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading

Alibaba has launched a new marketplace allowing trademark holders to sell NFT representing licenses to their copyright.

Go to Source

Eth2 staking contract ranks as single-largest Ether hodler with $21.5B

The Eth2 staking contract is now the single-largest address by Ether holdings.

Go to Source

Former Zcash Developer to Lead Twitter’s Decentralized Social Media Project Bluesky

On December 11, 2019, the CEO of Twitter announced the company was funding a project aimed at creating a decentralized social media standard. Jack Dorsey said that the ultimate goal of the project dubbed “Bluesky” is for Twitter to be a client of the standard. A year and eight months later, Bluesky announced that a […]

Go to Source

Minority communities are investing in crypto to escape financial discrimination

Black and LBGTQ Americans are more than twice as likely to invest in crypto than White Americans.

Go to Source