Banco Do Brasil to Test Offline Payments in Brazilian CBDC Pilot

Banco Do Brasil, a bank owned in its majority by the Brazilian state, and Giesecke+Devrient, are partnering to explore the possibilities of bringing offline payments to the future Brazilian CBDC, Drex. The joint initiative will include this functionality in Drex’s pilot, to extend access to financial services to Brazilians with difficult or no access to … Read more

CEX Platform Tokens And Solana Project Tokens See Significant Gains

In the world of cryptocurrency, both centralized exchange (CEX) platform tokens and tokens associated with the Solana project have experienced notable gains in recent trading sessions.  Binance Coin (BNB) surged past the $630 mark, registering a remarkable 24-hour increase of 15.64%, while OKB recorded a 24-hour gain of 9.5%. Solana (SOL) also saw a notable … Read more

South African Regulator Set to Issue Licenses to 60 Crypto Platforms by End of March

A South African regulator has said it plans to issue licenses to 60 crypto platforms by the end of March. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has said it is still processing the more than 300 applications it received late last year. South African regulators plan to oversee the activities of cryptocurrency entities through the Financial … Read more

Analysts ‘Now More Convinced’ of Bitcoin Reaching $150,000 by Mid-2025

Global asset management firm Alliance Bernstein has doubled down on its bitcoin price prediction of $150K by mid-2025. “These are still early days of bitcoin’s integration into traditional asset portfolios,” the firm’s analysts described, adding that they are “now more convinced” about their $150K price forecast for bitcoin. Bernstein’s $150K Bitcoin Prediction Bernstein analysts Gautam … Read more

‘Wolf of All Streets’ Expects Mainstream Crypto FOMO to Return When DOGE Hits New All-Time High

Scott Melker, also known as the “Wolf of All Streets,” has revealed his theory on the potential resurgence of mainstream fear of missing out (FOMO) in the crypto market. He asserted that people seem to forget that the mainstream fervor in the last bull market came through dog coins, like dogecoin, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). … Read more

Tether Assists US Government in Seizing $1.4 Million From Unhosted Wallet

Tether, the company behind the issuance of USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, announced that it helped the U.S. government to seize $1.4 million linked to an alleged fraud scheme. According to the Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney’s Office, the seizure marks one of the first times that the U.S. has recovered … Read more

Speculation Rises on Whether Bitcoin’s Halving Is Reflected in Current Prices

Bitcoin has witnessed new highs in its price lately, with the premier cryptocurrency experiencing an over 60% increase since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, the crypto community is abuzz with debates on whether the impending halving event is already reflected in the price. There’s a prevailing suspicion that despite bitcoin’s climb against the U.S. … Read more

Bitcoin Brushes $73,794 Peak Before Midday Price Fluctuations

The price of bitcoin had a tumultuous day on Thursday dropping below the $70,000 threshold at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time only to return back above the $70,000 range shortly after. Bitcoin had tapped an all-time price high during the early morning trading sessions on Thursday by briefly tapping $73,794. Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster Day Sees Dip Below … Read more

Bitcoin Mining Hits Record Difficulty as Countdown to 2024 Halving Begins

On Thursday, Bitcoin’s network difficulty escalated by 5.79% at block height 834,624, signaling the year’s fourth rising adjustment. The mining difficulty now stands at an unprecedented peak of 83.95 trillion, with the forthcoming adjustment anticipated around March 27, 2024. Bitcoin Difficulty Jumps 5.79% Mining Bitcoin has reached unprecedented levels of difficulty, peaking at 83.95 trillion … Read more

Goldman Sachs, CBOE, Standard Chartered, and Others Complete Blockchain Interoperability Pilot on Canton Network

Goldman Sachs, the CBOE, Standard Chartered, and other financial institutions participated in the pilot of the Canton Network, a protocol aiming to achieve interoperability in apps using resources from various blockchains. Digital Asset, the company behind the pilot, stated that this test showed the opportunity to reduce costs, risk, and inefficiencies by using this kind … Read more

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