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Blockchain at a crossroads: From Davos hype to global impact

DIGIT — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:17:36 +0000

The evolution of blockchain continues at pace. It’s time to examine progress, challenges and future potential in humanitarian and development sectors.

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WEF warns CBDCs could be vulnerable to quantum computer attack

DIGIT — Wed, 22 May 2024 16:19:41 +0000

“Q-Day” gets closer with every quantum computing breakthrough.

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WEF publishes crypto asset regulation recommendations for government, industry

DIGIT — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:49:59 +0000

The World Economic Forum analyzed regulatory approaches to urge cooperation between international organizations, regulators and the crypto industry.

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WEF’s promo video shows Bitcoin mining, but leaves out the B-word

DIGIT — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:49:56 +0000

The video showed multiple scenes depicting rows of what appears to be Bitcoin mining rigs, but the cryptocurrency never got a mention.

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‘Panic of 2023’: James Corbett Explains How Bank Crisis Could Lead to CBDC ‘Nightmare of Total Monetary Control’

DIGIT — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:04:57 +0000

Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak, technocratic surveillance future leveraging central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should nothing be […]

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Analyst Warns of Banks’ Authority to Confiscate Funds, Decline of US Dollar Purchasing Power

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:30:36 +0000

According to Lynette Zang, chief market analyst at ITM Trading, U.S. banks have the legal authority to confiscate people’s funds due to legislation passed by Congress. In a recent interview, Zang discussed how the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has dwindled to “roughly three cents,” her belief that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will […]

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Nokia uses the Metaverse to connect remote breweries, train aircraft techs

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:51:02 +0000

Once known as a manufacturer of hardy mobile phones, Nokia has been working on developing industrial use cases for the Metaverse.

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Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: The Rise of AI-Focused Projects in 2023

DIGIT — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:04:51 +0000

Trends show that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major topic in 2023, as data indicates a surge in interest. Since interest peaked and Microsoft invested billions into Chatgpt, demand for AI-focused cryptocurrency projects has risen dramatically. For example, the crypto project Fetch.ai has seen its native token FET rise 212% in the past 30 […]

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Here’s how the World Economic Forum leaps into the metaverse —Davos 2023

DIGIT — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:38:52 +0000

Industry insiders highlight World Economic Forum workshops on the metaverse focusing on user privacy, asset protection and regulation.

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Bitcoin dialogue at WEF requires ‘open-mind’ — Davos 2023

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:30:00 +0000

“It’s about taking inspiration from what we’ve done.” Lugano’s Plan B hopes to drive Bitcoin adoption dialogue at future World Economic Forum conferences.

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