The people of the Central African Republic (CAR) are on a mission to be the first country in Africa to enable widespread bitcoin adoption. They are the second country in the world (after El Salvador) to officially adopt bitcoin as legal tender for use in regular commerce and for paying taxes. In April 2022, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra signed into law…
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is going to carry out the first transfer of digital assets on its own dedicated platform within a month, a top executive revealed this week. The announcement comes after earlier this year, the bank was authorized to issue digital financial assets. Sberbank Prepares for Deal With Digital Financial Assets on Proprietary Platform Russian majority state-owned bank…
Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to reclaim $20,000 as support on June 19 as bulls faced a $7,000 weekly red candle. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $16,000 eyed for possible next move Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD rising from lows of $17,592 on Bitstamp before being firmly rejected at $20,000. Low-liquidity trading conditions had made for a…
DAOs can provide several services for banks, including asset management, compliance and lending. Banks today are already using blockchain technology for things like payment, clearing and settlement, trade finance, identity and syndicated loans, according to The Financial Times. However, there are still many unexplored areas in banking where a DAO-based model might be useful: Fundraising In the crypto world, initial…
Following the Terra stablecoin depegging incident, a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company Terraform Labs and a number of other crypto companies over the collapse of terrausd (UST). The case against Terraform Labs (TFL) was filed by the plaintiff Nick Patterson on behalf of others similarly situated and the law firm Scott+Scott LLP. A Class-Action Lawsuit Has Been…
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Annabelle Huang, the managing partner at Amber Group, a global leading digital asset platform. Prior to Amber Group, I served as the…
As the current crypto rout continues, Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down 30% over the past week and the entire crypto market cap fell to $830 billion. But Elon Musk declared he will “keep supporting Dogecoin.” That was enough to make DOGE spike 8% to $0.058. I will keep supporting Dogecoin — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2022 Of course,…
It’s been a week of polarizing opinion in crypto news. Whether it’s cryptocurrency fund managers predicting $100K bitcoin by the end of the year, Peter Schiff saying things “will only get worse as the recession deepens,” or Bill Gates slamming crypto and NFTs, citing the Greater Fool Theory, there’s been no shortage of spicy debate and notable economic forecasting going…
New York Rangers fan David Arends had never bought an NFT, but when he learned his favorite hockey team was releasing a set of digital tokens to commemorate the retirement of legendary goalie Henrik Lundqvist, he thought it could be a unique addition to his collection of jerseys, pucks, and other sports memorabilia. For $20 apiece, Arends purchased two NFTs:…
El Salvador introduced BTC as legal tender on September 7, 2021, when its market price was around $50,000. Ever since, Bukele’s government made significant returns on their initial BTC investments as Bitcoin rallied to its all-time high of $69,000, which was redirected to the country’s various infrastructure development initiatives. However, as tensions rise amid falling BTC prices, Bukele decided to…
