The authorities of Hong Kong, China, presented the prototype of what will be its digital currency issued by the central bank (CBDC).
This project is called "Project Aurum", which includes a two-tier platform with a wholesale interbank and a retail electronic wallet system, according to part of the…
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Paraguay raises electricity rates for mining
The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) of Paraguay announced an increase in the rates of the "special intensive consumption group", where cryptocurrency mining stands out.
Decree 7,824, with resolution 46,984, establishes that…
Germany tops list of world’s most pro-crypto countries in Q3 2022
Cryptocurrencies are present in most of the world's economies. Germany is not out of the adoption trend and, according to a study by Coincub, the European country is in the top of the most favorable to crypto adoption for the third quarter…
Cryptocurrencies and retail businesses will get along
The Director of Technology (CTO) of the Walmart store and warehouse chain, Suresh Kumar, spoke about the role that cryptocurrencies are having within businesses and payment systems in general.
During Yahoo Finance!'s All Markets Summit…
Tree Card launches green debit card for crypto transactions
The Tree Card company, in association with Ecosia and its network of tree planting companies, has designed an ecological debit card, made of wood, for transactions with cryptocurrencies such as ether, bitcoin, dash, tron or dogecoin.…
Metamask enables crypto purchases with transfers
The Metamask web wallet announced that it will allow US residents to make cryptocurrency purchases with bank transfers instantly.
ConsenSys, the person in charge of the tool, published on his official blog that this new function is…
Van Gogh already has his own NFT collection
The Vincent van Gogh Sites Foundation (VGSF) promoted the creation of a collection of artworks in non-fungible token (NFT) format dedicated to the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter.
Beyond the dissemination of van Gogh's work, already well…
Sports industry clings to cryptocurrencies to gain followers
The world of finance changed with the birth of cryptocurrencies. The world of sports is no stranger to these exchange tools; in fact, at present, they are strong allies.
But this 'pact' is not accidental. The sports industry needed a…
Australia to launch its pilot test for CBDC in 2023
Australia estimates to complete the pilot tests for the launch of its own CBDC in 2023. This has been indicated by the authorities of the country's Reserve Bank.
The RBA recently published the white paper for this project of its own…
The Latin Grammys will award with nft
The next edition of the Latin Grammys will feature a special award for the first time, which will be based on the use of non-fungible tokens (nft), after a three-year agreement signed between the Latin Recording Academy and the OneOf…
Bitcoin as expensive for the environment as beef production
In proportion to the market price, the environmental costs of mining the cryptocurrency Bitcoin are more comparable to the damages of beef production than gold mining.
The authors of an analysis published in Scientific Reports suggest that…
Neal Stephenson will search for an open metaverse
Science fiction writer Neal Stephenson wants to create an open metaverse based on blockchain technology, with which he hopes to achieve a decentralized virtual ecosystem through the Lamina1 project.
Stephenson is responsible for the term…