For Venezuela, 2021 represented a considerable evolution for the management of cryptocurrencies in the economy, thanks to the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFT), "play to earn" games, among others.
According to a study by Chainalysis, the South American country ranks seventh in the 2021 Global…
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Mitsubishi UFG bank launches progmacoin stablecoin
Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank) financial institution launched progmacoin, a blockchain-based stablecoin that is pegged to the Japanese yen. The bank entered into an alliance with Japan's SBI Group and Daiwa Securities for the purpose of instant…
Ireland will have no crypto investment funds
The Central Bank of Ireland recently assured that it is unlikely that an investment fund for cryptocurrency retailers will be approved, due to the lack of knowledge to work with this type of asset.
In the report, published this month and…
Argentina and Mexico, the largest buyers of cryptos in the region
A recent study published by the Finder consulting firm determined that Argentina and Mexico became the countries with the highest adoption of cryptocurrencies in the region, followed by Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.
In December of last…
Dismantled in Seville group of traffickers who laundered profits with cryptocurrencies
Agents of the National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, have arrested in Seville seven residents accused of belonging to a criminal group of drug traffickers who laundered their profits through cryptocurrencies.
As…
Community banks in the US will start operations with cryptocurrencies
Some 300 community banks in the US are finalizing an alliance with NYDIG, a company of products and services based on the main digital currency, to offer Bitcoin transactions through different mobile applications. This is revealed by some…
Reddit will include NFTs on its platform
Reddit is developing a project that aims to recognize NFTs within its platform; that is, establish NFTs as profile images and verify their possession, following in the footsteps of the instant messaging social network Twitter.
The project…
Meta promises access to its cryptocurrency technology
Meta recently joined the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), where it promised to make its major cryptocurrency patents free to everyone.
The COPA group advocates having all technology patents related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain…
Axie Infinity announced the update of its video game
The developers of Axie Infinity, the video game based on blockchain technology, reported some changes made to the platform, which is intended to optimize the game mechanics, becoming the last update for the 21st season buffer period.
The…
Binance submitted an application to enter Spain
The cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance submitted an application to the Banco de España registry as a cryptocurrency service provider, an initiative with which it "formalizes its commitment to local regulators" and takes its…
Meta closes its cryptocurrency project
Diem Association, the consortium founded in 2019 to build a payment network linked to the cryptocurrency promoted by Facebook, now called Meta, has reached an agreement to sell its technological assets to Silvergate Capital, an entity…
The United States could launch its digital currency by 2030
The Central Bank of the United States considers that it is quite likely that the country will be able to launch its own cryptocurrency or CBDC between 2025 and 2030. This was reported by the representatives of the financial center Alkesh…