The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the launch of a two-year pilot project to introduce the digital euro in the long term. The plan will start with the research phase that aims to "supply a coin in its safest form." According to the statement released by the institution.
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Central Bank of Ghana to launch pilot test for CBDC in September
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana (BoG), Maxwell Opoku-Afari, reported that the institution will undertake, in September this year, a pilot program for the 'digital cedi', the country's official currency. The announcement was…
Slp price continues to grow
The Axie Infinity token, slp, recently presented an increase in value which placed it at a new all-time high of $ 19.60.
The Small Love Potion is a token used in the game and is given to users as a reward. This asset is used to breed…
Bitcoin falls again to $ 30,000
The cryptocurrency market again experienced a sharp decline and bitcoin lost 5 % of its value to settle at 31,547.6 units, approaching the symbolic threshold of $ 30,000. The low of the day was the worst record for this cryptocurrency since…
Electricity consumption of bitcoin begins to fall
According to data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (cbeci), the electricity consumption of the cryptocurrency plummeted 60 % from the all-time high reached above 143 terawatt-hours (twh).
No such low numbers were…
Mexico evaluates the implementation of bitcoin payments
Mexican deputy Indira Kempis Martínez urged the legislative and executive branches of her country to hold a high-level discussion on Bitcoin and blockchain, where important figures and authorities participate, including the president of…
Venezuela to offer guarantees to cryptocurrency miners
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip in Spanish) recently held a meeting together with the National Cryptocurrency Association (Asonacrip) for an approach with the institutions that are dedicated to…
US banks will strengthen cryptocurrency trading services
NCR, NYDIG, First Citizens Bank and Bay Federal Credit Union signed an agreement that will allow 650 US banks to offer bitcoin purchases to approximately 24 million users through mobile applications.
This is how the largest business…
Gemini buys $ 4 million in carbon offsets
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss acquired about $ 4 million in carbon offsets in order to correct the CO2 emissions of the bitcoins in their custody. The amount was donated to its partner Climate Vault, in order to prevent the entry of 350,000…
John Williams: “Cryptocurrencies pose a significant challenge”
John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, assures that the arrival of cryptocurrencies presents a challenge for current regulations at the economic level.
That is why, based on this principle, so that the Federal…
Cardano (ADA) achieves a new milestone
Cryptocurrency Cardano ADA has had a very hectic three weeks due to more than 50,000 new staking addresses it has registered, surpassing the 662,000 mark to launch a new milestone.
This number represents an increase of over 8 % since the…
UK seizes $ 160 million in cryptocurrency
The police in London, United Kingdom, reported this Friday on the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of that country, valued at 160 million dollars.
Police forces agents were conducting a money laundering investigation, which…