Tether to launch GBPT stablecoin pegged to British pound sterling
Tether expects to be part of industry innovation in the United Kingdom as the country is planning to adopt stablecoins as a means of payment. Source link
Blockchain isn’t as decentralized as you think: Defense agency report
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains including Bitcoin and Ethereum may be more vulnerable to centralization risks than initially thought, according to Trail of Bits. The security firm on Tuesday released its report titled “Are Blockchains Decentralized?”, which was commissioned by the U.S. Government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The report aims to investigate…
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BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub released a report Tuesday looking at four projects that examined wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) transfers across borders. The projects demonstrated the technical feasibility of the transfers, the BIS found, but practical and policy issues remain outstanding. The report considered the Jura project involving the central…
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Colombia’s new president seems to be a fan of Bitcoin
Gustavo Petro, who recently won the 2022 Colombian presidential election, has previously made statements in favor of cryptocurrencies. Petro will replace Iván Duque Márquez as the president of Colombia on August 7 for four years after winning the second round of a run-off election on Sunday. The president-elect took to social media in December 2017…
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Bank of Israel experiments with central bank digital currency smart contracts and privacy
The Israeli central bank looked at trust issues and policy decisions implied in a potential digital shekel, as well as some of the technical aspects of digital currency. Source link
Bitfarms sold 3K Bitcoin as part of strategy to improve liquidity and pay debts
Canadian crypto mining firm Bitfarms sold roughly $62 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in June, using the proceeds from the sale to reduce its debt. In a Tuesday announcement, Bitfarms said it had sold 3,000 Bitcoin in the last seven days, roughly 47% of the crypto mining firm’s roughly 6,349 BTC holdings. According to the…
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90% of Central Banks are researching the utility of CBDCs
In a new annual economic report published by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the financial institution revealed that approximately 90% of central banks worldwide are investigating the feasibility of adopting central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. The BIS report highlighted the ability of current sovereign fiat money to provide (relative) price stability and public…
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Japanese film studio announces the production of a series based on crypto
Noma, a Japanese film studio, has announced that it is producing three feature films that are based on the world of cryptocurrencies. The first film, titled The Rhetoric Star, is already in production and will be released in 2024. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph on Tuesday, Taichi Ito, the founder of Noma and a…
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Cointelegraph Store introduces Summer of Crypto merch collection
As the market gets hot with the recent price drops, traders need a way to stay cool and take a break from looking at their portfolios. Cointelegraph has dropped a summerwear collection to help holders express their identity as crypto believers, especially when it’s time to take a dip at the pool or the beach.…
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Bitcoin price taps 5-day highs as Shiba Inu leads altcoin gains
Bitcoin (BTC) saw continued strength on June 21 as Wall Street trading opened with a trip to near $21,500. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analyst eyes diminishing BTC stocks correlation Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it reached $21,633 on Bitstamp, its best performance since June 16. The largest cryptocurrency…
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