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The concept of central bank digital currency (CBDC) has progressed quite well and is becoming inevitable. It is a new form of fiat currencies issued by central banks in digital form using centralized or permissioned distributed ledgers.Many countries are researching or are already closer to launching a national digital currency. But a joint paper coordinated and published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Friday revealed that central banks are getting involved in the CBDC...

The cryptocurrency industry has no doubt been maturing over the past couple of years, especially after the parabolic market development in 2017.The underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies – blockchain (or distributed ledger) has become more appealing to a range of corporations for various reasons. CryptoPotato recently reported that the tech mogul IBM has partnered with the Bank of Thailand and issued the first Government savings bond on the blockchain.Recent findings indicate that...

After trading below $11,000 for weeks, Bitcoin finally broke above that psychological level with a 5% increase in the past 24 hours. The altcoins have come along for the ride, and the market cap has jumped by nearly $20 billion since yesterday.Bitcoin Breaks Above $11,000Bitcoin was steadily increasing in the past few days and neared the coveted $11,000 yesterday. Unlike the previous attempts to conquer that level, though, BTC smashed above it rather decisively this time.The primary...

As a part of an active Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education/awareness campaign, 350 members of the Spanish parliament (read deputies of Congress) have received a euro worth of BTC. This move mirrors the ‘Crypto for Congress Educational Initiative’ launched by the Washington-based Chamber of Digital Commerce to acquaint Members of the United States Congress with blockchain technology.350 Spanish Lawmakers Now Hold One Euro Worth Of BitcoinAs per reports from ABC, Spain’s third-largest national...

For a lot of us, prison is a dark and scary place where no one wants to be… But we are not John McAfee.The software developer, tax evader, crypto-shiller, drugs user, whale-fucker, former US presidential candidate and crypto-shiller sent a statement to his followers sharing his experience in the Spanish prison after his arrest.Spanish Prisons are like “The Hilton” for John McAfeeAnd things aren’t so bad… In fact, according to his own words, at 75 years old, John McAfee is having a fascinating...

Australian multi-millionaire and electronics entrepreneur Dick Smith has threatened to sue The Guardian Australia. Smith has alleged that the trustworthy media outlet has hosted fraudulent ads with fake interviews of him promoting a phony Bitcoin scheme.Aussie Entrepreneur Threatens The GuardianImpersonation scams are among the most perilous threats within the cryptocurrency community. Typically, the fraudsters impersonate a famous person and run false ads claiming that he or she has invested...

Another week has passed, and it’s safe to say it was an intense one. First things first, the major headline is that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged the owner-operators of 100x Group, the parent company of BitMEX, with illegally running a derivatives exchange.Needless to say, BitMEX is one of the leading Bitcoin derivatives trading platforms, and one would think that something of the kind would cause a big blow. Arthur Hayes and the rest of the executive team...

Apart from BNB, Changpeng Zhao, the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange heavyweight Binance has another reason to smile.Yesterday the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) handled 21 percent of Ethereum transactions, at 0.6 percent of the gas fees charged for transfers on the latter. This makes BSC about 35 times cheaper, he said. Also, CZ added that if BSC handles more volumes, it will bode well for BNB price and node operators.Binance Smart Chain Handles 21 Percent of Ethereum...

About 5% (or 60) employees of Coinbase have taken advantage of the “generous exit package” the exchange offered to anyone who disagreed with the company politics.According to the recent update shared by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the company executives “could have done a better job” in clarifying how the apolitical culture would work. This led to confusion among employees, which had many difficult conversations about “what our apolitical culture means in practice.”Armstrong also admitted...

Bitcoin’s hashrate, or computing horsepower, has hit its highest ever level indicating that the network has never been in better shape in terms of security.Hashrate HighThe new milestone of 170 exahashes per second was noted by on-chain analytics provider Glassnode which added that it is a 40% increase since the halving in May.#Bitcoin hash rate hits a new ATH and touches 170 exahash for the first time in history on the hourly chart (24h MA).That is an increase of around 40% since the halving...