Puerto Rico wants to combat corruption with blockchain technology
A mayor in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of more than $100,000 in cash last week. Following...
Day: December 9, 2021
Bitcoin hash rate returns to all-time high levels
After the global hash rate of Bitcoin dropped to as low as 84 EH/s in June, the network has since...
Wallet provider Ledger launches crypto debit card
The new crypto debit card supports several leading digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Litecoin and USD Coin. Cryptocurrency wallet...
Why a securities specific blockchain is needed, explained
Security tokens deployed on a purpose-built blockchain may be the solution to financial institution adoption. How can a securities-specific blockchain...
Coinbase announces support for hardware wallets, starting with Ledger
The partnership will take into effect during the first quarter of 2022, with the Coinbase mobile app planning to also...
Eastern Caribbean CBDC expands to another two territories
Two more Eastern Caribbean nations have begun using the DCash system, which allows payments and transfers of the digital EC...
Big jump in investors who favor crypto over stocks: Survey
The amount of respondents who said they would be more likely to invest their money in crypto than traditional stocks...
OpenSea walks back on IPO plan following community backlash
OpenSea’s new CFO Brian Roberts faced a firestorm of complaints from the NFT community based on what he said was...
Visa Launches Crypto Advisory Services — Says ‘Digital Currencies Are Taking Greater Hold in Popular Consciousness’
Payments giant Visa has launched global crypto advisory services. The company’s executive says: “We’ve seen a material shift in our...
Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Lists Shiba Inu as SHIB Adoption Grows
Another major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, has listed shiba inu cryptocurrency. Bitstamp users will be able to trade SHIB against the...
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood Says Metaverse Will Be Multitrillion-Dollar Market
The CEO of Ark Investment Management, Cathie Wood, says that the metaverse can become a multitrillion-dollar market. “It’s a big...
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Focus on ‘Prosecutions of Criminal Misuses of Cryptocurrency’
The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled its strategy on “countering corruption.” It includes utilizing the government’s newly established task force, the...
