Qatar exploring digital banks and central bank digital currencies
The central bank is expected to set a direction for its future focus soon, particularly…
Blockchain
$1 million rock NFT sells for a penny in all ore nothing error
A simple mistake led one crypto user to sell his precious rock NFT for 444…
Coinbase Wallet adds support for Solana
Coinbase has added wallet support for SOL and Solana-based tokens, and has outlined that it…
Blockchain tracking sweetens the pay of Ghana’s cocoa farmers
Koa aims to help Ghanian farmers increase their pay while allowing cocoa consumers know exactly…
Optimism saves users $1B in fees, raises $150M in Series B
Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism, has secured $150M in funding which it will use to…
Polygon onboards Simba Chain for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development
Simba aims to lower the barrier of entry into Web3 for Web2 firms with the…
Bank of Canada collaborating with MIT on CBDC research
The bank will work alongside the MIT Media Labs’ Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) team to…
‘We’re already buying’: Terra founder plans to obtain $10B BTC for reserves
Kwon also bullishly emphasized that its stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) backed by $10 billion-plus in BTC…
‘We don’t like our money’: The story of the CFA and Bitcoin in Africa
African crypto experts and entrepreneurs explain why the CFA franc is an uncomfortable currency and…
‘Unlucky’: Agave and Hundred Finance DeFi protocols exploited for $11M
Agave and Hundred Finance have paused operations whilst investigations continue into the exploit.
Diem team members raise $200M to launch blockchain derived from it
“Since departing Meta (formerly Facebook) we have been able to put our ideas into motion,…
Instagram is adding NFTs soon says Mark Zuckerberg
“We’re working on bringing NFTs to Instagram in the near term,” the Meta CEO stated,…
Hashdex to launch Web3 and smart contracts ETF on Brazil’s stock exchange B3
The new ETF’s reserve period started on Monday and runs until March 25, 2022, according…
Crypto.com rolls out its exchange platform in the United States
The exchange is initially available to waitlisted users and will be available to more people…
Dedicated crypto teams booming within traditional financial firms
As more and more financial giants set up crypto research teams, experts see this trend…
