Almost a third of UK investors are now positive on bitcoin compared with 25% in Q4 2021. Data from eToro’s latest Retail Investor Beat reveals that UK crypto investors are increasingly committed to cryptoassets as a long-term investment theme despite macro headwinds and uncertainty in global markets. According to the social investing network’s latest data, almost a third of UK investors (29%) now consider cryptoassets and digital payments a long-term […]
Alfred Taudes is the Academic Director of Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics within Vienna University of Economics and Business (which he founded in 2018) and founder and coordinator of Austrian Blockchain Center and he’s coming to the Spring edition of Banking 4.0 – the international conference dedicated to crypto, digital assets and DeFi to deliver a keynote speech. Only 5% of Europeans invest in crypto and amongst them only 10% are […]
Tradesilvania.com, the premium platform for investing in digital goods, is consolidating its position on the market through a new strategic partnership with TechVentures Bank, through which Romanians will be able to safely access digital assets. Thus, this partnership keeps customers’ funds in the national banking system and gives them faster access to their funds withdrawn from the platform. The Tradesilvania – TechVentures Bank partnership aims to facilitate Romanians’ access to […]
„It should be possible to integrate an e-krona into banks’ and payment service providers’ own existing systems,” says Riksbank after testing a technical solution for a potential e-krona. The results are summarised in a new report from the e-krona project, which was published today. In February 2021, the second phase of the e-krona pilot project began. The aim of the work was to continue investigating and testing the technical solution […]
Crypto.com to be pilot merchant for Worldpay’s USDC settlement offering. A leader in Card-to-Crypto processing, Worldpay provides services for 4 of the top 5 cryptocurrency exchanges. USDC is one of the fastest growing dollar digital currencies redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars. Financial technology leader FIS® announces that its Worldpay from FIS business will be the first global merchant acquirer to offer merchants the ability to receive settlement directly in USD Coin (USDC), a […]
It is estimated that more than 80% of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so, according to the 2022 PwC CBDC Global Index, that analyzes and ranks the leading retail and wholesale CBDC projects. Retail CBDC projects (digital currencies designed for public use) have reached greater maturity levels than wholesale projects (digital currencies used by financial institutions that have accounts with […]
In 2011, Brazilian software developer Lucas Schoch spent more than 1,100 bitcoin inside World of Warcraft, the popular online fantasy game. Cryptocurrency had yet to explode in value, but he quickly realized what a mistake he’d made. Data scientist Vijay Pravin had just founded an AI-powered blockchain analytics firm when he heard about the record $69 million sale of a digital artwork known as a non-fungible token a year ago. […]
The government has today announced moves that will see stablecoins recognised as a valid form of payment as part of wider plans to make Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment. . Stablecoins to be brought within regulation paving their way for use in the UK as a recognised form of payment. . Announcement part of a series of measures to make the UK a global hub for cryptoasset technology […]
Crypto-assets’ transfers would need to be traced and identified to prevent their use in money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes. There is an absence of rules for tracing transfers of crypto-assets like bitcoins and electronic money tokens. On Thursday, MEPs from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) adopted, with 93 votes to 14 and 14 abstentions, their position on draft legislation […]
The company in Cluj estimates that it will issue between 500 and 1000 crypto mining certificates this year. These will be issued for its own customers in Romania, where the number of crypto miners is estimated at 10,000 companies and individuals, as well as for its customers in the European Economic Area. Cryptocurrency mining is the process of creating new tokens by solving algorithmic problems. This includes computing systems equipped […]