Merită să mai investim în monede digitale?

articol scris de Radu Puiu – Research Analyst at X-Trade Brokers DM SA Piața criptomonedelor a arătat recent că nu este deconectată de piețele financiare globale, prețul Bitcoin și al altor criptomonede reacționand într-un mod foarte temător. Va menține Bitcoin zona cheie de suport din apropierea nivelului de 40.000 USD? Ne putem aștepta la o inversare a „impulsului”? Piețele financiare așteaptă cu nerăbdare decizia Fed privind rata dobânzii. Așteptările indică o creștere […]

North Macedonia considering digital denar

North Macedonia’s central bank is exploring the option to introduce a digital version of the country’s official currency, the Macedonian denar. Since the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis and the experiences of the COVID crisis, in a time of accelerated changes on the world stage as a result of globalization, digitalization and financial innovation, the mandate of central banks has been constantly changing and expanding with new functions. „Among other things, […]

Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? Blockchains and NFTs don’t protect virtual property!

an article written by João Marinotti, Indiana University In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox. By buying 792 non-fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, the firm then owned the equivalent of 1,200 city blocks. But did it? It turns out that legal ownership in the metaverse is not that simple. The […]

New York State Department of Financial Services calls for crypto firms to use blockchain analytics to trace transactions

In a letter published last week, the New York State Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, recommended that all digital currency companies operating under New York banking law adopt blockchain analytics to trace transactions. In supporting the decision, the regulatory agency wrote: “Wallet addresses are typically pseudonymous, with nothing on the face of the transfer tying back to the originator, beneficiary, or underlying beneficial owners.” Therefore, as told by NYDFS, […]