The bitcoin (BTC, -1.27%) price was holding above $41,000, the highest since May, after a 10-day winning streak that was the longest in eight years for the largest cryptocurrency. ...
A significant migration from paper currency to digital means of payment will take place in the next few years, according to João Manoel Pinho de Mello, a director of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB). ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into a law a bill called On Payment Services that allows the country’s central bank to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), an announcement on the president’s official website said. ...
As disclosed in an April 2021 paper, the IMF plans to add five sets of experts to properly conduct research. Their skills include lawyers, digital risk experts, financial sector experts, fiscal economists, and data specialists. ...
For much of 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been in the headlines for its anti-cryptocurrency measures. ...
Instead of presenting paper-based certifications, travelers need only scan a QR code sent by email at the gate. Travelers without smart phones can print a QR code. ...
Today, the Hong Kong-incorporated consortium, Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced the official rollout of its first application Cargo Release. ...
According to a report from the Boston Globe, Cape Cod Healthcare on Friday received $400,000 worth of the cryptocurrency from a regular donor who wished to remain anonymous. ...
Blockchain-backed traceability systems could be used to authenticate drugs – paired with secure labels. ...
Bitcoin mining machines around the world use about as much power as Bangladesh, Bloomberg reports . ...
