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Kim Engman Senior Director at Tietoevry Banking
As an abundance of private and alternative forms of money are moving into the currency space, central and commercial banks are being forced to reconsider their position. In this, the second of a two-part series, Kim Engman looks at the progress of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) including the different designs for CBDCs and how they might ...
26 August 2021 /payments /crypto
In the first of a two-part series, Kim Engman explores why “suddenly” there is a new frontier in payments for central banks, called Central Bank Digital Currencies – or CBDCs. Money, as we know it, is in transition. Banknotes and coins are no longer accepted by many merchants; digital money crosses platforms and newly created private currencies hav...
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Introduction: Cryptocurrency can be considered the Peter Pan of the digital world. In spite of being more than 11 years old, cryptocurrency still attracts curiosity from a lot of people. It has transitioned from a state of people enjoying ignorance about cryptocurrency to people getting into the zone of FOMO when it comes to the same thing! The b...
24 August 2021 /crypto
Iceland — known for its stunning landscape, Instagramable hot pools, and over-representation in world strongmen competitions. Its also a good place to launch your new bitcoin mining operation. For bitcoin miners, cost vs reward is everything. If you’re lucky to get your hands on in-demand miner hardware, chances are you might not even recoup on yo
19 August 2021 /crypto /predictions
Kartik Swaminathan Author - 3F: Future Fintech Framework & Founder at Fintastech (Fintech Consulting & Coaching)
We recently heard of a crypto exchange being hacked. In past too, there have few unexplainable incidents with hundreds of millions of dollars being lost across some exchanges. This leaves a big credibility gap w.r.t. Cryptocurrency Exchanges that facilitate them. We have also seen terms like Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s) which are used to digitise a...
15 August 2021 /crypto /markets
Nick Almond Founder at Finance.vote
Throughout 2021, we’ve seen a new wave of censorship hitting the legacy web. There is real evidence that censorship is growing in scale and scope and it is most certainly something we should be increasingly vigilant of. The phenomenon of deplatforming has been discussed for a while, but it hit arguably its most public peak in January when Donald Tr...
12 August 2021 /crypto /identity
Simon Gegen Financial cloud services and wallet solutions at Holla-Tech
Another day, another crypto business, many don't last, some live to become bigger than banks. But how are they doing it? How are they ‘doing crypto’ so to speak? This article will explain not only how but why. We'll also cover the top white-label solutions and best crypto tools that get your business blockchain-connected. White-label Open-source ...
23 July 2021 /startups /crypto
Nischal Shetty CEO at WazirX
2020 witnessed financial markets across the world come crashing down during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, 2020 was also the year that saw the crypto space grow by leaps and bounds, as a large number of new investors got introduced to cryptocurrency as a profitable alternative investment during the year. Now in 2021, as new DeFi projects keep a
21 July 2021 /crypto
Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced in his blog that Ethereum ’s London hard fork will launch on August 4 between 13:00 UTC and 17:00 UTC with block 12,965,000. Previously, the launch date was set for the end of July. Following a successful release on three testnets (Ropsten, Goerli, and Rinkeby), the update will become yet another step towards ...
07 July 2021 /inclusion /crypto
Camlo Kalandra Marketing Executive at UTP Merchant Services
It has been a turbulent few months for cryptocurrency investors. Elon Musk’s hot and cold relationship with Bitcoin has caused massive fluctuations in its value, as he highlights environmental concerns regarding the energy usage of cryptocurrency mining. China has gone one step further, banning cryptocurrency mining as well as clamping down on tra...
07 July 2021 /crypto
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