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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Feb 03, 2024 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 03/02/2024
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 03/02/2024 featuring mBridge, Tether reports, US commercial real estate

This week's Roundup comes with a snapshot of Tether's recent quarterly report.

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Bitcoin Lightning   -   Jan 29, 2024 Human-Friendly Addresses? Lightspark Pushes UMA Format for Lightning
Human-Friendly Addresses? Lightspark Pushes UMA Format for Lightning

Lightspark continues its UMA project aimed at making Lightning Network more convenient. Sending money to an email address sounds intriguing. Could a familiar interface help with the Bitcoin L2's adoption?

Alex Harutunian
Blockchain   -   Jan 23, 2024 Binance Keeps Up the Heat on BNB Chain by Burning Tokens
Binance BNB token Burn

Binance has reported another major token burn to kick off 2024. The BNB token has removed over 50% of its 100 million token target so far.

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Stablecoins   -   Jan 17, 2024 In the Race for Stablecoin Dominance, Tether has Been Untethered
In the Race for Stablecoin Dominance, Tether has Been Untethered

Tether is winning the stablecoin race so far, making it not only the best blockchain use case, but also shaping the future of digital money.

Alex Harutunian
Stablecoins   -   Dec 16, 2023 Tether Goes from ‘Bad Boy’ to ‘Yes Man’ in Response to U.S. Lawmakers
Tether Goes from ‘Bad Boy’ to ‘Yes Man’ in Response to U.S. Lawmakers

Tether shows its commitment to U.S. policy compliance as USDT stablecoin‘s marketcap is at all-time high.

Alex Harutunian
CBDC   -   Dec 02, 2023 Solomon Islands Officially Joins CBDC Club with Proof of Concept Launch
Solomon Islands Officially Joins CBDC Club with Proof of Concept Launch

The island nation moved to a pilot phase on its CBDC project together with FinTech firm Soramitsu. Bokolo Cash, the new digital currency, is intended to drive technological advancement and economic growth.

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Payment System   -   Nov 23, 2023 Cambodia’s Bakong Digital Currency Connects to China’s Alipay+ Network
Cambodia’s Bakong Digital Currency Connects to China’s Alipay+ Network

Cambodia's CBDC-like Bakong payment system will allow users to access Alipay+ merchants and vice versa.

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Stablecoins   -   Nov 03, 2023 Tether 3rd Quarter Report: Are Stablecoins Becoming 'Cash Cows'?
Tether 3rd Quarter Report: Are Stablecoins Becoming 'Cash Cows'?

The last three months of Tether's operations added nothing to its balance sheet, while declared profits were invested in other projects.

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