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Adoption   -   Dec 07, 2023 City of Lugano Implements Crypto Payments for Municipal Taxes and Fees
Lugano Plan B

As part of the city’s ongoing Plan ₿ to become the ‘European Bitcoin capital’ it has enabled a long-promised functionality for citizens to pay any invoice issued by the municipality in bitcoin or tether.

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Web3   -   Dec 06, 2023 Web3 Gaming to Benefit from Hybrid On-Chain/Mobile Analytics Platform
Web3 Gaming to Benefit from Hybrid On-Chain/Mobile Analytics Platform

A partnership between on-chain attribution firm Spindl and mobile data specialist AppsFlyer, will connect Web3 and mobile-derived Web2 metrics to give a holistic view of marketing efforts. This is especially important for Web3 games, which often combine a hybrid on-chain and off-chain approach.

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Newsletters   -   Dec 03, 2023 Sunday Review 03/12/2023
Sunday Review 03/12/2023

Tesla finally managed to deliver its first Cybertruck pick-ups to customers this week, and at the required glitzy 'launch' event, Elon Musk got his design chief to repeat the infamous stress test on the vehicle's window. This time the window didn't break when a

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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Dec 02, 2023 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 02/12/2023
Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 02/12/2023

For all the key details of blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. The week began with international banking giant Standard Chartered indicating that its Chinese arm would be

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Newsletters   -   Nov 26, 2023 Sunday Review 26/11/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review 26.11.2023

A select group of wealthy pensioners faced extreme disappointment this week, as they discovered that the three-year world cruise they were looking forward to had been canceled. Some members of the group had sold or rented out their homes and possessions ahead of the trip, which was originally scheduled to

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Banking CBDC Roundup   -   Nov 25, 2023 Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 25/11/2023
Observers.com Banking and CBDC Weekend Roundup 25/11/2023

For all the key details of blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. Two big international banks have opened up crypto trading to (at least some of) their customers

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Bitcoin   -   Nov 25, 2023 City of Lugano Plan ₿ Adds Polygon dApps to Local Crypto Payment Wallet
Lugano Plan B Polygon Yuri Catania

The Swiss city’s ongoing Bitcoin project has lured in the public with its free and simple crypto cashback scheme… then exposed them to the greater joys of dApps and Web3 with the integration of the Polygon blockchain.

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Newsletters   -   Nov 19, 2023 Sunday Review 19/11/2023
Observers.com Sunday Review

The latest unmanned launch of SpaceX's Starship craft ended up going off with a bang on Saturday. After the rocket successfully cleared the launchpad, the mission seemed to be proceeding well until the separation stage. However, on separating from the Super Heavy booster, Starship then destroyed it while

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