Offline digital euro and eSIM, low traction for digital rupee, e-CNY extends use cases, Brazil's DREX and Pix integration. Ripple and Open Eden in T-bill tokenization.
TON active addresses surpass Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Cardano's Chang hard fork set to launch on September 1.
Buterin has reduced his ETH holdings by 85K ETH in 3 years, stating that it was for projects and charity.
CNBC reports that almost half of all corporate money raised for
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CBDC Updates
“Forget it. There will never be CBDC while I
A key figure involved in preparing legislation for the digital euro has been accused of stalling by rival politicians—and over in Russia, Vladimir Putin wants his country to "seize the moment" and embrace the digital ruble.
"Even if CBDC is not used, we still need it for interlinking", conclude Canadian researchers.
Meanwhile, the digital euro overcomes a key technical hurdle, as Israel and Taiwan say they won't launch CBDC until someone else does first.
Official police figures show there was a sharp rise in crime across Belgium last year—especially in Brussels. Some 62% of pickpocketing incidents took place in the capital.
While interest in ETH ETFs could be buoyed by the ongoing shift toward tokenization, market watchers aren't expecting these funds to be anywhere near as popular as those tracking Bitcoin's spot price.
Local politicians are arguing that the 50,000 BTC seized from a pirating website should be held in reserve in the hope of future price growth—but these pleas appear to have fallen on deaf ears.
