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Pakistan believes a central bank digital currency could support victims of family abuse — and Mastercard's reaping rewards after embracing tokenization.
Last week, heavy rainfalls and strong winds in the Arabian Peninsula caused massive destruction in Saudi Arabia and killed twenty people in Oman; this week, East Africa was also affected by extreme weather events. Apocalyptic rains have led to chaotic circumstances in Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi. The capital city of
On May 4 we celebrated Hal Finney's 68th birthday. A software developer received the first Bitcoin transaction from the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Having worked on projects very similar to Bitcoin and being part of the Cypherpunk community, Hal Finney is widely believed to be the real person behind
Eva Senzaj PauramOn May 4 we celebrated Hal Finney's 68th birthday. A software developer received the first Bitcoin transaction from the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Having worked on projects very similar to Bitcoin and being part of the Cypherpunk community, Hal Finney is widely believed to be the real person behind
Eva Senzaj PauramPakistan believes a central bank digital currency could support victims of family abuse — and Mastercard's reaping rewards after embracing tokenization.
ObserversLast week, heavy rainfalls and strong winds in the Arabian Peninsula caused massive destruction in Saudi Arabia and killed twenty people in Oman; this week, East Africa was also affected by extreme weather events. Apocalyptic rains have led to chaotic circumstances in Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi. The capital city of
Eva Senzaj PauramThe rise of Apple Pay and embedded finance in popular consumer products had long been a looming threat to legacy banks. Now, central banks were feeling the squeeze
ObserversCrypto conferences Token 2049 and Blockchain Life were disrupted this week as roads turned into rivers and building facades into rumbles in their host country of Dubai. A large storm traversing the Arabian Peninsula brought flooding rainfalls and devastating winds to the usual sunny destination. The unseasonal and extreme climate
Eva Senzaj PauramFor all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. Kicking off with the digital euro — and a whitepaper was released this week that
ObserversArgentinian president Javier Milei went on a trip to the U.S. Instead of meeting with the president, who was busy with reelection efforts and geopolitical tensions, the ultra-libertarian economist met someone with a similar power status - Elon Musk. The two men bonded over their love for free market
Eva Senzaj PauramU.S. Fed observing retail CBDCs of the Caribbean microstates. The ongoing active work on CBDC in Europe and doubts of Australians.
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