The digital pound is right on time to underpin the UK’s transition to a digital economy February 9, 2023 Jannah Patchay reflects on the government announcement that it would 'actively explore' the introduction of a UK CBDC.
Bitcoin retraces slightly as market consolidates February 9, 2023 At $22,700, Bitcoin is trading lower by 2% over the last 24 hours, while Ethereum is in the red by 2.3% at $1,633 this morning.
Leeds United, Everton and Aston Villa have Premier League’s worst performing fan tokens – but do supporters really care? February 8, 2023 Fan tokens have performed badly over the last year with Leeds United, Everton and Aston Villa showing the worst returns, but do supporters really care?
Elliptic beefs up leadership team with two senior appointments February 8, 2023 Elliptic has expanded its global leadership team with the appointment of Barry Chubrik and Sophie Froment.
Bitcoin price rises and others follow in response to Powell’s inflation remarks February 8, 2023 Bitcoin is in the green at $23,170 this morning, while Ethereum improved on its position by 2.5%, trading for $1,672 as the markets lift.
Complete decentralization enables blockchains to offer real-world utility February 8, 2023 When you are assessing a crypto project, what do you look for? Despite the current trend being all about the price of the coin on an exchange, the main assessment could be based on the answer to “what does the project actually enable”? One of the most popular answers is “DeFi offerings”, and unfortunately that [...]
Digital pound needed to ‘anchor’ monetary system as Bank likely to set £20,000 limit on holdings: John Cunliffe February 7, 2023 John Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said a ‘digital pound’ would be needed to maintain trust in the UK’s monetary system while he set out limits for its use to preserve financial stability. Speaking at UK Finance, Cunliffe said the Bank could not ignore the possibility that the use of cash would [...]
Binance to airdrop BNB crypto tokens to users in the Turkey earthquake region February 7, 2023 Binance will airdrop $100 of its BNB token to all its users identified to be in the regions most affected by the Turkish earthquake tragedy.
OPINION: The public must be correctly informed over Hunt’s roadmap for a CBDC or face the prospect of ‘SpyCoin’ February 7, 2023 Susie Violet Ward takes a dim view of the Bank of England's plans for a 'digital pound' - a CBDC she brands as 'programmable money'.
Is the metaverse immune to CBDCs? February 7, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher weighs up the pros and cons of CBDCs, and wonders if the metaverse can escape their reach with the aid of Web3.