With governments increasingly exploring and launching their own digital currencies, we might worry that crypto just can’t compete with national financial infrastructures. Not so, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum co-founder) spoke with Block TV podcast on March 4 about his predictions for…
Christine Lagarde – President of European Central Bank (ECB), supports the bank’s active involvement in the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to address the demand for faster and cheaper cross-border payments. In an interview with French business…
Recent research by the European Central Bank (ECB) claims that it is possible to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) payment system that protects user privacy. Per the report dubbed “Exploring anonymity in central bank digital currencies,” the European…
Top Stories Last Week Ethereum completes Istanbul hard fork It’s happened! Ethereum’s much-anticipated shift to Istanbul has been completed, and the system-wide update came into force when the network passed block #9069000 late on Saturday night. Vitalik Buterin claims capacity now…
By 2030, the demand for alternative currencies will rise, with digital currencies eventually replacing cash, according to the research of Deutsche Bank. In the “Imagine 2030” report, Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid raised awareness of the challenges the existing fiat system has…