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Study: 40% of Surveyed African Banks See Fintech and Telcos as ‘High Threats’

About 40% of 153 African banks surveyed by the latest African Banker annual report said they regard “fintechs and telcos as high threats,” while 69% see artificial intelligence as the “most important technology shaping the industry...

Chinese Autonomous Region of Guanxi to Adopt Digital Yuan in Push for ASEAN Trade Integration

The Chinese autonomous region of Guanxi, located in the south of China, will implement a wide adoption plan for the digital yuan, that includes a push for using it as a trade currency with countries part of the ASEAN bloc. This pilot plan looks to be...

Expert Claims Proposed BRICS Common Currency Poised to Undermine US Dollar Dominance

A recent report from China’s Global Times reveals that Zhou Yu, an international finance research director at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the proposed BRICS cross-border currency is a significant step in challenging t...

Bitcoin Voucher Provider Azteco Secures $6 Million Funding Round Led by Jack Dorsey

On Thursday, California-based bitcoin voucher company Azteco revealed it had garnered $6 million in seed funding through a round spearheaded by Block, Inc.’s CEO and chairperson, Jack Dorsey. Azteco stated that the newly acquired capital would...

‘In Hindsight the Metaverse Will Be Obvious and Inevitable’ Says Affyn CEO Lucaz Lee

Despite the many obstacles that currently make mainstream adoption seem impossible, the metaverse will eventually “mature when gateways that form the access point for entering the myriads of metaverses come onstream,” Lucaz Lee, CEO of Af...

US Expands ‘Unprecedented Global Sanctions’ on Russia With Over 300 New Targets

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Russia “in coordination with the G7 and other international partners.” Among the targets are “the channels Russia uses to acquire critical technology, its future energy extraction capabilities,...

Robert Kennedy Jr. to Accept BTC for Campaign Contributions, Says Bitcoin Is an ‘Exercise in Democracy’

Before taking the stage at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, U.S. presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized the democratic nature of bitcoin, calling it an “exercise in democracy.” Additionally, during his Florid...

Marathon and Brink Join Forces to Raise $1 Million for Bitcoin Core Developers

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings and Brink, a nonprofit striving to support open-source Bitcoin development, recently revealed their collaboration to generate up to $1 million in funding for Bitcoin Core developers. Marathon pledged t...

FATF President Urges G7 to Lead in Shutting Down ‘Lawless Crypto Space’

It is necessary to put an “end to the lawless crypto space,” according to the head of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). G7 nations must set an example in implementing global standards on combating money laundering, the executive insisted, as li...

Microbt Unveils New Whatsminer Bitcoin Mining Rig With 320 TH/s, Setting New Standard for Hashpower

During the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, bitcoin mining rig producer Microbt unveiled three new additions to their Whatsminer series. The latest Whatsminer models, namely the M50S++, M53S++, and M56S++, boast hashpower ranging from 150 terahash p...

Biggest Movers: ATOM Falls on Friday, Hitting Key Support Level

Cosmos fell to a key price floor on Friday, as bearish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets. Volatility has been high most of the week, with today seeing the global market cap drop by 0.95% as of writing. Chainlink also slipped in todayȁ...

Bitcoin Mining Gets Tougher as Network Difficulty Reaches New Peak

On May 18, 2023, at block height 790,272, Bitcoin’s difficulty reached an all-time high after rising 3.22% on Thursday. The network’s difficulty is now at an impressive 49.55 trillion, or 0.90% away from 50 trillion hashes, making it th...

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Remains Below $27,000, Ahead of Powell Speech

Bitcoin once again fell below the $27,000 level on Friday, ahead of a panel discussion which includes Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Powell will be holding a discussion with former Chair Ben Bernanke at a conference in Washington. Ethereum was marginally l...

Banks Not Getting Anticipated Benefits From Rate Hikes, ECB Executive Admits

Eurozone banks are profitable but the benefits from higher interest rates may be smaller than expected, according to the deputy head of the single currency area’s monetary authority. The official noted that while most of the tightening has been done...

Bitpay Ceases Prepaid Mastercard Program, Promises Enhanced Card Service in the Future

Cryptocurrency proponents in the United States are facing increasing challenges when it comes to utilizing digital assets for expenditures. Several crypto companies have encountered difficulties in securing banking partners. This week, Bitpay, a prom...

Russia and Iran Phasing Out US Dollar in Bilateral Trade Settlements

The governments of Russia and Iran are starting to phase out the usage of the U.S. dollar to conduct bilateral trade settlements. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that 80% of Russia-Iran trade transactions are settled using nation...

Digital Ruble Law Likely to Be Passed in June According to Russian Official

The digital ruble law project, which was already discussed and approved in its first reading, could be passed in June, according to Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Duma’s Financial Markets Committee. The Bank of Russia is currently waiting for the e...

Binance Halts Deposits and Possibly Withdrawals for Aussie Users After Being Cut Off by Australian Payment Service Provider

Binance Australia said on May 18 that it is “unable to facilitate PayID AUD deposits for Binance users” due to a third-party payment service provider’s decision to discontinue support for the crypto exchange. Binance Australia said...

Hong Kong Launches Digital Currency Pilot With 16 Firms Including HSBC, Bank of China, Alipay

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the commencement of its e-HKD pilot which “will take deep dives into potential use cases in six categories.” The pilot paves the way for “the possible implementation of a retail central bank digit...

Venezuela’s President Declares Inevitable Shift Away From US Dollar in De-Dollarization Push

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that Venezuela will shift away from using U.S. dollars in trade, emphasizing that the de-dollarization process is “inevitable.” He described: “This is the path of Venezuela and the path of...

Rate Hikes Affecting Housing Markets in Eurozone, United States, ECB Study Shows

Interest rate hikes in the euro area are already causing a decline in housing investment, the zone’s central bank revealed in a study. While smaller than in the United States, the impact of the monetary policy tightening on the Old Continent is likel...

Litecoin Network Surges With Activity as Ordinal Inscriptions Drive Transaction Volume

Based on recent data, the Litecoin (LTC) network has seen a considerable surge in activity due to an increase in Ordinal inscription minting happening on its blockchain. The cryptocurrency’s value has risen by more than 13% in the past week, a...

FTX Executives Sue Co-Founders Amidst Failed FTX Stocks Project

Court documents filed on May 17, 2023, reveal that current executives overseeing FTX and its subsidiary, Alameda Research, have initiated a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director of enginee...

US Bitcoin Corp Secures Hosting Agreements for 150,000 Bitcoin Miners

On Thursday, the bitcoin mining company U.S. Bitcoin Corp revealed the firm has successfully secured hosting agreements with five different companies to install 150,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners. The bitcoin mining...

Unidef Introduces Decemount to Expedite Global Shift to Decentralization

PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UAE — May 18, 2023 – Today, Unidef (unidef.org), a global network of organizations focused on hastening the global shift to a decentralized future, proudly unveils its latest initiative, Decemount. This ambitious project s...

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