Stripe To Bring Back Crypto Payments With USDC On Solana

coingape.com Financial service provider Stripe has big plans for the upcoming summer and this includes enabling crypto payments With USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. The Sojourn…

What’s Happening In Crypto Today? Daily Crypto News Digest

cryptonews.com Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news today – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In crypto news today: Why is crypto…

Cashless Society: WEF Boasts That 98% Of Central Banks Are Adopting CBDCs

zerohedge.com Cashless Society: WEF Boasts That 98% Of Central Banks Are Adopting CBDCs Whatever happened to the WEF? One minute they were everywhere in the media and now they have all…

Digital Euro Not Expected to Debut Until 2028 or 2029: German Central Bank President

cryptonews.com The digital euro will likely not launch until 2028 or 2029, Germany’s central bank president, Dr. Joachim Nagel, said on Wednesday. “It may take another four or five years…

Diamante Blockchain Invites Developers to Leverage Its Protocol, Diamante Net, for dApp Innovation

coinpedia.org The post Diamante Blockchain Invites Developers to Leverage Its Protocol, Diamante Net, for dApp Innovation appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Abu Dhabi, UAE, April…

Indian bank’s IT is so shabby it’s been banned from opening new accounts

theregister.com India’s central bank has banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from signing up new customers for accounts or credit cards through its online presence and app. The ban came after what…

Melania Trump’s NFT hits the market as Donald Trump’s legal fees top $86m

dlnews.com In 2022, Melania Trump’s first NFT flopped. Depicting a white hat she wore at a White House function, the former first lady was reported to have paid the $185,000 price tag…

G+D to Assist Central Bank of Mauritania in CBDC Design

cryptonews.com German security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is partnering with the Central Bank of Mauritania to explore the design and development of a central bank digital…

What The Rising Gold Price Signals (Spoiler Alert: Nothing Good)

zerohedge.com What The Rising Gold Price Signals (Spoiler Alert: Nothing Good) Authored by Antonius Aquinas, The recent run-up in the gold price has not garnered the attention among the…

Institutional Digital Assets: The Future of Finance Is Here

coindesk.com A “crypto year” is often said to pack one year of innovation into a time span that would normally take seven. Like dog years. That said, institutions don’t move in crypto…

Just In: BRICS Countries Mulls Stablecoin For Trade Settlement

coingape.com In a bid to create an alternative to the use of the United States dollar for cross-border remittances and trade, member countries of the BRICS consortium are considering…

BRICS to Develop Its Own Crypto Stablecoin?

watcher.guru The BRICS economy has discussed the usage of digital assets in international settlement, with its statements hinting that it could be poised to develop its very own crypto…

There Is No Good Version Of A Central Bank Digital Currency

forbes.com My colleague Nick Anthony and I have written extensively about central bank digital currencies. We’ve carefully documented how the benefits are few and far between, as well…

Ripple Disputes SEC’s Demand for $2B in Settlement Plan, XRP Price Leads Altcoins Recovery

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Ripple Disputes SEC’s Demand for $2B in Settlement Plan, XRP Price Leads Altcoins Recovery Ripple Labs-backed XRP led the top altcoins in a bullish recovery as…

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Labels USDC As Early CBDC

coingape.com In a notable statement, Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, recently drew attention to USD Coin (USDC) by labeling it as an early Central Bank Digital Currency…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Plan to Bring U.S. Budget to Blockchain in 2024 Election Bid

coinpedia.org The post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Plan to Bring U.S. Budget to Blockchain in 2024 Election Bid appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News U.S. presidential candidate Robert F.…

Chile Edging Closer to CBDC Launch

cryptonews.com Chile is tentatively moving toward the launch of a CBDC, with the public seemingly firmly behind the central bank’s plans. Per the media outlet Criptonoticias, the Central…

RFK Jr.: ‘I’m gonna put the entire US budget on blockchain’

thehill.com Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to put the “U.S. budget on blockchain,” a ledger of transactions typically associated with bitcoin and…

Pro-Crypto Candidate RFK Jr To “Put US Budget On Blockchain”

bitcoinist.com During his latest rally, pro-crypto US candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to use blockchain technology to “bring transparency to American citizens” if elected. The…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr Wants to Move US Budget Management to the Blockchain

cryptonews.com Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is committed to transforming the US budget system by adopting blockchain technology. He revealed his plans during a campaign…

Crypto ETFs Make Great Headlines, But Stablecoins Are Key To Mass Adoption

forbes.com Even as the calendar rolls toward May, and along with that the potential for a decision regarding the future of ether ETFs, crypto investors and advocates would be well…

BRICS To Replace US Dollar With Cryptocurrency for Trade

watcher.guru According to a recent statement from the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov, the BRICS bloc is working to replace the US…

BRICS: BlackRock Uses Bitcoin as Inflation Hedge as USD Worries

watcher.guru With the BRICS bloc driving a global shift away from the greenback, BlackRock has recently opted to use Bitcoin as an inflation hedge amid concerns with the US dollar.…

Lawmakers stall digital euro bill, leaving future of €1.2bn project uncertain

dlnews.com Lawmakers in the European Parliament have stalled on creating a legal framework for the digital euro, essentially shelving indefinitely the controversial project. The new…

China Opens e-CNY Research Institute, Appoints First Expert Panel

cryptonews.com The e-CNY Research Institute has been inaugurated to support advancements of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to a recent report by MPayPass,…

US lawmakers’ proposed ban on algorithmic stablecoins draws industry backlash

cryptoslate.com A recent legislative bill introduced by US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand has drawn the crypto industry’s ire due to a proposed ban on algorithmic…

New Zealand Starts Digital Cash Consultation

coindesk.com The consultation paper asked citizens in the country to respond on digital cash design, whether or not interest should be paid and if there should be holding limits. The…

New Zealand's CBDC roadmap enters design consultation stage

cryptoslate.com The Reserve Bank of New Zealand opened a new consultation period on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on April 17. The current stage of development seeks input on…

New Zealand Begins Plans To Introduce CBDC

cryptonews.com The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has begun its public consultation on “Digital Cash,” a proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC), as disclosed in a consultation…

Israeli Official Says Digital Payments ‘Eroded’ the Need for Cash

watcher.guru Amid an ever-changing financial sector, an Israeli Central Bank official has said that digital payments have “eroded” the need for cash. Indeed, Andrew Abir, the deputy…

New Zealand tests the water on ‘digital cash’ issuance

cointelegraph.com New Zealand's central bank has taken a four-stage approach to CBDC issuance and aims to issue an in-house digital dollar by 2023.

New Zealand Launches Consultation On Its CBDC ‘Digital Cash’

coingape.com New Zealand is making waves in the crypto world yet again, this time with its bold step towards launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In a move set to…

Israel’s Central Bank to Roll Out Sandbox for CBDC Experiments

cryptonews.com The Bank of Israel is launching a sandbox environment for testing CBDC use cases, in an effort to refine the design of the digital shekel and ensure its capacity to…

South Korean Central Bank to ‘Speed up’ CBDC Project

cryptonews.com The South Korean Central Bank is set to “speed up” its CBDC project, and will pilot its digital KRW with a group of 100,000 citizens later this year. According to Newsway,…

Israeli central bank official says digital payment methods have ‘eroded’ the role of cash

cryptoslate.com Andrew Abir, deputy governor of the Bank of Israel, recently said that traditional cash was once competitive with other payment methods, but its role has “eroded” because of…

BRICS Supports Cryptocurrency for Global Trade, Not US Dollar

watcher.guru BRICS member Russia is looking to accept cryptocurrencies to settle cross-border trade transactions and not the US dollar. Russia is advocating to receive payments in…

Bank of England Seeks Input on Retail, Wholesale Payments Technology

pymnts.com The Bank of England is studying the use of new technologies to enhance both retail and wholesale payments functionality. While the central bank has been focused on…

‘I'm a Pro-Freedom Candidate’: John Deaton on his Senate Race With Elizabeth Warren

coindesk.com Deaton, who has from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen, the company’s co-founder and various members of the crypto community, insists he’s not an “XRP Attorney,”…

Digital Ruble Rollout Will Cost Russian Banks $536m a Year

cryptonews.com Digital ruble rollout plans could cost the Russian banking sector a total of $536 million per year, financial analysts have claimed. Per Forbes Russia, the nation’s retail…

Crypto Owners a Growing Force Heading into 2024 Election: Galaxy Digital

decrypt.co Voters who hold Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could have a decisive impact in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to the latest market commentary…

Bitcoin is the only way out of feudalism

cryptoslate.com The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, the CTO of Komodo Blockchain. The US has undergone an immense consolidation of wealth and power in recent years. Americans…