Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?
    19 Oct 2021
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    Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What this means for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar Jinia Shawdagor is studying on Cointelegraph. The rapid growth of mainstream attention toward cryptocurrencies has forced the hands of numerous governments to create their digital alternatives. Over the past few years, interest from various jurisdictions…

    Volatility + Instability = Hope. Part 2
    19 Oct 2021
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    Cryptocurrencies are known for their volatility, while developing countries have infamously unstable economies. But when the former is combined with the latter, it surprisingly leads to both stability and economic growth. Among the reasons for the popularity of cryptocurrencies in developing countries is the chance they give to raise your standard of living (and maybe…

    Volatility + Instability = Hope. Part 1
    18 Oct 2021
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    Cryptocurrencies are known for their volatility, while developing countries have infamously unstable economies. But when the former is combined with the latter, it surprisingly leads to both stability and economic growth. People in the EU or North America, citizens of countries that set the global agenda, for the most part, still look at cryptocurrencies with…

    Third wave: US Regulators vs Cryptocurrencies
    16 Oct 2021
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    As we anticipated, the American and European financial systems are actively resisting the “new money”. In the US, the Treasury has joined the SEC in its efforts, and in the EU, the opposition comes from the European Central Bank. In mid-September, the US Department of the Treasury was reportedly developing guidelines for stablecoin issuers. Once…

    Contemporary art sales are back due to NFTs
    14 Oct 2021
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    Art that was usually confined inside the museum or the apartment has found an expansive new home now – in the world of crypto. Contemporary art sales are back, hitting a record $2.7 billion in the past year, thanks to the love between young people and blockchain. According to Artprice, a leader in art market…

    How does one “green” the blockchain?
    13 Oct 2021
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    Cryptocurrency mining and maintaining the work of blockchains in general are associated with high electricity consumption. Often this energy comes from burning fossil fuels, which causes great harm to the environment. There are two ways out of the situation: either using green energy or switching to PoS en masse. Recently, Bloomberg reported that electricity consumption…