It is, by definition, a decentralized ledger. Every record written and every action and transaction occurring on the blockchain is secured by a unique cryptographic key that is meant to be unhackable. Every time a new block on the chain is formed. This means that every action on the blockchain is dependent on the two […]
Cryptocurrency
Creating an official digital version of the U.S. dollar could give Americans more, and speedier, payment options, but it would also present financial stability risks and privacy concerns, the U.S. Federal Reserve said in a long-awaited discussion paper released on Thursday. The paper made no policy recommendations and offered no clear signal on where the […]
In an email sent to the then U.S.- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in 2018, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner showed interest in the possibility of releasing a federal cryptocurrency. According to the Freedom of Information Act request by CoinDesk, Kushner was studying the possibility of having a group of experts “brainstorm” to the right governmental parties the […]
The Swiss National Bank does not see any overall benefit from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be used by the general public and used in day to day transactions, governing board member Andrea Maechler said on Tuesday. “We believe the risks outweigh the benefits,” Maechler told a financial conference held in Frankfurt, […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday issued guidelines that limit cryptocurrency trading service providers from promoting their services to the general public, as part of a bid to shield retail investors from potential risks. Singapore is a popular location for cryptocurrency companies due to a comparatively clear regulatory and operating environment and is […]
The godfather of all cryptocurrencies is starting the new year with a significant tumble potentially hitting a death cross, as Bitcoin fell by almost six percent, hitting below $40,000 for the first time since 2012, according to Bloomberg. Bitcoin hit its all-time low on New York trading, delivering a loss of approximately 14 percent. The asset’s value plunged […]
As trading volumes dry up, potential open interests hinder, and the number of active addresses slumbers, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ value fell on Thursday, led by the Federal Reserve’s December meeting reaching risk assets worldwide. According to Coin Metric data, the godfather of all digital assets, Bitcoin, fell by eight percent in 24 hours after […]
Many of today’s most commonly used tools and technologies, such as mobile phones, the cloud, or the internet itself, all started off as either a science fiction concept, or something seemingly useless to the average person, dismissed as a trend. Those supposed trends are the Metaverse, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and metaverse crypto coins. An excellent way […]
Digital assets have never seen a higher rise in popularity than last year, with 2021 being defined by influential shifts in the cryptocurrency market. Artists, musicians, and creators of all sorts, talented or otherwise, are finding additional ways to monetize their works with the advent of these new technologies and the communities that arise from […]
Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFT) fame is exponentially growing, with various artists and cryptocurrency exchanges adopting the decentralized innovation to release blockchain-based fundraising campaigns to promote gender equality. The hype around NFTs has taken a different turn, with artists worldwide adopting the technology to break the societal wealth gap – or at least try to – in […]