Kazakhstan’s Supreme Audit Chamber Presents Digital Tenge, Highlights Unique Advantages
The Supreme Audit Chamber of Kazakhstan held a presentation of the digital tenge and spoke about the advantages of the third form of the national currency. The presentation was attended by Berik Sholpankulov, Chairman of the National Bank, and Binur Zhalenov, Chairman of the National Bank's Payme ...
Saifedean Ammous, Author of “A Short History of Money,” Joins El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office as Economic Advisor
Author of the bestseller "A Short History of Money, or Everything You Need to Know about Bitcoin" became an economic advisor to the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC). "Great things had to happen. Welcome to the winning team, Dr. Ammus!" reads the ...
Worldcoin’s Biometric Verification System Faces Scandal Amid Security Breach
This is how the country bypassed the regional blocking The service costs only about $30 Worldcoin is aware of the problem and has already taken certain steps to solve it In particular, the company has changed the user registration mechanism ...
Mastercard Plans to Expand Cryptocurrency Card Program
The payment system is already working with cryptocurrency exchanges Mastercard is enthusiastic about blockchain technology Payment giant Mastercard said it plans to expand its cryptocurrency card program. To do this, the company will look for new partners among c ...
Central Bank of Israel Outlines Conditions for Launch of Digital Shekel
The Central Bank of Israel has provided an overview of the factors that could potentially trigger the development of its own digital currency, SHAKED. While a final decision has yet to be made, the bank has identified a few key conditions that may lead to the launch of the digital shekel. The ...
Central Reserve Bank of Peru Considers Launching its Own Digital Currency
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP) has released a comprehensive report detailing the potential of its own digital currency and the advantages it could bring to the country's payment system. With the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the report highlights the benefits of a ...
The European Central Bank Pushes for Digital Euro Autonomy
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), emphasized the importance of the digital euro in ensuring the autonomy of EU payment systems. Lagarde highlighted the fact that most payment instruments used in the EU are not necessarily European, and thus it is crucial to be mindf ...
PayPal denies support for SHIB token after confusion caused by tweet
Reports circulating on social networks claiming that PayPal is set to add support for the SHIB meme token have been denied by the company's customer support service. The rumors started when Shiba Inu, a cryptocurrency influencer who goes by the pseudonym AdRock on Twitter, asked a PayPal account ...