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Switzerland launches instant payments
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30 August, 2024

Switzerland launches instant payments

As one of Europe’s most cash-loving nations, Switzerland has over one-third of all transactions in cash, which the central bank...
Metaverse market to surge to $1.2 trillion by 2033
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30 August, 2024

Metaverse market to surge to $1.2 trillion by 2033

The metaverse will explode from $62 billion last year to $1.2 trillion by 2033, with immersive gaming emerging as the...
Blockchain can combat Nigeria’s food crisis: SiBAN’s Obinna Iwuno
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29 August, 2024

Blockchain can combat Nigeria’s food crisis: SiBAN’s Obinna Iwuno

Nigeria has the world’s highest number of food-insecure people, which the United Nations says could hit 82 million by 2030;...
India’s CBDC has 5M users, RBI in ‘no rush’ to launch it
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28 August, 2024

India’s CBDC has 5M users, RBI in ‘no rush’ to launch it

India’s central bank revealed that 16 local banks are participating in the pilot but says it’s still finetuning features such...
Africa’s blockchain funding dips, but adoption unfazed
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28 August, 2024

Africa’s blockchain funding dips, but adoption unfazed

A Crypto Valley VC report showed blockchain is becoming more prominent for VCs in Africa, which Centbee’s Lorien Gamaroff attributes...
Empowering communities through tokenization: Buzzmint’s Charles Symons
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28 August, 2024

Empowering communities through tokenization: Buzzmint’s Charles Symons

Charles Symons revealed that Buzzmint is working with Visit Mid Wales to incentivize Welsh residents to interact with local businesses...

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