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NFT volume hits 6-month high, but still 90% down from 2021
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9 December, 2024

NFT volume hits 6-month high, but still 90% down from 2021

NFTs recorded $563 million in trading volume in November as the euphoria from the U.S. elections revived the dying market,...
South Africa denies de-dollarization with BRICS
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6 December, 2024

South Africa denies de-dollarization with BRICS

Donald Trump has threatened to slap BRICS members with 100% tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. if they create...
BIS, 7 other banks publish CBDC policy, design considerations
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6 December, 2024

BIS, 7 other banks publish CBDC policy, design considerations

The central banks included England, Japan and the European Union, and delved into privacy, preventing crime, the two-tier system, cybersecurity,...
Russia now treats digital assets as property as CBDC faces delay
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5 December, 2024

Russia now treats digital assets as property as CBDC faces delay

Russia's new law caps the tax on digital asset profits at 15%; meanwhile, the Trade Ministry argues that retail outlets...
Swiss council opposes capital Bern’s motion to study BTC mining
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5 December, 2024

Swiss council opposes capital Bern’s motion to study BTC mining

Legislators in Bern passed a motion to assess how BTC block reward mining can repurpose excess energy, but the governing...
Microsoft to ship world’s most advanced quantum computer in 2025
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4 December, 2024

Microsoft to ship world’s most advanced quantum computer in 2025

Atom Computing and Microsoft achieved the world’s largest logical entangled state to date with 24 logical qubits, built with 80...

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