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Hong Kong expands e-HKD; Canada, Australia abandon retail CBDCs
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30 September, 2024

Hong Kong expands e-HKD; Canada, Australia abandon retail CBDCs

Hong Kong’s HKMA launched the second phase of its CBDC pilot, while Canada and Australia are shifting their focus from...
Paul Rajchgod: Layer 2 blockchains are built on a lie
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27 September, 2024

Paul Rajchgod: Layer 2 blockchains are built on a lie

In an interview with CoinGeek Backstage at the London Blockchain Conference 2024, Paul Rajchgod gave an update on portfolio companies,...
Digital identity, wallets present new models built on trust
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26 September, 2024

Digital identity, wallets present new models built on trust

Digital identity solutions now fragment various aspects for maximum privacy and, combined with AI and blockchain, present a new trust-based...
China still dominates BTC mining despite blanket ban
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26 September, 2024

China still dominates BTC mining despite blanket ban

The U.S. may have grabbed all the headlines as the new BTC mining capital, but China still dominates the field,...
Revolut eyes stablecoin; DZ Bank bares digital asset trading
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25 September, 2024

Revolut eyes stablecoin; DZ Bank bares digital asset trading

Elsewhere, Louisiana has launched a new service that allows residents to make payments in digital assets, although it immediately converts...
Digital asset-friendly bank Silvergate files for bankruptcy
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25 September, 2024

Digital asset-friendly bank Silvergate files for bankruptcy

Silvergate’s parent company, Silvergate Capital, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 18 months after the digital asset-friendly bank wound...

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