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Project Leonidas update: Italian banks complete wholesale CBDC trial
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16 June, 2024

Project Leonidas update: Italian banks complete wholesale CBDC trial

The Italian Banking Association trialed a wholesale CBDC issuance within a DLT environment, with atomicity, transparency and traceability as the...
Intel, African Development Bank to train millions in AI
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15 June, 2024

Intel, African Development Bank to train millions in AI

Intel has joined hands with the AfDB to train three million Africans and 30,000 government officials in AI, as the...
Russia to start using CBDC for international payments in 2025
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15 June, 2024

Russia to start using CBDC for international payments in 2025

Influential legislator Anatoly Aksakov says CBDC payments will be the norm in the next five years, and Russia will be...
Switzerland extends neutrality to AI regulations
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14 June, 2024

Switzerland extends neutrality to AI regulations

Switzerland has been a neutral haven for hundreds of years, and with AI, it chooses to retain this approach, allowing...
nChain’s Luka Topolovec on ComplexCon Hong Kong app: We took the focus off blockchain and into the user experience
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13 June, 2024

nChain’s Luka Topolovec on ComplexCon Hong Kong app: We took the focus off blockchain and into the user experience

Luka Topolovec led the development of the ComplexCon Hong Kong event app, which builds on the underlying blockchain technology that...
Nigeria remains global leader in ‘Bitcoin’ Google searches amid government crackdown
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13 June, 2024

Nigeria remains global leader in ‘Bitcoin’ Google searches amid government crackdown

With a score of 100, Nigeria retained its spot at the top of ‘Bitcoin’ Google searches despite a crackdown that...

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