
Article by Wahid Pessarlay
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12 February, 2023
India in ‘no hurry’ for CBDC development despite notching huge milestones
India’s digital rupee pilot already had over 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants, but despite the impressive numbers, the Reserve Bank...
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12 February, 2023
Fujitsu sets up Web 3.0 acceleration platform for startups and enterprises
Fujitsu Web3 Acceleration Platform aims to create a "rich ecosystem" that will allow startups and other entities to develop blockchain-based...
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12 February, 2023
Russia’s Gazprombank suggests slowing down digital ruble launch fearing losses for commercial banks
The digital ruble has received heightened attention as the government intends to use it to circumvent economic sanctions imposed on...
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11 February, 2023
Metaverse gets a boost in Saudi Arabia with The Sandbox partnership
The memorandum of agreement was signed at the Leap Tech Conference 2023 in Riyadh between The Sandbox metaverse firm and...
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11 February, 2023
Argentina’s securities regulator to issue new rules for digital asset firms
The Argentine National Securities Commission's plan to issue new rules stems from a national reform of anti-money laundering laws being...
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11 February, 2023
South Korean authorities traveled to Serbia to arrest Terra’s Do Kwon
South Korean news outlets speculate that Do Kwon has been hiding out in Serbia since December 2022, but Terra’s fugitive...
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