March 26, 2021 China’s digital yuan os backup to AliPay and WeChat Pay, says official Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay reportedly account for 98% of the mobile payment market in China. China’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC,…
March 26, 2021 Bitcoin buyers mean business as Coinbase reserves drop $8B in 3 months Demand for Bitcoin remains solid and is fuelling a “supply shock” that shows no sign of abating, even at $50,000 and higher. Bitcoin (BTC)…
March 26, 2021 Our Man in Shanghai: Digital yuan tests, ‘bear market’ and ‘NFT’ searches spike Digital RMB testing for cross border payments and electric vehicles continues, sentiment takes a dive and blockchain events return to meatspace. Sentiment in China…
March 26, 2021 Jamaica’s central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC project The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May. Jamaica…
March 26, 2021 Argo Blockchain to launch clean energy Bitcoin mining pool Hydroelectric energy will power a new Bitcoin mining pool following Argo’s partnership with DMG Blockchain. Publicly-traded cryptocurrency mining firm Argo Blockchain will launch a…
March 26, 2021 Crypto-focused software firm Lukka raises $53M in funding round Lukka said it planned to add additional features for customers dealing in derivatives, DeFi products, and other products of the crypto space. Just a…
March 26, 2021 Russia’s Hermitage museum to host NFT art exhibition The NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project. Russia’s State Hermitage Museum, the second-largest art museum in the world, is preparing…
March 26, 2021 Nifty News: Sophia the Robot sells $1M worth, Cardano to clone NFT platforms, and more Sophia the Robot has generated more than $1 million in NFT sales, Bhad Bhabie is dropping NFTs to help the “troubled teen industry”, Cardano…
March 26, 2021 Australian government offers $6M in grants to innovative blockchain teams The Australian government has made two grants of up to $3 million available to blockchain teams targeting minerals certification and excise taxation solutions. The…
March 26, 2021 Options traders target $80K by May, Skew suggests just 6% chance they’re right Options traders are betting big that BTC will be above $80,000 on April 30, but analytics provider Skew thinks there is a 94% chance…