Search
Web3 Visionary Alex Tapscott Discusses Blockchain’s Road to Mass Appeal – Here’s What You Need to Know
16.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Exotic Escape In a recent podcast interview, Web3 advocate and author Alex Tapscott shared insights into the future of blockchain and its journey towards mass adoption. A visionary who is known as the author of several blockchain, Tapscott discussed the technology’s potential...
Lack of Global Regulation and Inconsistencies Could Hinder Stablecoin Cross-border Utility: CPMI Report
31.10.2023
Financial authorities continue to tip stablecoins as a pathway to better cross-border payments but a new report shows that regulations, competition, and network scale pose threats to wider adoption. The Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) explained the vast utilities...
Billionaire Mark Cuban: Crypto Needs a ‘Grandma-Friendly’ App to Thrive – Here’s the Latest
29.10.2023
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has stressed the need for a “grandma-friendly” crypto application that would attract widespread adoption. In a recent episode of Wired’s “Tech Support,” Cuban, known for his role on “Shark Tank” and as the owner of...
Indian Banks Offer Rewards to Encourage Digital Rupee Adoption
27.10.2023
Indian banks are actively promoting the adoption of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), digital-rupee, by offering a range of incentives to encourage users to conduct transactions with the national digital currency. These incentives include cash-back rewards and reward points, Reuters...
Bitcoin-centric AI language model aims to drive BTC education and adoption
19.10.2023
Spirit of Satoshi is a novel AI language model trained on seminal Bitcoin resources to drive education and power BTC-related products and services
The product-market fit nuances in Web3
19.10.2023
While the core principles of product-market fit (PMF) remain consistent, their application in the Web3 context has evolved
El Salvador's Vice-President Attributes Country's Economic Rebirth to Bitcoin Adoption
16.10.2023
In an interview with Forbes On Sunday, El Salvador's Vice-President Ulloa credited the nation's recent economic resurgence to its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
This comes after various reports have highlighted positive impacts on the country's economy, security, and tourism, all influenced...
Solana Joins Dubai’s Largest Free-Trade Zone to Foster Web3 Adoption
16.10.2023
Solana Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the layer-1 blockchain Solana, has joined the largest free trade zone in the UAE – the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) – as an ecosystem partner, to tap into the Web3 value in Dubai.
The collaboration will enable Solana to offer technical...
Bitstamp Crypto Exchange Seeks Collaboration with European Banks to Boost Crypto Adoption
10.10.2023
The world’s longest-running crypto exchange Bitstamp is in talks with three large European banks about offering crypto services.
The 12-year-old exchange is in talks to help the banks begin offering these services possibly in the first quarter of 2024.
Cryptonews has reached out to Bitstamp...
Hong Kong Looks to Curb Retail Stablecoin Trading Amid Crypto Adoption
7.10.2023
Hong Kong is considering measures to restrict retail stablecoin trading for individual investors in response to the increasing adoption of cryptocurrencies, as stated by a local official. It is important to note that retail stablecoin trading is currently not permitted in Hong Kong....
Read More:...
Bastion, Co-Founded by Former a16z Crypto Leaders, Raises $25M to Drive Web3 Adoption
19.9.2023
Crypto startup Bastion has raised $25 million in a funding round led by venture giant Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z crypto.
Also joining the round was several prominent venture capital firms like Nomura’s Laser Digital, Alchemy, Robot Ventures, crypto influencer Packy McCormick’s...
Citigroup Launches New Blockchain-Powered Tokenization Service for Institutional Clients – A Boost to Crypto Adoption?
18.9.2023
Major US investment banking conglomerate Citigroup has made its first major foray into the world of crypto and blockchains with the launch of a new token service, as the bank looks to leverage distributed ledger technology (DLT) to improve its product offerings....
Read More: Citigroup Launches...
India's Central Bank Explores New Features to Boost Digital Rupee Adoption
11.9.2023
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is actively collaborating with financial institutions to introduce innovative features aimed at popularizing the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Reuters reported.
Currently, retail CBDC transactions in India are averaging around 18,000 daily, significantly...
The Hourglass Collective: Pioneering Web3 Adoption Through Incubation and Entertainment
4.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. [Singapore, September 4th 2023] – The Hourglass Collective is spearheading a new era of Web3 adoption. In a world where technological progress has sprinted from hard industries to consumer-facing revolutions, it’s now in the hands of service-oriented high-tech sectors...
US Treasury Department Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Digital Asset Brokers – An Attempt to “Kill” Crypto Adoption?
25.8.2023
The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday released new proposed regulations that would require the brokers of digital assets to report certain sales and exchanges in an effort to crack down on tax cheats, as well as to assist law-abiding taxpayers know how much...
Nigerian Central Bank Introduces NFC Technology to Boost eNaira Adoption
24.7.2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) remains committed to the central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, despite the recent ousting of the former governor.
In a bid to further encourage the adoption of the eNaira and enhance the CBDC mobile app, the central bank has incorporated Near Field...
Ripple welcomes MiCA regulation as US lawsuit highlights lack of clarity
14.6.2023
Ripple's operations gear up in Europe and Asian markets despite an ongoing lawsuit instituted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Bitcoin self-custody advocate explains why on-ramps are key to adoption
17.5.2023
Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp highlights the need for easier-to-use, improved self-custody solutions and more on-ramp avenues to drive Bitcoin adoption
CeFi Exchanges Helped Mass Crypto Adoption. DeFi Will Further It
26.4.2023
Centralized exchanges will continue to serve as a first step into crypto but decentralized exchanges will further the future of financial systems, panelists say at Consensus
Bitcoin Hits All-Time-High (in Argentinian Pesos!) – Will Inflation Spark BTC Adoption?
26.4.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) has hit an all-time price high in Argentinian pesos – a fact that appears to say more about the struggling fiat than the popular cryptoasset.
The peso (ARS) has been dogged by spiraling inflation in recent years.
This has intensified in recent months, with inflation now topping...