If your country has adopted a CBDC, you might be suffering
New research indicates that in countries where central bank digital currencies have been adopted or are under consideration, well-being is low.
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“The NEM Foundation You Knew Before Is Gone,” What Is Next
As part of the closing statements in an open announcement to the NEM community, the NEM Secretarial Office, which represents the voice of the NEM Foundation’s executive committee and council, said in “one final message for all” that the NEM Foundation community members knew before “is gone.”The announcement was made in an effort to stay…

Experts reject concerns Russia will use crypto to bypass sanctions: ‘Totally unfounded’
Experts on crypto policy argue that concerns expressed by high profile politicians about Russia evading economic sanctions using cryptocurrency are “totally unfounded.”They say the crypto market is not nearly large enough nor deep enough to support the volume that Russia needs and that the country’s digital asset infrastructure is minimal. Former U.S. Secretary of State…

Coinbase to launch yield-bearing Bitcoin fund for institutions
Coinbase will launch its Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1 to offer 4%–8% returns for institutional investors seeking passive income on Bitcoin holdings. Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is launching the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1, aiming to offer Bitcoin (BTC) exposure for institutional investors outside the US. The fund

US banking lobby last-minute bid to stop Biden vetoing SAB 121 overturn
The American Bankers Association claims that United States President Joe Biden's move will "harm investors, customers, and ultimately the financial system."

Solana Spaces store to bring 100K people to Solana per month — CEO Vibhu Norby
The new shop entertained about 400 crypto-curious guests on opening day, and hopes to host even more as other stores are opened across the U.S. and the rest of the world. 220 Total views 22 Total shares Solana Spaces CEO Vibhu Norby said the new physical Solana stores will introduce up to 100,000 people per…

Scalability Enhancements Kept Bitcoin Decentralized: BitMex Research
Bitcoin (BTC) node synchronization would be impossible if it were not for the improvements that have been made to the software, according to the research arm of crypto exchange BitMex.BitMex Research measured the Initial Block Download (IBD) times of Bitcoin Core software releases from 2012 to 2019 needed to download the blockchain and verify it…

Satoshi Posers — Why So Many Takers for the Bitcoin Crown?
The real identity of Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been a mystery since the inception of the preeminent cryptocurrency over a decade ago.Over the last 10 years, various people have claimed to be the mysterious Satoshi, but their assertions have always been met with skepticism and have lacked any substantial evidence to prove the point.This…

New Kyber Upgrade Deployed to the Ethereum Mainnet
Kyber Network recently put KyberDAO and a protocol upgrade into play. Kyber Network just put a protocol upgrade into operation on its mainnet in tandem with its decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO. Kyber fired up its Katalyst Protocol Upgrade as well as its decentralized finance, or DeFi, solution — KyberDAO, the Kyber Network said in a July 7…