Tag: Digital

Norway’s digital currency project raises privacy questions

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The small Nordic country of Norway may not be particularly notable on the global crypto map. With its 22 blockchain solution providers, the nation doesn’t stand out even at the regional level.  However, as the race to test and implement central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) accelerates every day, the Scandinavian nation is taking an active stance on its own national digital currency. In fact, it was among the first countries to begin the work on a CBDC back in 2016. Dropping cash In recent years, amid a rise in cashless…

Opinion: Digital Currency Group’s Genesis implosion: What comes next?

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It looks as if the bear cycle is going to claim another high-profile crypto company. On Jan. 19, Digital Currency Group’s (DCG’s) lending subsidiary, Genesis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Here we have yet another industry giant with a tale of incestuous lending, little risk management to speak of and opaque reporting policies.  For market participants, the gathering storm clouds at DCG represent a failure that would have been unthinkable in 2021. Founded by CEO Barry Silbert in 2015, DCG has become a mainstay in crypto’s short existence. Genesis’ filing…

Is “The Howey Test” outdated? Modernizing regulations for the digital age

The rate and reach of cryptocurrency adoption in recent years signals the dire need for modern regulations that simultaneously safeguards investors and enables innovation to flourish. As it stands, most crypto tokens fall within a regulatory gray area as they don’t fit within the confines of the traditional financial system — so why should they fall prey to inapplicable, outdated rules? Presently, the SEC applies “The Howey Test,” a legal analysis based on a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, to differentiate between securities and non-securities. The SEC asserts that securities…

China’s digital yuan gets smart contract functionality alongside new use cases

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China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — the digital yuan, or eCNY — has received upgrades giving it smart contract functionality alongside a series of newly unveiled use cases. The smart contract function was launched on the Meituan app, a Chinese app offering retail and food delivery services, according to a Jan. 17 report by local cryptocurrency media outlet 8btc. When Meituan users place an order and pay with their e-CNY wallet, a smart contract triggers and searches for keywords and purchased items in their order. If a user buys…

China Launches Smart Contract Functionality on Digital Yuan Through E-Commerce App Meituan

The smart contracts used by Meituan are used to divide up a daily prize of 8,888 RMB ($1,312), according to local media outlet 8btc, which is focused on cryptocurrency and Web3 reports, and other mainstream internet media outlets in China. When a user places an order with the app and pays with the digital yuan, the smart contract is triggered and looks for certain keywords in the list of goods purchased and the merchant name. If a user happens to have some of these keywords, which change daily, the smart…

City of Busan to establish digital assets exchange: Report

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According to local news outlet News1, Busan, South Korea will establish a decentralized digital commodities exchange. Officials said the platform is scheduled to start operations this year and will support local cultural content via digital assets. “Taking advantage of the strengths of Busan, such as the Busan International Film Festival, G-Star; [the exchange] will include tokenization of intellectual property rights in the film and game fields, as well as gold, precious metals, agricultural and livestock products, ships, real estate, etc.” As told by the Busan Digital Asset Exchange Establishment Promotion…

Sports NFT Firm Candy Digital Raised Over $38M Amid Founder Strife

According to the filing, Candy Digital had raised $38,449,997 from 14 investors in an equity offering, more than half of the $68,188,480 overall that the company is seeking to raise in the sale. The offering opened on Jan. 3 – the day before CNBC reported that Fanatics was selling its stake to a group led by well-known financier Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. Source