GameStop Partners With Crypto Exchange FTX.US to Boost Digital Asset Adoption

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Funcionarios de la UE afirman que el euro digital se enfocará en el uso personal y no en la Web3

En el mismo evento, Gross, cuya organización recibe el apoyo de empresas como Ripple y Circle, dijo que “un euro digital necesita tener beneficios y casos de uso claros”. Y agregó: “No es suficiente, desde mi punto de vista, decir que puede ser utilizado en pagos entre pares [o] para pagos en e-commerce… Tiene que hacer algo mejor que los métodos de pago que ya existen”. Source

Voyager Digital assets auction set for Sept. 13 after being rescheduled from August

Bankrupt centralized crypto lender Voyager Digital filed a notice Tuesday with United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York informing the court of its intention to hold an auction of its remaining assets. The auction is proposed to take place on Sept. 13 at the Manhattan office of Digital Voyager’s investment banker Moelis & Company, with a hearing to approve the results on Sept. 29. Offers for the lender’s assets that have already been submitted. Voyagers, we want to let you know that multiple bids were submitted…

Marathon Digital Energized 25,000 Miners in August, Produced 184 Bitcoins

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Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank Hires Virtual Assets and Digital Currency Program Lead – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Saudi Arabian central bank has reportedly appointed Mohsen Al Zahrani as the lead of the bank’s virtual assets and digital currency project. The emergence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the regional crypto hub is believed to have forced authorities in Saudi Arabia to consider formally regulating cryptocurrencies. Saudi Arabia’s Changing Position on Crypto According to a report, the Saudi Arabian central bank has selected Mohsen Al Zahrani to lead its virtual assets and digital currency program. The appointment of Al Zahrani, according to the report, signals that…

What to tell newcomer friends about digital currency

Interest in crypto has been growing since the 2017 bull market and has increased even further since 2021, which saw the nonfungible token (NFT) boom and Bitcoin (BTC) hitting its highest price so far.  So, what can a crypto investor tell family and friends who are interested in cryptocurrency? Here are some common and important questions that one can come across regarding crypto and some appropriate responses with opinions from experts in the industry. What is cryptocurrency? One of the most common questions a crypto investor might get asked is…

Sanctioned Russian Bank Tests In-app Operations With Digital Rubles – Finance Bitcoin News

A Russian bank, one of the country’s largest by assets, has conducted a successful trial with digital ruble transactions processed through its mobile app. The state-owned Promsvyazbank was one the institutions placed under Western sanctions earlier this year in connection with Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. Russian Bank Experiments With Digital Ruble Transfers via Mobile Application Promsvyazbank (PSB) is one of the first Russian lenders to join the trials of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Bank of Russia. According to a report by the business news outlet…

NFT Steez and Lukso co-founder explore the implications of digital self-sovereignty in Web3

Sovereign identity has been a hot topic in blockchain and cryptocurrency, especially with the rise of the creator economy. Currently, there are two types of digital identities. One is federated and centralized whereby data is in the control of the service provider. Self-sovereign digital identity is often cited as a human right that can reclaim agency using blockchain technology, but what frameworks exist that aid in governing it? On Aug. 2, NFT Steez, a bi-weekly Twitter Spaces hosted by Alyssa Expósito and Ray Salmond, met Marjorie Hernandez, the co-founder of…