VISA has applied for a patent that would facilitate the creation of digital fiat currencies on the blockchain. The application mentions Ethereum (ETH) several times leading many to believe that it will be the choice platform for VISA. Less than a day ago, a new patent application from VISA emerged from the Read more…
Bitcoin core had 510 commits in April alone. This is the most amound of commits in a single month. There are over 800 contributors to the protocol. Bitcoin’s developers have been incredibly busy in the weeks leading up to the Bitcoin halving. In April alone, Bitcoin Core had 510 commits, Read more…
The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK) is “one step closer” to launching a pilot for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and could start piloting a token as early as December this year – in line with central banks in other regions, which are also thought to be on Read more…
Warren Buffett has proven he can change his mind after all. The billionaire investor has reportedly dumped nearly $400 million worth of airline shares in recent days after previously committing to see it through despite turbulence. Even Buffett, who has denounced Bitcoin and all cryptocurrencies, has his limits. Now that Buffett has Read more…
Currency happens to be the lifeblood of the global economic system. It is the pivot around which wheels of economic activities spin; however, with the emergence of the capitalist economy, the money power tends to be possessed only by a few ones. The inequality in the distribution of wealth is Read more…
It is no more news to the crypto world that the social media giant Facebook is reportedly working on its native cryptocurrency. Besides, during the Facebook developer conference earlier this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke that payments would be an important part of the company’s future business. According to the Read more…