A survey of the continent’s central banks shows optimism about greater efficiency and inclusion, but several drawbacks remain; Nigeria already has an operational retail CBDC. Mobile money has been a strong competitor to central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Africa, but many of the continent’s central bankers have greater faith CBDC, according to a Bank...Continue Reading

Bears are better positioned to profit roughly $215 million during November’s Ether options expiry, putting pressure on ETH’s price near a critical resistance level. No matter if one analyzes Ether’s (ETH) longer-term or weekly time frame, there is little hope for bulls. Besides the negative 69% year-to-date performance, a descending channel has been pressuring the...Continue Reading

FTX’s collapse is one of the reasons why countries in the region should adopt regulation, noted the monetary fund. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for increased regulation of Africa’s crypto markets, one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, the global institution blog reported on Nov. 22.  Among the reasons why countries in...Continue Reading

Polkadot said it rewards community members in a consistent manner with bounties paid in USDC. Polkadot, a protocol that connects blockchains, has announced its latest initiative to help its ecosystem fight scams.  According to the company, relying on security-minded individuals within its community to fight scams has proven to be an effective method of safeguarding...Continue Reading

Ardana developers claimed back in January that “almost all of the product/smart contract development is finished.” On Nov. 24, Ardana, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin ecosystem building on Cardano (ADA), abruptly halted development, citing “funding and project timeline uncertainty.” The project will remain open-source for builders while treasury balances and remaining funds will...Continue Reading

Institutional trading firms have faced financial losses and operational difficulties in the wake of the FTX collapse. Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit has launched a new support fund to help institutional traders access liquidity in the wake of the FTX collapse — an event that triggered a fresh wave of panic selling across the digital asset...Continue Reading

The initiative was announced Nov. 24 by CEO Chengpang Zhao (CZ) as an effort to “protecting consumers and rebuilding the industry.” Binance announced Nov. 24 that it is spearheading the creation of a so-called Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI) on BloombergTV. New details about the project to “to lead the charge when it comes to protecting...Continue Reading

Web3 promises plenty of lofty goals and ideas, but what is it really, and are we close to achieving the dream? The term Web3 is often used as shorthand to discuss the new phase of the internet. It describes leaving the era of centralized social media and massive e-commerce platforms and arriving at a utopia...Continue Reading

The market doesn’t look like it’s going to spike upward anytime soon. While you wait, grow your network and position your portfolio to take advantage of a future recovery. These forecasts are driven by deteriorating structural fundamentals. For example, credit card debt has surged past even 2020 levels, with interest rates charged by banks that...Continue Reading

The popular browser wallet has over 21 million monthly active users. According to a revised privacy policy agreement published by ConsenSys on Nov. 23, MetaMask will begin collecting users’ IP addresses and Ethereum wallet addresses during on-chain transactions. However, ConsenSys, the wallet’s creator, explains that the collection of users’ data will only apply if they...Continue Reading