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India’s Central Bank RBI Starts Digital Currency Pilot With 4 Banks: Report
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has reportedly asked four banks to pilot the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) ahead of its public launch.
RBI to Pilot India’s CBDC With…
Russia Can’t Do Without Cross-Border Crypto Payments, Consensus Reached
Key government institutions have agreed that Russia needs to legalize crypto payments for international settlements. The proposal has been gaining support in the past few months since Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine was met with…
Crypto mining pool Poolin halts BTC and ETH withdrawals due to “liquidity issues”
Cryptocurrency mining pool Poolin has announced it will halt Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) withdrawals from its wallet service.
In the announcement, Poolin said:
“We are here to let you know the withdrawal options of Pool Account and…
Trezor and Wasabi to Implement a Coinjoin Mixing Scheme Into Hardware Wallets
This week, the hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor, and the non-custodial bitcoin wallet with a built-in Coinjoin mixer, Wasabi, revealed the two teams are working together to introduce Coinjoin mixing into hardware wallets. On Sunday,…
Publicly-Listed Miner Hive Plans to Transfer ETH Hashrate to Other GPU Mineable Coins Ahead of Merge
While the cryptocurrency community prepares for The Merge, the Nasdaq-listed, Hive Blockchain Technologies, revealed in the company’s August 2022 production update that it plans to re-distribute its hashpower dedicated to Ethereum…
Ethereum Implements Bellatrix — Network’s Upcoming Paris Upgrade to Trigger The Merge, Validator…
The blockchain network Ethereum has officially activated the Bellatrix upgrade, the final change before The Merge, the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Bellatrix was successfully codified into…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Above $1,600 as ‘Bellatrix’ Hard Fork Commences
Ethereum rallied on Tuesday, as founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed a part of the “Merge” event was commencing today. In a tweet he stated: “What’s happening today is the Bellatrix hard fork, which prepares the…
Renault Inks Partnership With The Sandbox to Bring Automotive Experiences to the Metaverse
The Korean subsidiary of Renault, a historic brand in the automotive industry, is establishing a partnership with The Sandbox, an Ethereum-based metaverse platform, to enter the metaverse space. With this partnership, Renault Korea’s…
EtherMail Offers a Lifeline to Web3 Projects Stranded by MailChimp
PRESS RELEASE. MailChimp’s recent decision to suspend newsletter services for crypto businesses expresses the widening chasm between web2 and web3 and the pronounced importance of a robust communications bridge between both realms.…
Report: Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank Hires Virtual Assets and Digital Currency Program Lead
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…