Insights on policy shifts, CBDC pilots, mining trends, and the broader impact on global crypto markets.
China-based streaming platform iQIYI will use the Ethereum-based smart contract ERC-3475, developed by DeBond protocol.
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Circle and Axelar's new protocol seamlessly allows USDC transactions cross-chain, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.
Chief Executive HKSAR John Lee mentions a bill for statutory licensing for VASPs and the city's progress in developing its CBDC in his first policy address delivered on Oct.19.
Macau's Executive Council submitted a draft bill to place all currencies under the same legal scrutiny, including digital currencies.
The main reason behind the proposal is to reduce the region's reliance on the US dollar.
Sweden's Riksbank teamed up with BIS, along with the central banks of Israel and Norway to test the use of Sweden's CBDC "e-krona", results will be published in a report by the first quarter of 2023.
Renewable energy sources in BTC mining fell to 28.48% in 2021 from over 40% in 2020, causing greenhouse gas emissions to increase by 63%.
The ATOM team announced the reveal of the ATOM 2.0 update to take place on Sept. 26, Cosmos' connection to other chains via Komodo's AtomicDEX integration and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.
A new blog post by former IMF official tracked the history of offline CBDCs and why he thinks they should used worldwide to promote financial inclusion.
