When I first heard about it decentralized finance (DeFi), I was very skeptical. But as the years have rolled on and I’ve learned more, I now believe that, done right, it has revolutionary potential with hugely beneficial implications for financial…
In early January, Thai Prime Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced a pilot program that would allow foreign tourists in Phuket to use digital currencies for payments. The Deputy Prime Minister announced the program at a seminar organized by the Marketing Association…
Kenya has launched its first comprehensive digital asset count and is seeking public feedback amid the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) call for the country to update its outdated “crypto” regulatory framework. The country’s National Treasury is behind the new bill,…
United States Congressman Bryan Steep (R-WI), a vocal advocate of the digital asset space and “innovation,” has been selected to chair the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence in the 119th Congress. According to…
India’s Timechain Labswho have trained developers and passed on talent to BSV ecosystemthinking of cooperating with fund companies for tokenization. Started off Rohan SharanTimechain Labs plans to cooperate with various issuers of financial instruments, such as mutual funds, and focus…
TLDR MANTRA blockchain and DAMAC Group partner to tokenize $1 billion in assets Assets include real estate, hospitality and data centers Launch planned for early 2025 DAMAC started accepting crypto payments in 2022 MANTRA received $11 million in infrastructure expansion…
A recent survey conducted by Bitwise Asset Management and VettaFi has revealed that a narrow majority of financial advisors are now more inclined to invest in cryptocurrency after Donald Trump’s election victory. Advisors Still Favor Crypto Equity Exchange Traded Funds…
When the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was introduced Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, as the new currency last April, promised it would be the ultimate solution to a two-decade currency crisis. But less than a year later, ZiG has been…
As tokenization takes root globally, Luxembourg has passed a new law aimed at making the issuance of digital securities easier, cheaper and more efficient. Parliament of Luxembourg recently approved Blockchain Law 4, the country’s latest attempt to facilitate blockchain adoption.…
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), responsible for regulating retail payments and settlement systems in the country, has postponed the implementation of the market share cap for the widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI), extends the deadline by another…
