CurrencyFeaturedCentral Bank of Nigeria caps transfer limit for e-Naira at N50,000International Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2021 According to the central bank, e-Naira will be officially unveiled later this year... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedBank of Thailand to begin testing CBDC in Q2 2022International Finance Business DeskAugust 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 20, 2021 The central bank awarded a contract for a CBDC prototype to central bank service provider G+D... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedAmazon denies reports of accepting crypto paymentsInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 29, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 29, 2021 The e-commerce giant is however focused on looking into developments in crypto... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedEther overtakes bitcoin as the most exchanged cryptoInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 7, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 7, 2021 Ether surpassed bitcoin for the first time in daily active addresses last week... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedChina completes its first on-chain wage payouts using digital yuanInternational Finance Business DeskJune 15, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 15, 2021 The blockchain-based digital yuan is now live in China’s Xiong’an New Area... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedBitcoin to become legal tender in El Salvador?International Finance Business DeskJune 9, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 9, 2021 The proposed legislation for making bitcoin a legal tender has been drafted and soon it will be presented to the country’s Congress... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedStanChart to launch new crypto platform for UK and European clientsInternational Finance Business DeskJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021 The joint venture between Standard Chartered and BC group is unnamed and it is also subjected to regulatory approval... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedDubai Coin cryptocurrency not approved by any government entityInternational Finance Business DeskMay 28, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskMay 28, 2021 According to the government officials, the website is fraudulent and an elaborate phishing campaign... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedIs Ethereum the new bitcoin?International Finance Business DeskMay 11, 2021May 21, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskMay 11, 2021May 21, 2021 Ether hit a record high above $4,000 earlier this week... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedEther soars past the $3000 mark to quadruple in value in 2021Pritam BordoloiMay 3, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 3, 2021 Ether is now up about 300% on a year-to-date basis... Read more