Nigeria launches Africa’s first digital currency after banning crypto exchangesIFM CorrespondentOctober 28, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 28, 2021 The e-Naira could potentially boost Nigeria's GDP by $29 bn over the next decade... Read more
Bitcoin hovers below record levels after first-ever ETF debuts on NYSEIFM CorrespondentOctober 20, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 20, 2021 The Proshares Bitcoin-linked ETF is trading under the ticker name of BITO... Read more
Hong Kong takes first step towards central bank digital currencyIFM CorrespondentOctober 6, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 6, 2021 Hong Kong’s central bank has published a technical whitepaper for a potential retail digital currency... Read more
Bank of England names reps from Asos, PayPal and Spotify in CBDC forumIFM CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2021 The BoE forum will explore the practicalities of designing, rolling out and operating a CBDC... Read more
Bitcoin’s value will be more than $500,000 in five yearsIFM CorrespondentSeptember 16, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 16, 2021 Despite its volatile nature, experts are predicting a bright future for the crypto... Read more
Bitcoin is officially a legal tender in El SalvadorWebAdminSeptember 7, 2021 by WebAdminSeptember 7, 2021 The country recently bought its first 400 bitcoins in two tranches of 200... Read more
Central Bank of Nigeria caps transfer limit for e-Naira at N50,000WebAdminSeptember 1, 2021 by WebAdminSeptember 1, 2021 According to the central bank, e-Naira will be officially unveiled later this year... Read more
Bank of Thailand to begin testing CBDC in Q2 2022WebAdminAugust 20, 2021 by WebAdminAugust 20, 2021 The central bank awarded a contract for a CBDC prototype to central bank service provider G+D... Read more
Amazon denies reports of accepting crypto paymentsWebAdminJuly 29, 2021 by WebAdminJuly 29, 2021 The e-commerce giant is however focused on looking into developments in crypto... Read more
Ether overtakes bitcoin as the most exchanged cryptoWebAdminJuly 7, 2021 by WebAdminJuly 7, 2021 Ether surpassed bitcoin for the first time in daily active addresses last week... Read more