The American payments giant PayPal is exploring the possibility of acquiring cryptocurrency companies, including Bitcoin custodian BitGo. This has been reported by Bloomberg, citing insider sources of the information. The news comes just…

The digital ruble may be introduced in Russia in three to seven years, but Russia will not become the world leader in this matter, Dmitry Peskov, who is the special representative of the…

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen previously has stated that the company could leave the US due to an unclear regulatory condition. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed the company standing. In a recent interview with…

The president of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, proposed that the election commission of his country implements the potential of blockchain-based technologies in the election process. The acting president highlighted his conviction…

As reported by the Glassnode analytical platform, the number of crypto wallets containing 100 or more BTC reached a six-month peak this week. There are now about 16,159 wallets containing at least 100…

The digital currency of the central bank (CBDC) is now available to the citizens of the Bahamas. Thus, the island nation became the first in the world to introduce a state-issued digital currency.…

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the regulator will not issue a digital dollar until all the risks and challenges associated with its introduction are eliminated. Powell made this announcement in a…

The president of Sweden's central bank (Riksbank), Stefan Ingves, has declared his support for the introduction of a CBDC under the name e-krona. Ingves turned to the Swedish government with an appeal “to…

A new study by Statista found out that only 7% of Americans have used Bitcoin so far. This means the current investment in the first cryptocurrency is still in a very early stage…

Five banks in the Russian Federation have expressed their readiness to participate in the testing of a potential pilot project for a digital ruble, launched by the central bank. This has been reported…