Japan is still undecided on whether or not it will issue a central bank digital currency or CBDC. However, this uncertainty has not stopped the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from experimenting with a potential digital yen. The...

India is reportedly in the final stages of its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is about to conduct a pilot of the digital rupee, which is expected to start next...

Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit announced that it is temporarily suspending withdrawals from its platform. The move is in response to a recent hack that compromised its Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and USDC...

Blockchain, the technology behind popular cryptos such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), is increasingly gaining acceptance within the financial industry with a number of institutions already employing the technology to...

A McDonalds outlet in Switzerland is now starting to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for orders. The outlet is expected to also start accepting Ether (USDT) soon. A branch of the multinational fast food chain McDonalds...

Japanese gaming giant Sega is finally getting into blockchain. The company announced that it will launch its first blockchain game in collaboration with Double Jump Tokyo, a blockchain game developer and NFT solution...

Four Asian countries have carried out tests using digital currencies for international settlements. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) participated in the tests, which included foreign exchange transactions and...

In the face of escalating sanctions, Russian authorities understand they just cant do without cross-border crypto payment and are now taking steps to make it happen. Bitcoin, the worlds number one crypto by market cap,...

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (S.W.I.F.T.) has entered into a partnership with Chainlink for a new proof-of-concept (POC) project that will help financial institutions operate across...

One of the worlds top auction houses just launched a blockchain-based platform dedicated to non-fungible tokens that allow NFT sales to be made directly on the blockchain. The 256-year-old British auction giant Christies...