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Jeremy Light Co-founder at Fourdotzero
There is much written about CBDCs but little on the risks to society a CBDC would create. I see these risks falling into three categories: 1. economic 2. financial 3. human rights Economic Risks The key economic risk is inflation. A CBDC can be created at the press of a button and distributed widely, inflating the money supply without any correspon...
17 January 2022 /payments /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Luigi Wewege President at Caye International Bank
While cryptocurrency is still a mystery to some, there’s no doubt that it’s here to stay. You may be thinking of cryptocurrency as a good way to invest in something that will grow over time. However, you might be confused by the sheer number of cryptocurrencies currently on the market. Which one should you begin with and why? How does technology p...
17 January 2022 /crypto /predictions Cryptocurrency Insights
Retired Member
Cryptocurrency is taking over the world at a sooner pace. Everyone around is trying to catch up with the new trends and coins in the industry. If a project is proposed in crypto, it needs funding to get into the market. Mostly these projects go with crowdfunding to get the capital for their project. But not all projects receive good funding. The p...
11 January 2022 /devops /crypto
Fintech ecosystems are set to grow with a number of trends emerging in 2022. 2022 is set to be a big year for fintech ecosystems, with a predicted US$3bn in investment capital funding to be generated by 465 fintech firms by the end of the year. At their core, fintech ecosystems are a complex network of interacting fintech start-ups and scale-ups, ...
07 January 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
Kala Kam Marketing Manager at Coinremitter
As the year 2022 has finally begun the question related to cryptocurrency and services related to it is going to be on the top of everyone's mind. Overall, bitcoin has been rather successful last year. From the beginning to the end of 2021, digital currency has increased by about 70%, bringing the total worth of the crypto market to $2 trillion. A...
07 January 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights
What is NFT gaming? NFT gaming is a pioneer in the play-to-earn gaming category. This type of gaming platform enables the players to earn profits and rewards by playing the game and trading the in-game assets they receive. The in-game assets in an NFT game are represented as NFTs. These assets include weapons, avatars, rewards, inventories, etc....
06 January 2022 /crypto /markets Blockchain Observations
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
New technical developments and new market players in emerging technology may be the only hope for the global economy in 2022, which is expected to face the same challenges as in 2021. During the pandemic and climate change summits, Tesla's stock soared, highlighting the importance of renewable energy companies. Decentralized ventures like Audius, ...
06 January 2022 /crypto
Kim Engman Senior Director at Tietoevry Banking
Get ready for users taking back control of their data on the heels of Distributed Ledger Technology and the emergence of web3 services What is web3? Web1 refers to today’s global, interoperable network, built on standards and increasingly with services and platforms we all connect and engage with (web2). With Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), an...
05 January 2022 /payments /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
British Members of Parliament (MPs) and campaigners are pushing ministers to adopt a stricter stance on the growing crypto industry. Campaigns and MPs are urging the government to take a tougher stance on NFTs and cryptocurrencies in 2022, amid growing concerns that they could prove dangerous for vulnerable people. “It is the Wild West, this grey a...
05 January 2022 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
The NFT gaming industry is not something new that suddenly came out of nowhere. NFT-centric games have existed since 2017, and the first game in this genre is Cryptokitties. However, this genre did not gain much traction at the time. In fact, the chart-topping Axie Infinity was released in 2018 to very little fanfare. The sudden explosive popular
04 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain Observations
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