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People's Daily Overseas Edition: Digital RMB is getting closer and closer to us
On April 28, the Overseas Edition of the People's Daily published an article "Covering catering services, living bill payments, shopping consumption, transportation and other scenarios, the digital RMB is getting closer and closer to us." According to the article, experts said that as a new payment method in the digital economy era, the digital renminbi has great potential. Mu Changchun, director of the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, said that controllable anonymity, as an important feature of digital renminbi, is not only conducive to ensuring the public's reasonable anonymous transactions and personal information security, but also helps to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing. , tax evasion and other illegal and criminal acts, and maintain financial security.
72,000 Bitcoin options will expire on April 30
According to BYBT data, 72,000 bitcoin options (approximately $4 billion) will expire on April 30.
South Korean game giant Nexon announced that it will purchase 1,717 bitcoins at a price of approximately US$100 million, with an average unit price of US$58,226 (including handling fees, etc.). This cost less than 2% of Nexon's total cash and cash equivalents.
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Data: BUSD printed 13.828 billion banknotes, an increase of more than 60% in the past month
According to Tokenview stablecoin data, from April 1 to April 28, the number of BUSD banknotes printed has continuously increased from 8.558 billion to 13.828 billion, an increase of 61.57% in the past month.
Most of Houston Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta's Food and Beverage Brands Will Accept Bitcoin Payments
American billionaire Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta said Tuesday that most of his restaurants will soon start accepting bitcoin payments, describing the move as part of the mainstreaming of cryptocurrencies An "inevitable" step. Fertitta is the chairman and CEO of Landry's, an American multi-brand restaurant, hotel and entertainment giant.
Layer 0 extension project Marlin enables gateways and relays for Cosmos
According to official news, Layer 0 expansion project Marlin said that Marlin Larvanet has been running for about 3 months, and the gateway and relays for the Ethereum blockchain are running smoothly. It is now officially announced that gateways and relays for the Cosmos network are live. in particular:
Justin Sun's JUST NFT Fund launched the world's first Picasso NFT
Justin Sun's JUST NFT Fund launched the world's first Picasso NFT
Justin Sun, founder of TRON and CEO of BitTorrent, recently announced that the JUST NFT fund he founded has officially launched the NFTization of the first batch of collections including Picasso's works. The ownership of the collections has been mapped to the TRON chain through the TRC-721 standard. And it is permanently stored on the TRON public chain and BTFS decentralized storage system, which marks the "first show" of Picasso's works on the blockchain in history.
Justin Sun, founder of TRON and CEO of BitTorrent, recently announced that the JUST NFT fund he founded has officially launched the NFTization of the first batch of collections including Picasso's works. The ownership of the collections has been mapped to the TRON chain through the TRC-721 standard. And it is permanently stored on the TRON public chain and BTFS decentralized storage system, which marks the "first show" of Picasso's works on the blockchain in history.
Musk tweets about Dogecoin again
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted about Dogecoin again: "The Dogefather, Saturday Night Live, May 8."
BitMEX Announces Official Launch of Partner Program
According to official news, the BitMEX Partner Program was officially launched to expand the company network of the BitMEX ecosystem and will provide users with trusted tools to enhance their trading experience.
Zilliqa reaches cooperation with 9 football stars including Ronaldo
Zilliqa announced a partnership with 9 football stars, including James Rodríguez, Renato Sanches, Raúl Jiménez, Diego Jota, "Tiger" Falcao (Radamel Falcao), Keylor Navas (Keylor Navas), João Félix (João Félix), Diego Costa (Diego Costa), Ruben Dias ( Rúben Dias).
Golden State Warriors Become First American Professional Sports Team to Issue Its Own NFT
The National Basketball Association professional basketball team Golden State Warriors (Golden State Warriors) announced that it will auction a series of NFT "Golden State Warriors Legacy NFT Collection".
The General Services Administration of the United States completed the auction of 9.45 BTC, with a total revenue of about 490,000 US dollars
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) concluded its third-ever bitcoin auction on Monday, selling 9.45 BTC for a total of $487,000.
MetaMask monthly active users reached 5 million
Since October 2020, the number of monthly active users of the wallet service and browser extension MetaMask has quintupled to 5 million. Only six months have passed since reaching 1 million active users. Interestingly, the adoption of MetaMask has surged in emerging economies in Asia, Africa, and South America.
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JPMorgan plans to create blockchain payment, trade and foreign exchange settlement platform with Temasek, DBS
JPMorgan Chase plans to establish Partior with Temasek and DBS Group to jointly build a blockchain-based payment, trade and foreign exchange settlement platform.
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Investment and Financing
Fantom Receives USD 15 Million Investment from HyperChain Capital
Fantom Receives USD 15 Million Investment from HyperChain Capital
HyperChain Capital, a digital asset management company, said it acquired an additional $15 million in equity in the Fantom ecosystem by purchasing the platform’s native token, FTM. HyperChain also secures the network through its subsidiaries running validator nodes on Fantom.
Fintech startup Current raised $220 million, led by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The round triples its valuation to $2.2 billion.
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Türkiye May Establish Digital Asset Central Custody Bank
According to Bloomberg, a senior Turkish government official said on condition of anonymity that local authorities may be establishing a central custodian bank to remove counterparty risk for trading cryptocurrencies. The government is also considering capital thresholds for establishing exchanges and requiring executives of cryptocurrency companies to have some basic knowledge of digital currencies, the official said.
The Bank of Korea will conduct simulation experiments from the second half of this year to confirm the possibility of processing and utilizing a "central bank digital currency (CBDC)." In the 2020 Payment and Settlement Report released today, the Bank of Korea stated that by running the CBDC in a virtual environment, it will simulate CBDC life cycle processing tasks such as manufacturing, issuance, distribution, redemption and disposal, as well as remittance and payment and other details.
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Visa CEO: The company is entering the cryptocurrency space in a big way
Alfred Kelly, chief executive of payments giant Visa, said on Tuesday's earnings call that the company is entering the cryptocurrency space in a big way and is "very well positioned" to do so.
Ripple CEO: 'Feels good' about company's progress in face of US SEC lawsuit
As Ripple's legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enters its fifth month, its CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in an interview with Fox Business that he feels "very good" about the company's progress in court. Ripple recently scored some minor victories, with Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn partially granting its motion to compel disclosure.
MicroStrategy CEO: Half of U.S. voters expected to own Bitcoin by year's end
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor believes that U.S. citizen ownership of Bitcoin will soar to new heights in the next eight months. Half of the U.S. electorate will own Bitcoin by the end of the year as BTC spreads like wildfire. He also predicted that the U.S. government would accept Bitcoin as long as it is in a regulated institution.
University of Arkansas law professor: Applying U.S. encryption regulations in other countries may cause over-regulation
Carol Goforth, a professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, said applying U.S. encryption regulations in other countries could create redundancy and overregulation. Since other countries already have their own regulations, adding additional U.S. regulations could be "redundant, expensive and confusing," which could also impede the free flow of money and stifle innovation.
Survey: 14% of Russians believe cryptocurrencies will replace fiat within 10 years
According to a new survey by Otkritie Bank, one of the ten major banks in Russia, 14% of Russians believe that cryptocurrencies will replace fiat currencies within 10 years. According to Nord News, the survey was conducted between April 12 and April 16, and the sample base was 1,000 Russians aged 18 to 65 living in cities with a population of more than 100,000.
Goldman Sachs: It's too early for Bitcoin to compete with gold in safe-haven demand
Goldman Sachs said that it is too early for Bitcoin to compete with gold in terms of safe-haven demand, and the two can coexist.
Securities Daily: Many banks are actively introducing talents related to digital renminbi
The Securities Daily issued an article today stating that many banks are actively introducing talents related to digital renminbi. For example, the social recruitment notices recently released by banks such as Minsheng and Postal Savings Bank all involve digital renminbi-related positions.
US FBI: Email Hacking Fraud Complaints Involving Cryptocurrencies Rise
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