Wyoming Senate Seat Goes to Pro-crypto Candidate

The current US general election has seen a crypto holder and enthusiast clinch a senatorial seat. Republican congresswoman elect Cynthia Lummis beat democrat Merav Ben-David in a hotly contested Wyoming race. An Early Crypto Enthusiast According to a Nov. 4…

Number of Non-profits Accepting Crypto Donations Rises Amid the Pandemic

The pandemic has been horrible on businesses, schools and has almost crashed economies. This has meant that key services to citizens have been hampered in certain degrees and new normals have been forced on us over the last few months.…

Ripple Joins Other Tech Giants in Calling for Fair Elections

Its election day in the United States and the crypto world has something to say about it. Blockchain payments firm Ripple is joining a group of other non-partisan companies in calling for a fair voting process in what might end…

PayPal Services to be a Crypto Highlight in 2021

Global payments giant PayPal is planning a massive play into the crypto sector next year according to its top brass. At the firm’s quarter 3 earnings meeting for 2020, senior executives discussed at length, plans to push into crypto while…

HSBC Bangladesh Completes Landmark Blockchain-based Oil Transaction

HSBC Bangladesh has just conducted the country’s first Blockchain-based letter of credit transaction (LC) on the Contour DLT platform. The Bangladeshi branch of the global firm used the transaction to settle the importation of 20,000 tons of fuel oil from…

Cambodia launches Blockchain-based Interbanking Platform

Cambodia is the latest jurisdiction to jump into the CBDC craze after the country’s central bank launched a Blockchain-based platform for digital money transactions known as Bakong. A source from Dap News released the story which also revealed various partnerships…

“Sand Dollar!” Bahamas Unveils World’s First CBDC

The central bank of Bahamas has unveiled the “Sand dollar”- a taste backed virtual currency now available nationwide.  The announcement was made on October 20 on Facebook by the project sand dollar account at 10 PM UTC. The announcement meant that the…

HBCUs are Gearing Up to Introduce Blockchain Courses

Several  (Historically Black Colleges) HBCUs are exploring the next phase of decentralized technologies in a bid to see their students get ahead of the curve. As the technology becomes more mainstream Tonya Evans, chair at MakerDAO Foundation and visiting professor…

FED Chair on CBDCs: America Wants to Get It Right not First!

According to FED Chairman Jerome Powell, the US will not unveil a digital dollar unless all the questions surrounding it are resolved. Responding to concerns that other countries were closing in on finalizing their digital currencies and unveiling them, Powell…

HBCUs are Gearing Up to Introduce Blockchain Courses

Several  (Historically Black Colleges) HBCUs are exploring the next phase of decentralized technologies in a bid to see their students get ahead of the curve. As the technology becomes more mainstream Tonya Evans, chair at MakerDAO Foundation and visiting professor…