Banco Do Brasil to Test Offline Payments in Brazilian CBDC Pilot
Banco Do Brasil, a bank owned in its majority by the Brazilian state, and Giesecke+Devrient, are partnering to explore the possibilities of bringing offline payments to the future Brazilian CBDC, Drex. The joint initiative will include this functionality in Drex’s pilot, to extend access to financial services to Brazilians with difficult or no access to […] Powered by...
South African Regulator Set to Issue Licenses to 60 Crypto Platforms by End of March
A South African regulator has said it plans to issue licenses to 60 crypto platforms by the end of March. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has said it is still processing the more than 300 applications it received late last year. South African regulators plan to oversee the activities of cryptocurrency entities through the Financial […] Powered by...
Analysts ‘Now More Convinced’ of Bitcoin Reaching $150,000 by Mid-2025
Global asset management firm Alliance Bernstein has doubled down on its bitcoin price prediction of $150K by mid-2025. “These are still early days of bitcoin’s integration into traditional asset portfolios,” the firm’s analysts described, adding that they are “now more convinced” about their $150K price forecast for bitcoin. Bernstein’s $150K Bitcoin Prediction Bernstein analysts Gautam […] Powered by...
‘Wolf of All Streets’ Expects Mainstream Crypto FOMO to Return When DOGE Hits New All-Time High
Scott Melker, also known as the “Wolf of All Streets,” has revealed his theory on the potential resurgence of mainstream fear of missing out (FOMO) in the crypto market. He asserted that people seem to forget that the mainstream fervor in the last bull market came through dog coins, like dogecoin, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). […] Powered by...
Elon Musk Backs DOGE for Tesla Payments — Says ‘Dogecoin to the Moon’
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has expressed that Tesla should enable dogecoin as a payment method for its vehicles “at some point.” He exclaimed, “Dogecoin to the moon,” as he explained his reason for backing the meme cryptocurrency. “Lots of rich people were supporting bitcoin … But people on the line [at Tesla and […] Powered by...
