Nigeria, eNaira ready for launch
Nigeria is said to be ready to launch its digital state currency, eNaira, very soon. This has been confirmed by the president of the local central bank, Godwin Emefiele. Long-awaited…
Santiment, annual highs for Bitcoin whales
Santiment found that addresses storing between 100 and 1,000 BTC (so called “whales”) now hold 21.3% of all existing bitcoin. #Bitcoin ended the weekend scraping above $56.3K, and #crypto continues…
Referendum proposal in Switzerland to legalize Bitcoin
With a tweet, the Swiss non-profit company specializing in blockchain and cryptocurrency 2B4CH, launched a proposal to hold a referendum. It is asking to approve the inclusion of Bitcoin in…
A hundred years ago, Henry Ford spoke of a new currency similar to Bitcoin
On 4 December 1921, the New York Tribune published a story about Henry Ford’s innovative plan to replace the gold-based currency system of the time with a new “energy currency”.…
Nuclear engineer selling secret documents for Monero
A nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested for attempting to pass important information to a foreign state for payment in Monero. The story is reported in a West…
Hester Peirce: it’s unfortunate that the SEC doesn’t regulate the crypto sector
The Commissioner of the SEC, Hester Peirce, says it is unfortunate that the agency fails to regulate the crypto and decentralized finance sector. Hester Peirce, the crypto mom of financial…
El Salvador: $4 million for a veterinary hospital with Bitcoin profits
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, proposed on Twitter to use $4 million of Bitcoin profits to open a veterinary hospital. The BTC profits would be registered in FIDEBITCOIN,…
