Iran Begins Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Crypto Rial’ Pilot Today
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has reportedly begun a pilot for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as “crypto rial.” Iran’s chamber of commerce explained that the…
Middle East automotive sector logs first digital asset financing transaction
The Middle East looks forward to wider adoption of distributed ledger technology in global finance as it becomes the first region to use the system to fastrack transactions in the…
Philippines: Policy think tank Infrawatch PH wants central bank to curb Binance’s back-door reentry
Binance was booted out of the Philippines and shortly after claimed to be in talks to acquire a licensed VASP—Infrawatch says this can’t be allowed to happen. [...] Read More...…
Colorado now accepts digital asset payments for taxes
Gov. Jared Polis made good on his promise earlier this year, announcing on September 19 that Colorado residents can now use PayPal’s digital asset service to pay taxes. [...] Read…
Jesse Powell quits as Kraken CEO, will stay as board chairman
Driven by immense changes in the Bitcoin culture and the proliferation of "woke activism," Jesse Powell steps down as Kraken CEO to pursue more productive stuff, like advocating for the…
Craig Wright lawyers close Granath v Wright Day 7: What will victory look like?
In this livestream roundup, Kurt Wuckert Jr. called for both sides of this case to see the humanity in each other, and whether we support Dr. Wright or Hodlonaut, we…
Craig Wright on CoinGeek Backstage: Bitcoin has become Orwellian, but I’m restoring the original vision
Dr. Craig Wright was in Dublin to deliver a keynote presentation at Global IoT Summit, and as he told CoinGeek Backstage, he’s restoring his original Bitcoin vision. [...] Read More...…
