ECB board member spoke about the risks of the digital euro for banks

ECB board member spoke about the risks of the digital euro for banks

The ECB board member spoke about the risks for banks that will arise in the event of a possible launch of the digital euro. However, government cryptocurrency design will help eliminate most of these. At the ECB’s online seminar last week, European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta outlined three potential types of risks to banks from the EU’s state cryptocurrency, the digital euro, if issued. The first possible risk is the rejection of the…

NFT transactions exceeded $ 250 million in 2020

NFT transactions exceeded $ 250 million in 2020

According to NonFungible and L’Atelier, non-fungible token transactions (NFTs) have grown from $ 62 million in 2019 to over $ 250 million in 2020. The number of active wallets increased by 97%. NFTs are unique ERC-721 digital assets serving as collectible items, from game cards to luxury goods. The NFT market has seen astonishing growth in the past year. The use cases for non-replaceable tokens have expanded, the number of buyers is growing, and many…

Craig Wright compared Bitcoin to the Ponzi scheme

Craig Wright compared Bitcoin to the Ponzi scheme

Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has once again announced that he is the creator of Bitcoin and compared the first cryptocurrency to a pyramid scheme. In an interview with The Times, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator likened the first cryptocurrency to Bernard Madoff’s $ 65 billion Ponzi scheme. “The price goes up because people pay. But it never lasts forever. Good old Charles Ponzi did it too. And Mr. Madoff … In the end, people leave. ”…

Blockchains LLC will begin construction of a smart city in the Nevada desert in 2022

Blockchains LLC will begin construction of a smart city in the Nevada desert in 2022

Blockchains LLC is stepping up its plans to build a blockchain smart city in the Nevada desert east of Reno. The company first came up with this idea in 2018. In an interview with the Associated Press, Blockchains LLC CEO Jeffrey Berns said he asked the state of Nevada to allow it to form local government on the 67,000 acres the firm owns in Storey County. If his petition is successful, the company will be…