One million South Koreans have given up their physical driver’s licenses in favor of a Blockchain-driven digital alternative. According to current usage statistics, Blockchain driving licences are already enjoying great popularity. The program – to be able to use Blockchain driving licenses from now on – was only launched in May. Nevertheless, one million South […]
U.S. software company MicroStrategy announced that it has acquired 21,454 Bitcoins for $250 million as part of its new investment strategy. Bitcoin is thus their primary investment to protect themselves against the devaluation of money and other assets. MicroStrategy is one of the largest companies in the field of Business Intelligence. This week, the company […]
We live in times of change and the winds of change are clearly felt. Now we have to make a decision: Do we want to build walls or windmills? Karen Wendt on digitization, digital assets, Blockchain and tokenization. Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity seem to be the new normality in our lives. The American military […]
As the Ethereum networks prepare for the start of phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0, we discuss the importance of this new technology and its impact on the ETH Prize. This transition of Ethereum is one of the most ambitious and challenging tasks in the Blockchain industry with the potential to revolutionize distributed networks. What is […]
Since a change in the law in March 2020, digital assets are recognized as such in South Korea. KB Kookmin Bank has now entered into strategic partnerships to further develop this emerging market and provide crypto-custody services. More and more major banks are focusing their strategy on digital assets. In 2017, the South Korean government […]
Blockchain networks are public infrastructures maintained by economically motivated actors. Until today, the predominant method for ensuring the security and continuous operation of large Blockchains is proof-of-work mining. Proof of Work Mining (PoW) is the core innovation behind Bitcoin, making the existence of stateless, digital money possible for the first time. In recent months and […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – consolidation at a new level After the considerable price increase of the previous week, the current reporting week was dominated by a consolidation at the newly reached level. The first test of the sustainability of the recent outbreak took place on Sunday a week ago. After reaching a new […]
Fidelity Digital Assets, the subsidiary of one of the world’s largest asset managers, has published the first report of its Bitcoin investment thesis. The report describes Bitcoin as an emerging value investment and compares it to asset classes such as gold. Fidelity Investments is a US financial services company that currently manages over $8 trillion […]
An increasing number of central banks around the world are analyzing, testing and developing CBDCs as prototypes. These initiatives are strongly supported by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Over the past nine months, central banks (CBs) have expressed their interest in CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) and their CBDC plans and initiatives. The number […]
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) plans to launch the country’s first central securities lending platform on November 2. The system is based on Blockchain technology and is currently being tested. Currently, there is no central platform for securities lending on the Israeli market. Instead, it is carried out via interbank mechanisms. However, this means […]
