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Cardano will soon be offered on the world’s first digital asset bank

11 Sep 2022 1 minute read 1 comment ADA Crunch

  On August 2, Team Sygnum announced in a press release that the digital asset bank will integrate Cardano into its “bank-grade staking offering.” Valued at over $800 million, Sygnum’s integration of Cardano (alongside similar moves made by Ledger Li...

Central Bank Legislation does not preclude CBDCs

1 Sep 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Craig Borysowich

In many countries, establishing a central banking authority is accompanied by certain guidelines or restrictions on that authority that are meant to keep its role in the financial ecosystem clearly defined.  This has been embodied as rules that restr...

What is a Credit Union?

13 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments MarkJ011

   Basically, a credit union is a cooperative created to provide financial services to its members.  That says it all, but it makes a very short article, so a bit of detail may be in order.      A credit union is a cooperative.  This means that it is...

ISO 20022: What is it? What impact does it have?

7 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments hu5a1n

  What is ISO?  ISO stands for International Organisation for Standardisation. They are a non-governmental organisation that comprise of standard setting bodies from 167 countries, each body representing one country. They collaborate across various f...

Why Crypto is So Hot in Countries Where People Shouldn't Have the Money to Invest (or, Stop Being so Damn Westernethnocentric in Your Crypto Attitude)

4 Aug 2022 4 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Begging your pardon from the beginning if it applies, this article isn't meant to insult. In fact, it's really more about the redistribution of wealth happening electronically today that is upsetting a paradigm that's been in place since the end of W...

Do You Prefer Having Insurance?

2 Aug 2022 2 minute read 0 comments shohana

Source: canva More or less we are familiar with insurance. There are huge insurance companies around the world doing their business and their business modules are almost alike banking services but there is some differences too. Honestly I'm not that...

Russia Creates Blockchain Alternative to SWIFT

29 Jul 2022 4 minute read 11 comments MintDice.com

In February 2022, the Russian government ordered an invasion of Ukraine because they claim that Ukraine was violating aspects of an agreement between the two countries. Angry that Russia would invade a country unprovoked, an embargo against Russian...

A vintage Warren Buffett-ism for the modern CeFi meltdown

14 Jul 2022 2 minute read 6 comments meg0

The Warren Buffett-ism about "swimming naked when the tide goes out" has recently seen a resurgence. Understanding the origin and meaning of this saying helps explain why it keeps popping up in reference to the current CeFi collapse.  Plus, a semi-re...

Cash App's New Investment Feature

7 Jul 2022 2 minute read 1 comment NickytheClone

               Where We've Been       Many of us are aware of Square's (the parent company of Cash App) incorporation of Bitcoin into its platform. The ability to buy and sell Bitcoin instantly using Cash App was a game-changer that launched Bitcoin'...

The Central Bank of Russia initiate test face for digital Rubel earlier than planed

26 Jun 2022 2 minute read 8 comments Patch

The Central Bank of Russia is moving ahead with its plans to implement a digital version of the Ruble. It is almost like they have some external pressure put on them forcing them to move ahead with the project. Or they can just be very effective and...