China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu

Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workerswages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the

Latam Insights – Inflation Skyrockets in Argentina, El Salvador Processes Digital Assets Licenses, Venezuelan Crypto Corruption Probe Continues

Bienvenido a Latam Insights, un compendio de las noticias criptográficas y de desarrollo económico más relevantes de América Latina durante la última semana. En este asunto: Inflation in Argentina goes over 100%, El Salvador issues its first digital assets licenses, y el…

El ex director ejecutivo de FTX busca un fondo de seguro de 10 millones de dólares para la defensa legal, Solicitud con oposición de deudores y acreedores quirografarios de FTX

Los documentos judiciales revelan que el cofundador de FTX está buscando acceso a un $10 Plan de seguro de millones para cubrir los honorarios de su abogado.. Los deudores y acreedores no garantizados de FTX se han opuesto a la solicitud de Sam Bankman-Fried, argumentando que cada dólar gastado en su defensa es “uno…

Innovations Help to Substantially Reduce the Gap Between Decentralized and Centralized Exchanges — Dexalot COO

While centralized exchanges are thought to be safer and more efficient, proponents of decentralized platforms like Tim Shan insist that user experience on decentralized exchanges has improved. Además, inherent benefits associated with decentralized exchanges such as the self-custody of assets

US Federal Trade Commission Investigates Marketing Schemes of Crypto Firm Voyager

According to a court document filed recently in the Voyager Digital bankruptcy case, los Estados Unidos. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the marketing of the crypto firm. Like the U.S. Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (SEGUNDO), the FTC has objected to Binance

Chinese Tech Giants Tencent and Bytedance Plan Cuts in Their Metaverse Divisions

Según informes, Tencent and Bytedance, two Chinese tech giants, are planning to execute a significant number of job cuts in their metaverse divisions. Tencent recognized it is making some staff adjustments, amidst rumors of hundreds of layoffs in its extended

Meta Reportedly Preparing for a New Round of Layoffs

Meta, the company that owns Whatsapp, Instagram, and Facebook, is reportedly preparing to announce a new round of layoffs in the coming days. Según informes, the company is delaying the finalization of the budget for each one of its teams,…

Microsoft Reportedly Shutting Down Industrial Metaverse Focused Group

Software giant Microsoft is shutting down one of its most significant groups dedicated to the development and promotion of the industrial metaverse. Según informes, the company terminated its whole Industrial Metaverse Core group, which was composed of 100 employees, como…

House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC Over FTX Co-Founder’s Arrest

On Feb. 10, 2023, Republicans Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, both members of the U.S. Cámara de los Representantes, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEGUNDO) chairman Gary Gensler seeking answers about the arrest of

Matrixport Joins Growing List of Crypto and Blockchain Companies Letting Employees Go

The crypto firm Matrixport, led by former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, is laying off 10% of the company’s staff, according to reports published on Friday. Matrixport’s COO, Cynthia Wu, cited ashift in the regulatory climate” y “industry-wide capitulationsas reasons