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Analysts Weigh In on BRICS Currency as Tool to Face US Dollar-Based Sanctions

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Analysts have begun considering using a future BRICS currency to sidestep U.S. sanctions and the dollar’s influence in international markets. While the rise of the U.S. dollar was significant to spur an era of economic growth after World War II, la…

French President Emmanuel Macron States Europe Must Reduce Its Dependence on the US Dollar to Avoid Becoming ‘Vassals’

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Emmanuel Macron, president of France, clarified his position on the future of Europe and its relations with China and the U.S. in the short term. Returning from his visit to Beijing, Macron believes that Europe should avoid getting caught up in…

Massachusetts Senator Forwards Bill Aimed at Forcing Crypto Miners to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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el dic. 8, 2022, three Democratic politicians from Massachusetts, Oregon, and California revealed legislation aimed at combatting “energy-intensive” cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill introduced by senator Ed Markey (D-MA) alleges that crypto mining “strains the grid” and the industry “undermines U.S….

Michael Saylor Publishes Open Letter Discussing the ‘Sheer Volume of Misinformation’ Tied to Bitcoin

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The Microstrategy executive Michael Saylor is a big believer in Bitcoin as his company has purchased close to 130,000 bitcoin during the last few years. Six days ago, los Estados Unidos. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that claims…

Última encuesta global de Findex: Proporción de la población adulta con una cuenta bancaria ahora 76% — 1.4 Mil millones de adultos aún no bancarizados

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Between 2011 y 2021, the share of the world’s adult population that had bank accounts rose from 51% a 76%, the findings of the latest World Bank Global Financial Index survey have shown. Sobre 1.4 billion adults are, sin embargo, still unbanked,…

Cornell Professor: Crypto Industry Could Benefit From Biden’s Executive Order, Regulations Provide Legitimacy

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A Cornell University economics professor says that President Joe Biden’s executive order on the regulation of cryptocurrency could benefit the industry. “Ultimately what these sorts of regulations provide to the industry is legitimacy,” said the professor. Cornell Professor on Crypto Industry…

El poder de elusión de sanciones de Crypto: Por qué la neutralidad de Bitcoin es su mayor activo humanitario

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Redes descentralizadas como Bitcoin’s don’No conozco la lealtad nacional, solo saben matematicas. Y cuando tu’Estás intentando sacar tus ahorros de un cajero automático., o enviar un pago a familiares en un entorno devastado por la guerra, alguien más’La política es la última.…

Bitcoin Mining Report Shows Network’s Emissions Account for 0.08% of the World’s CO2

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During the last year, Bitcoin — the cryptocurrency network that leverages proof-of-work (PoW) to process transactions and secure the protocol — has received a lot of criticism about its environmental impact. Esta semana, the cryptocurrency firm Coinshares published a report that…

Sega podría abandonar los experimentos NFT si los jugadores los perciben como una forma de robar dinero

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Sega, a leading videogame development company, has announced its new stance when it comes to the play-to-earn model and the inclusion of NFTs in its games. In the latest management meeting of the company, which happened on December 24th, Sega CEO…

El informe de un grupo de expertos de seguridad británico advierte que los NFT podrían reforzar los esquemas de lavado de dinero

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The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a…