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Bitcoin Community Divided: Scaling Challenges Trigger Intense Debate as Mempool Overflows

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今週, the Bitcoin community has been abuzz with discussions about the network’s scaling challenges. As the blockchain’s transfer fees continue to surge, the backlog of transactions stuck in the mempool has hit an unprecedented high. Crypto enthusiasts have been sharing…

China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu

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Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages 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…

Russia Launching Payment System With ‘No Restrictions’ — Digital Currencies to Be Completely Unrestricted

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Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make settlement payments, and no other country…

Russia to Increase Reliance on National Currencies in Energy Trade, Vows to Move Away From the US Dollar

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Russia will increase its reliance on national currencies to settle payments for its energy resources, moving away from the US dollar, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Novak noted there is a great interest in acquiring Russian energy resources,…

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, の…

武器化によりドルの役割が低下, デジタル通貨, 経済学者のジェフリー・サックス氏は言う

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今後10年以内に, アメリカ. ドルの役割は現在よりもはるかに弱くなるだろう, ジェフリー・サックスによれば. 有名な経済学者は、ドルの地位低下の要因としていくつかを挙げています。…

South African Retailer Pick n Pay Now Accepting Payments via BTC at All Its Stores

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Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, reportedly now accepts bitcoin as payment at all its stores across the country. Using the bitcoin lightning network, Pick n Pay’s customers can now buy items such as groceries, airtime and electricity…

ダボス 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready

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A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the payments sector…

European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized

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The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. 11月に. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and…