In the digital whirlwind of our age, instantaneity is king. X, in its quest to redefine payments, turns to the glittering promise of cryptocurrency. Together, they could forge the future of online transactions.
In South Korea, gold bars can now be purchased as easily as energy drinks. Since September 2022, gold vending machines have been installed in shopping malls by GS Retail. They are accessible on a self-service basis and are very popular with the public! Interestingly, most shoppers are in their twenties and thirties. This brings the debate about access to physical precious metals back onto the table.
Australia's leaders have begun to reduce the number of banknotes in circulation in the country. This brings to an end more than 60 years of reign by greenbacks and pennies, which will gradually have to give way to digital money. What substitute for cash: bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies or CBDC? Let's find out!
In the crypto sector, Ethereum presents itself not as an idyllic asylum, but rather as an unsuspected empire of cybercrime. On this digital stage, an alarming manifestation of crime thrives, the titanic scale of which was recently unveiled by insightful researchers.
It's here: a PayPal stablecoin! If the rumor had already been circulating, the payment company is embarking on a new course and taking the turn towards digital assets. It's time to find out more about this new project.
The Cardano blockchain is known as one of the most innovative and promising in the crypto sector. Many investors and analysts appreciate its security and scalability. These assets have enabled Cardano to record remarkable performances, the most recent of which is the considerable increase in its transactions.
Volatility, an emblematic feature of Bitcoin, seems to be experiencing unusual days. The cryptoasset so well known for its erratic movements is currently displaying lower volatility than even the S&P 500, technology stocks and even gold. A surprising phenomenon, but what is it really hiding? Could it be the calm before the storm?
Last Friday, Curve set a deadline for hacker DeFi to return all the stolen money: Sunday August 6 at 8 a.m. UTC. Once this deadline has passed, the team will take drastic measures to hand him over to the appropriate authorities. If the latest news is to be believed, the pirate has returned part of the jackpot. And in the process, he has dared to mock the crypto community by saying that he is "smarter" to evade possible hunts.
In 2019, Swiss billionaire Marc Faber acquired bitcoins at a modest price of $3800. So far, no information suggests that he has sold his position. Does he still hold his precious Bitcoins (BTC)?
Tether (USDT) is the largest stablecoin currently on the markets. Present in the crypto ecosystem since 2014, its position is undeniable. However, USDT's lowest parity since the fall of FTX is being recorded, and this could be the work of Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance.