Central banks from France, Switzerland and Singapore are attempting to automate foreign exchange markets, using decentralized protocols to cut the cost of cross-border payments.Project Mariana, coordinated by the Innovation Hub of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is looking at whether p

If you're going through House of the Dragon withdraws, fear not. Warner Brothers Discovery has you covered. The creators of Game of Thrones have partnered with the non-fungible (NFT) marketplace Nifty’s to launch a collection of digital collectibles based on the popular television series.Non-fungibl

Blockchain technology has gained traction recently through the advent of cryptocurrency. With the increased popularity of crypto assets, the technology records more applications over time.Recently, Thailand and Hungary have made a pact between their financial technology associations. This new agreem

EY, one of the “big four” accounting companies, is taking part of its software suite into the metaverse. EY wavespace, a utility that lets customers join meetings with EY personnel from several places around the world, will now include immersive experiences, allowing customers to interact in VR envi

India has hinted that crypto regulation would be a priority during the country's year-long presidency of the G-20, which begins next month.Identifying "consensus-based solutions for accelerating the scale and scope of the response of the global community to many transboundary challenges such as regu

Give that DOGE a bone.Dogecoin (DOGE), the canine-inspired meme token often associated with electric-vehicle-tycoon-turned-Twitter-owner Elon Musk, was the top performer in October among the 150 digital assets in the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI).The DOGE price rose 101% during the month, vastly outpa

Cryptocurrency investors around the world pulled in 400% more in gains in 2021 than the previous year, driven by price increases to all-time highs for the two most valuable cryptocurrencies, according to Chainlysis.Investors realized total gains of $162.7 billion in 2021, a jump from $32.5 billion i

While not many people use cryptocurrency for everyday purchases, that trend is changing, according to a Morgan Stanley research report released Thursday (April 21).As CoinDesk reported, Morgan Stanley points to a recent partnership between payments company Strike and point-of-sales supplier NCR and

The value of Tesla’s (TSLA) bitcoin holdings remained unchanged at $1.26 billion for the second straight quarter, the electric car maker said in its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.In both the first quarter and last year’s fourth quarter, Tesla did not buy or sell any bitcoin (BTC), nor did i

Play-to-earn game Axie Infinity experienced one of the largest DeFi hacks of all time last month when the bridge connecting its Ronin sidechain to Ethereum was exploited for $622 million worth of cryptocurrency.In the days that followed the March 29 disclosure, developer Sky Mavis unveiled various p