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Early this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the trading of spot Bitcoin ETFs, granting the cryptocurrency entry into the traditional securities market. Digital assets are becoming increasingly popular, with statistics expecting the number of users in the market to climb by 24% and hit over 865 million by the end of […]

As 2023 comes to a close, the landscape of web3 jobs has undergone significant shifts. Bitcoin-mentioning jobs are down 95%, crypto jobs are cut by 90%, and blockchain jobs are cut by half. At a country level, Germany has seen the biggest fall from 1st to 9th place globally while losing 92% of the web3 […]

In many countries, the uptake of cryptocurrency and the Blockchain has been fast and extremely popular. Around the world, the increase in crypto adoption between 2012 and 2021 was considerable, sending the price of Bitcoin up by 540,000% in this time period. However, the same has not been true in communist countries, such as Russia […]

What is a CBDC?  A CBDC is a form of digital currency issued and backed by a central bank. CBDCs are typically a country’s traditional money in digital form –  for example, China’s digital renminbi. CBDCs are distinct from cryptocurrencies, which rely on the application of cryptography to manage supply and security. A CBDC is […]