Bitcoin

The People's Bank of China will be the first central bank in the world to issue a viable digital currency, while the Libra project from Facebook will fail. This opinion was expressed by Vice Chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) Huang Qifan, reports Pandaily. Speaking at the First Financial Summit in Shanghai, Huang Qifan emphasized that in the current digital era, methods of calculation between […]

The Bakkt cryptocurrency platform has announced the launch of an application with which consumers can pay at retail outlets, including the popular Starbucks coffee shop chain. A statement from Bakkt product director Mike Blandina said the application will launch in the first half of 2020, with Starbucks becoming the first connected partner. We want to share more about our strategy around unlocking […]

Following a recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping in support of blockchain technology, the number of WeChat searches for “bitcoin” has more than doubled. At the same time, the number of requests for the word "blockchain" increased by almost 12 times. WeChat searches (10/23/19): – 区块 链 (Blockchain): 777K – 比特 币 (Bitcoin): 572K WeChat searches (10/25/19): – 区块 链 (Blockchain): 9.2MM […]