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Crypto Economy Slides 8% in Value Shaking Out Billions, Blame Placed on New Covid Variant

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During the last 24 hours, the crypto economy has lost 8% in value as a great number of crypto asset prices dropped significantly during the overnight trading sessions. Crypto markets lost more than $22 billion in value as the leading digital currencies in the top 20 standings lost anywhere between 6% to 20%. Global Markets … Read more

Bitcoin Miners May Face Major Semiconductor Shortage — Sub-16 Nanometer Chip Costs to Rise by 20%

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Fears of a major semiconductor chip shortage have started to make headlines again as the chips power nearly everything from new cars, phones, computers, and a myriad of other items. Reports stemming from Malaysia show that semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with an uptick in Covid-19 cases and this is plaguing the supply chain. Moreover, the … Read more

64% of Adults from 10 Different Countries Would Use a Central Bank Digital Currency: Report

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As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) advance in testing, a number of countries have taken the lead in an effort to create a CBDC. The enterprise blockchain firm Guardtime recently conducted a survey that shows adults from ten different countries would likely use a CBDC. Nearly two out of three respondents said they would likely … Read more