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Beyond the Dollar

The global economy is at a crossroads with the US dollar’s future as the world reserve currency facing fresh challenges. For decades, the stability and dominance of the dollar have given the United States significant advantages in global trade, investment, and geopolitical influence. However, as emerging economies like China and India rise in prominence, their currencies are gaining traction in international transactions, challenging the dollar’s hegemony. China, in particular, has been busy over the past few months, actively promoting the Yuan and seeking to challenge US dominance in the global

Blockpass Introduces 1st Unhosted Wallet KYC Solution in the Crypto Sector

HONG KONG, Dec 1, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Blockpass, the identity verification provider, is excited to announce a vital new service being launched to help businesses conform to new regulatory standards. With the release of Unhosted Wallet KYC(TM), companies are able to remain compliant with new regulatory laws that are coming into play globally in 2023. Unhosted or 'non-custodial' wallets are those for which individuals, rather than financial organizations, control the keys. Whilst many prefer to keep control over their own wallets given the variety of issues with businesses such as exchanges or

GMEX Group Wins Best Development in FinTech of the Year For Institutional Digital Assets Network and Digital Custody Technology – Pyctor

London, 28 November 2022: GMEX Group (‘GMEX’), a leader in digital business and technology solutions for capital markets, is proud to announce that it has been awarded Best Development in FinTech of the Year by Crypto AM for its GMEX Pyctor institutional-grade digital assets technology. These coveted awards are judged by an independent, expert panel of industry leaders. GMEX competed with other finalists including Revolut to win. GMEX Pyctor (‘Pyctor’) was acquired earlier this year by GMEX after being successfully incubated in ING Neo’s innovation lab. It has been jointly

Passport of the Future

A few years ago if you were to talk about governments being able to control your money and impose travel restrictions on their citizens most people would roll their eyes and ask where your tin foil hat was. These days however the dystopian future dreamt of by science fiction authors is rapidly becoming a reality. When it comes to dystopian visions of society and governmental overreach, most people’s first thoughts turn to China. Although they may be ahead of the curve at the moment, their path to a digital future

What is SOL? Everything You Need to Know about Solana

SINGAPORE, Nov 14, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Welcome to this edition of 101 article exploring one of the staking coins on Moonstake. This time, we'll be looking at Solana and its native coin SOL, which has grown rapidly since its inception just a few years ago and is now one of the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market, referred to by many crypto experts as one of the "Ethereum killers". What Makes Solana Unique? Originally launched in 2020, Solana is a layer-1 blockchain that focuses on scalability, speed, cost minimization, and energy-efficiency. Solana's

NTT DOCOMO and Accenture Collaborate to Accelerate Adoption of Web3

Companies will address technology challenges and train talent to apply Web3 to solve social issues TOKYO, Nov 8, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are collaborating to accelerate the adoption and application of Web3 for addressing social issues. Web3 is a new iteration of the web driven by blockchain technology. It has the potential to form a new digital economy with a greater social impact than conventional economies, providing clearly defined benefits and secure environments for success. Together, NTT DOCOMO and Accenture will: - Promote

Breaking New Ground

October has been another strong month for our development team who are continuing to make breakthroughs with the NFT module aspects of Paribus. As we always say it’s never easy to do something that hasn’t been done before, and we’re lucky to have such a talented team of devs conscientiously breaking new ground. Even before our MVP hits the mainnet we’ll be ready to conduct in-house testing of various aspects of our NFT iteration. Frontend This month we’re pleased to announce that several areas of the frontend have completed the

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA)’s EMEA Lead to speak at UK House of Commons

Wednesday 19th October 2022 from 17:30-19:00 (BST), theAll-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blockchain Chair in the House of Commons, Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, has invited Ms. Priya Guliani, (the Government Blockchain Association’s Regional Lead for Europe, Middle East, and Africa), to speak at the APPG Evidence Meeting on Sustainability & Climate Change: Energy Consumption & Other Issues. This meeting is part of the APPG’s work on blockchain in the UK Parliament, and part of a series of APPG meetings to make the policymakers aware of blockchain technology's developments, applications, and regulatory implications.