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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire at Davos Tokenization Panel: ‘It’s Coming on in a Significant Way’

[Jan 19 2:30 AM] Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, the stablecoin company, stated that tokenization adoption will keep growing after the spot Bitcoin ETF approval and the endorsement of Blackrock. He believes that financial companies might be issuing tokenized…

Ripple President Monica Long: It’s ‘Critical’ for Crypto to Be Represented at Davos

[Jan 17 2:00 AM] Monica Long, president of financial and cryptocurrency services company Ripple, has given her take on the presence of cryptocurrency industry actors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) event at Davos. Long stated she considers it…

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire: ‘Stablecoins Are Set to Change the Financial System Forever’

[Jan 16 5:30 PM] Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, a stablecoin company, has declared that blockchain systems are the new infrastructure layer of the internet and that stablecoins are at its core, providing value that is “nearly instant, nearly free and global…

World Economic Forum Confronts AI Challenges and Public Cynicism Ahead of Davos Summit

[Jan 12 12:30 PM] In three days, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will convene on Jan. 15-19, and much of the world’s elite will be in Davos for the event. Before the meeting, the WEF published the 19th annual edition of the Global Risks Report, which…

Whitney Webb: Bitcoin And The Plot To Destroy Financial Privacy

[Sep 27, 2023 5:08 PM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download. Late last month, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Financial…

WEF’s promo video shows Bitcoin mining, but leaves out the B-word

[Apr 24, 2023 1:21 AM] The video showed multiple scenes depicting rows of what appears to be Bitcoin mining rigs, but the cryptocurrency never got a mention.

‘Panic of 2023’: James Corbett Explains How Bank Crisis Could Lead to CBDC ‘Nightmare of Total Monetary Control’

[Mar 31, 2023 12:30 PM] Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical…

Recruiting Agencies in Japan Are Turning to the Metaverse

[Jan 30, 2023 6:30 AM] The metaverse is making inroads in job recruiting fronts in Japan. According to local reports, a mega metaverse job fair was organized on Jan. 27, with more than 2,000 students taking part in the experience. The students used avatars to communicate…

Microsoft Layoffs Reportedly Hit Key VR and Metaverse Teams

[Jan 24, 2023 1:00 AM] The latest round of layoffs at Microsoft, which announced it will cut 10,000 jobs this year, has hit key teams for its VR (virtual reality) and metaverse efforts, according to reports. The company will close two projects in these areas, Altspacevr…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Praises Metaverse ‘Sense of Presence,’ Calls It ‘Game-Changing’

[Jan 23, 2023 6:30 AM] Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the metaverse and the impact that the tech might have in the future. In a conversation with Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nadella stated that the sense of…

Davos-launched blockchain project aims to be the ‘SWIFT’ of stablecoins and CBDCs

[Jan 22, 2023 8:39 PM] A SWIFT-style system for bank-issued and regulated digital currencies was launched by a firm involved in building China’s national blockchain project.

Davos 2023: CBDCs Are the Future of Central Bank Money but They Are Still Not Ready

[Jan 21, 2023 1:30 AM] A World Economic Forum (WEF) panel comprised of central bankers and global tech providers has profiled central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as the future of central bank money, presenting them as one of the solutions for limitations in the…

Davos 2023: Banking Panel Reinforces the Need for Crypto Regulation

[Jan 20, 2023 5:30 AM] A group of global banking experts hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened about the need for global crypto regulation, including stablecoins and unbacked crypto assets. The panel agreed there must be at least some kind of base regulation…

Davos 2023: WEF Unveils Global Collaboration Village Metaverse Platform

[Jan 19, 2023 5:30 PM] The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the rollout of the Global Collaboration Village, its own metaverse platform, for this year. Klaus Schwab, chairman of the WEF, plans to leverage this representation of Davos to allow people and leaders…

Ukraine to Be Best Crypto Jurisdiction With New Tax Rules, Digital Minister Says in Davos

[Jan 19, 2023 6:30 AM] Ukraine will become the world’s best jurisdiction for crypto assets, the minister overseeing the country’s digital transformation promised. Speaking with media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mykhailo Fedorov praised the support from the…

WEF Predicts Metaverse Tech Will Change Industry First, Moving to the Consumer Space Later

[Jan 17, 2023 4:30 AM] The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published an article predicting how metaverse tech will evolve and how it will be introduced in different sectors. For the organization, the biggest impact of the implementation of this tech will be observed in…

Cointelegraph heads to Davos for World Economic Forum

[Jan 14, 2023 10:00 AM] Cointelegraph will be on the ground as prominent figures from the cryptocurrency and blockchain space converge on Davos during the World Economic Forum.

World Economic Forum Believes Crypto Will Remain Key Technology

[Jan 4, 2023 3:30 AM] The World Economic Forum (WEF) has reviewed what happened in 2022 in crypto, making several predictions about the future of the ecosystem. Dante Disparte, CSO of Circle, in an article published for the WEF, states that while 2022 has been a…