Emerging Markets

Sweden Begins Testing Europe’s First Central Bank Digital Currency
The Riksbank of Sweden is starting to test Europe’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), they said in a statement made Wednesday. The Swedish central bank says the goal of the...

Central Bank Crypto Still 10 Years Away, Says Former ECB Vice President
Former Banque de France governor, Christian Noyer, suggested that a consumer-focused central bank digital currency (CBDC) could still be 10 years away, despite current interest from...

Akon Gets Greenlight to Build Crypto City in Africa
Rapper and would-be crypto-mogul, Akon, has finalized an agreement to build a cryptocurrency-powered city in Senegal. The imaginitively named Akon City will have an economy based...

Bitcoin and Crypto Markets Crank $14 Billion, What’s Next?
Bitcoin and crypto assets are making a remarkable recovery today and markets are up almost $14 billion in under 24 hours. Bitcoin Leading Crypto Markets A few hours ago BTC started to...

Where do Crypto Markets Stand Against Traditional Assets?
The size, liquidity, and growth of crypto markets are still in its infancy. Even all crypto-related activity is still minimal in comparison to traditional assets. Global Stock Markets...

This Crypto Asset Other than Bitcoin Could be 2020’s Winner
Ranked 19 on the crypto assets leaderboard, NEO is also known as the Chinese version of Ethereum. Although being 96 percent down from it’s an all-time high of ~$200, the token...

Zimbabwe Could End Corruption With This Cryptocurrency Initiative
Cryptocurrency has long been trumpeted and used as a tool to escape the hardships of abusive, inflationary financial regimes. Step forward an audacious plan to economically jailbreak...

Why Crypto Markets will Soon See a Massive Influx of ‘Big Money’?
In a recent interview, Henry Arslanian gave his opinion on the future of crypto markets and why he believes that more institutional investors are about to arrive. As 2019 is...

Africa’s First Stablecoin is Built on Binance Chain
Africa’s first stablecoin, the Africa Stable-Coin(ABCD) is backed by Nigeria’s national currency, the Naira. Also, the fiat-backed crypto is built on Binance’s native...

Bitcoin Outperformed 85 Percent of Top 50 Altcoins YTD
Bitcoin outperformed 85% of the top 50 digital coins and tokens based on market capitalization. Altcoins also split ways, with a handful of top assets surviving, with smaller coins and...

What Caused Crypto Markets to Hit 6-Month Lows?
Total bitcoin and crypto market capitalization has plunged below $200 billion a few hours ago. It is the first time these low levels have been seen for over six months. Signals of a...

Bitcoin Price: BTC Could Drop Down to $4000 in Next Selloff
Bitcoin price has broken below $7,000 – which acted as a support line for a massive descending triangle that could take the first ever cryptocurrency to as low as $4,000. Bitcoin...