Author: Editorial Office CVJ.CH

The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”), must serve four months in prison for violating money laundering laws.

Everyone uses it, but few know the history of our number one medium of exchange. Money – from its origins to the present day.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

Some of the world’s biggest companies use Stripe’s software. Now, the Irish-American FinTech’s offers an option for cryptocurrency payments. Initially, Stripe supports the USDC stablecoin on Ethereum, Solana and Polygon, with more to follow. Stripe has been experimenting with crypto payments since 2014. However, the then young startup concluded a few years later that Bitcoin was not ready for mass adoption. The fintech criticized the cryptocurrency’s high fees, long wait times, and unstable value. Meanwhile, blockchain technology has evolved. So-called stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, enable stable payments on new blockchains at record speeds. Stripe…

What is blockchain technology and what is it used for? Basics and explanations with further resources in the CVJ.CH Academy.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

In the next 24 hours, the bitcoin inflation rate will be reduced by another “halving” – all relevant information.

A SEC lawsuit accuses protocol developer Uniswap Labs of violating United States securities laws.

A complete overview of the day’s events on the crypto markets. Compactly summarized in the CVJ.CH Market Commentary.

DePINs revolutionize industries utilizing blockchain technology. They are a game-changer, offering cost efficiency, user-friendliness, security, and enhancing data utilization.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is moving forward with the Helvetia III pilot project, becoming the first central bank in the world to issue a tokenized central bank digital currency (CBDC) on a regulated third-party platform. The SNB has been extensively researching the development of a digital central bank currency (CBDC) and identified early on the privacy issues associated with a central registry of all financial transactions. As part of “Project Helvetia,” research has been underway since 2019 on how to settle securities transactions and cross-border payments using blockchain technology and a digital Swiss franc. Despite the potential benefits of…

The Zug-based startup Zippy aims for global cryptocurrency mass appeal with several unique features of its new app.

The Swiss Metaverse Association publishes the first Swiss position paper on regulating the Metaverse.

The US dollar stablecoin market is currently concentrated in the hands of two companies: Tether and Circle. Now, Ripple wants to enable blockchain payments with a dollar stablecoin via the XRP ledger. Is the company waving the white flag and admitting the failure of its own XRP cryptocurrency? Ripple was founded in 2012 as a crypto startup with the goal of creating a decentralized digital payment system. The company wanted to enable low-cost cross-border transactions and differentiate itself from Bitcoin by offering a more scalable solution. The foundation of this payment network was to be the XRP cryptocurrency, formerly known…

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.