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In February, cNGN, Africa’s first regulated stablecoin, launched as the region’s homegrown response to the rapid surge in stablecoin adoption globally. Since then, it has expanded to payments, DeFi, and GameFi ecosystems, hitting new milestones. And as it now tells CoinGeek, it’s eyeing expansion in

Forget unicorns. This year’s Philippine Blockchain Week wasn’t about chasing the next hype coin or pitching the flashiest startup. Instead, it spotlighted something far more powerful—real-world blockchain adoption happening right here, right now.
At its fourth edition, the two-day event proved the

Hong Kong, a global financial hub, is leading the charge with its proposed stablecoin regulatory framework, set to take effect later in 2025 under the “Stablecoin Issuers (Regulation and Provision of Custody Services) Ordinance.”
This initiative, poised to be the world’s first comprehensive stablec

2025 has been a lively year for blockchain and digital currency businesses, and there’s no sign of that slowing down. Some digital currency companies have reached a point in their lifecycle where the focus is on proving maturity, building credibility, and positioning themselves as the go-to

Major Chinese mining rig manufacturers—Bitmain, Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN), and MicroBT—are making bold moves to establish production facilities in the United States. This strategic pivot, driven by the need to circumvent escalating trade tariffs and secure supply chains, is seen to reshape the

Hong Kong is set to issue its third batch of tokenized green bonds, as part of a broader plan to normalize the issuance of tokenized government bonds in the future and provide incentives for the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), including exempting stamp duty on the transfer of tokenized

Dr. Owen Vaughan appeared on the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream this week, where he discussed the launch of BitRoots, a startup offering a way to confirm that bitcoins were mined with green energy. Enjoy this deep dive into Bitcoin mining, sustainability, and related topics!
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Time for a travel Vlog! Is “vlog” still a word? Either way, we’re going with it!
Let’s walk through the journey.
The premise
If there’s one thing the BSV economy needs more than anything else, it’s not more Twitterati or hobbyists. It’s more entrepreneurs and more investors: more builders who

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has hinted again at the Bank’s preference for launching its long-planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital euro, to sit alongside cash.
In a June 30 speech at the opening reception of the ECB Forum on Central Banking 2025, Laga

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) recently announced that it would launch tokenized stocks on its very own layer 2 blockchain to its customers in the European Union.
“European customers will have access to 200+ US stock and ETF tokens. Stock token holders will also receive dividend payments directly in

Optics matter in geopolitics, and when the president of the driving engine in the BRICS alliance is missing from a key summit in Brazil, it speaks volumes.
When China announced that Premier Li Qiang would attend the Rio BRICS Summit in place of Xi

United States Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced “comprehensive digital asset tax legislation” that would provide, amongst other measures, exemptions on gains from digital asset transactions, an end to the so-called “double taxation” of digital asset miners and stakers, and greater

In the high-octane world of Bitcoin mining, where hash rate dominance and operational efficiency drive shareholder value, U.S. miners face a formidable obstacle: an antiquated tax regime that squeezes margins and threatens market stability. Publicly traded heavyweights like