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Bitpanda Releases Debit Card for a Variey of Assets

Austrian-based digital asset management company Bitpanda has released it’s very own debit card, allowing users to spend their fiat currency, cryptocurrency and precious metals. Once the funds are registered online, users can fund payments using any of the investments they…

Turkey to Pilot a Digital Currency in 2021

Turkey is set to pilot a digital currency in the second half of 2021. On Friday, central bank chief Naci Ağbal revealed the plans to Parliament. As reported in the Turkish media, Ağbal said, “There is an R&D project started on…

Here’s Why Your Bitcoin Transaction is Stuck

Bitcoin has transactional limits to what it can achieve, so when there is a high demand for the cryptocurrency, the network clogs up, causing mempool spikes.  The mempool is where unconfirmed transactions await their inclusion in the blockchain.  During normal…

Bitcoin Adoption in Nigeria Soars

Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading volume in Nigeria continues to soar as Africa’s largest economy remains a front runner of crypto adoption. Chainalysis has reported booming cryptocurrency adoption in Africa as the continent ranked second to the United States of America in…

FBI Lacks a Comprehensive Dark Web Strategy

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced, on Thursday, that its dark web strategy lacks clarity and would benefit from improvement. In a report released by The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), it was concluded that the…

Steve Wozniak Launches Crowdfunding Energy Efficiency Project

Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, has launched a new blockchain project called Efforce. Efforce, a blockchain-based energy efficiency crowdfunding platform, enables contributors to support energy efficiency projects by investing in tokenized future savings. This platform will be the first blockchain-based energy-saving…