Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns – Bitcoin News

Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community members have submitted a proposal that asks the foundation to stop acce...

House of Lords Raised Serious Concerns over UK CBDC Launch

An all-party committee of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords warned on the concerns of financial instability from the proposed launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). It wanted that the lau...

Wikimedia Foundation Called to Stop Accepting Crypto Amid Environmental Concerns

Molly White, a longtime editor of Wikipedia who edits under the username GorrilaWarfare, has submitted a proposal that seeks to end the Wikimedia Foundation’s acceptance of crypto donations.  The Wiki...

IMF Says Crypto Maturity Comes With Increased Financial Stability Concerns

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) noted that the increased adoption of cryptocurrencies among retail and institutional investors meant that crypto was no longer considered as a fringe asset class,...

IMF shares ‘stability concerns’ over crypto’s increasing correlation with stocks

One of the biggest appeals of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies lies in their ability to act as a hedge against inflation as opposed to traditional assets like bonds and equities. This has even spurr...

Inflation Spiked Another 7% In December—Hitting New 39-Year High As Fed’s Price Concerns Rattle Markets

Topline Consumer prices rose 7% in the 12 months ending in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department, ticking up only slightly after a massive surge in recent months but stil...

Dogecoin Co-Creator Fires Back at Mozilla’s Environmental Concerns

After deciding to pause digital asset donations last week following backlash from one of its co-founders, Mozilla now faces criticism from crypto insiders. The founder of Dogecoin was among the most v...

NATPE Conference In Miami Canceled Following Rising COVID-19 Concerns

The annual in-person gathering in Miami, Florida, which was slated for January 18 to 20 this year, … [+] has been canceled due to rising COVID-19 concerns NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELEVISION PROG...

Crypto regulation concerns make decentralized stablecoins attractive to DeFi investors

Stablecoins have emerged as a foundational part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem over the past couple of years due to their ability to provide crypto traders with an offramp during times of volatility ...

‘Flurona’ Cases Raise Concerns Of Severe Double-Infections

Topline Israel reported a rare case of simultaneous infection with Covid-19 and flu Thursday, raising concerns that seasonal flu outbreaks could leave large swathes of the public vulnerable to severe ...

British Parliament Fields Demands for Crypto Crackdown Amid Growing Concerns

British Members of Parliament (MPs) and campaigners are lobbying the UK government to adopt a stricter stance on the burgeoning crypto industry, per iNews.  “It is the Wild West, this grey area ...

Crypto Exchanges Betting Over NFT Amids Regulatory Concerns

In the past few months, there has been a growth of NFT in India. More than dozens of crypto platforms are getting into the NFT space, helping to push its market growth. Cryptocoin exchanges offering N...

Security Concerns And Risks Related To NFT Marketplaces

A fraud in Bored Ape NFTs has resulted in an unsatisfactory end of the year on OpenSea. As reported by the owners, a total of 16 apes were stolen, valued at $2.2 million. This incident raised concerns...

Independent Hong Kong News Site To Close Over Safety Concerns Amid National Security Crackdown

Chris Yeung, founder and chief writer of Citizen News, waves to journalists after a press conference … [+] outside his office in Hong Kong on January 3, 2022. ASSOCIATED PRESS Citizen News said ...