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Nigeria’s Central Bank Plans to Launch CBDC Pilot Scheme in October 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is moving forward with its central bank digital currency project (CBDC) project, as the CBN will launch a digital naira pilot program later in October 2021. Nigeria Progresses With Digital Naira Initiative  According to the Peoples Gazette, the CBN made the announcement while addressing stakeholders at

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Pro-Trump MAGACOIN crypto launch marred by website data breach

The launch of a cryptocurrency developed by Donald Trump supporters last week has been marred by a website data breach. According to The Guardian, user information including IP addresses, email addresses and passwords were accessed via a poor security configuration on the project’s website. The crypto is dubbed MAGACOIN after

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Blockchain Gaming Unicorn Animoca Brands, Brinc Launch NFT Accelerator

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands and global venture accelerator Brinc have launched Launchpad Luna, a new accelerator program to identify, mentor, and invest in promising blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFT) startups, according to a company statement. Fast facts Projects accepted into the accelerator program will receive training, end-to-end support and

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China Merchants Bank and Nervos Foundation Come Together to Launch $50M Blockchain Ecosystem Fund

The investments from the $50 million fund will be allocated during a three-year period. Startups building on Nervos will receive an initial investment of between $200,000 and $2,000,000.On Tuesday, May 18, CMB International (CMBI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has joined hands with China’s leading blockchain solutions provider Nervos Blockchain.

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