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A trio of studies published in November may shine some light on the social and psychological factors that motivate movement in the nonfungible token (NFT) market. Across three independent studies, researchers from Western University in Canada, Tilburg University in the Netherlands, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the
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The IMF explained that CBDCs design is complicated by Islamic law prohibiting usury and speculation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has examined the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) design and found some risks in the context of Islamic banking. Following the IMF study, results showed that the liquidity of CBDCs and
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And yet, that may not actually matter. While the industry did have a smaller presence, the panels that did happen were substantive. The official WEF had more panels related to crypto and crypto-adjacent topics this year than last. The speakers at the side events represented the United Nations, NASA, CERN,
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According to a new preprint conducted by researchers at the Open Universiteit, University of California Berkley, and Radboud University, the vast majority of literature on blockchain energy use from both academic and everyday sources "lacks the scientific rigor expected from a mature scientific field." The report analyzed 128 scientific and
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The move comes as the central bank continues to research how a central bank digital currency would work as well as the possible risks. Source
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