# SWIFT says it has reached a ‘breakthrough’ in recent CBDC experiments

# SWIFT says it has reached a ‘breakthrough’ in recent CBDC experiments

” SWIFT says it has reached a ‘breakthrough’ in recent CBDC experiments “ On Wednesday, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, announced that it has successfully moved central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized assets on existing financial infrastructure through two separate experiments. According to SWIFT, the results demonstrated that “CBDCs can…

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# Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future?

# Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future?

” Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future? “ Are TradFi and DeFi converging, moving toward a middle ground that includes tokenized assets, interoperability and regulation? <p>SWIFT is a payments colossus. It operates across more than 200 countries, has 11,000-plus financial institution clients and transmits some 8.4 billion financial messages every year. It…

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# Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity strikes 5,000 BTC

# Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity strikes 5,000 BTC

” Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity strikes 5,000 BTC “ Bear markets are for building out capacity on the layer-2 Lightning Network. Despite macroeconomic headwinds and sluggish price action, the Lightning Network, the layer-2 payments solution fo Bitcoin (BTC), continues to flourish. The Bitcoin Lightning Network reached a milestone capacity of 5,000 BTC ($96 million). In…

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# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

” Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes “ Human rights investigators appointed by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed war crimes have been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. A report developed by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was created in March 2022 to provide a framework for UN human rights…

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# Axelar, Mysten Labs partner on cross-chain communication for super DApps

# Axelar, Mysten Labs partner on cross-chain communication for super DApps

” Axelar, Mysten Labs partner on cross-chain communication for super DApps “ The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Axelar and the infrastructure company behind Sui blockchain, Mysten Labs, disclosed a partnership on Sept. 27 to deliver cross-chain communication for developers through General Message Passing, aiming to advance the prospect of a “super dApp”. Integration is expected to…

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# New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision

# New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision

” New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision “ Interoperability-focused blockchain network Cosmos has dropped a new whitepaper proposing a revamped Cosmos Hub aimed at strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its native ATOM token.  The new Cosmos whitepaper was released on Monday at the Cosmoverse conference in Medellin, Colombia….

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