Zimbabwe launches a gold backed cryptocurrency to diminish the Dollar
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Tokenised gold surpasses $1 Billion in market cap for the first time
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Tokenised gold is a new form of Web 3.0 digital asset that’s backed by gold, and it shows just how much technology is changing assets and money. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Chinese government announces more workers will be paid using its new CBDC
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF CBDC’s let governments cut fraud, track transactions, and increases financial surveillance, and China is at the forefront of deploying the technology. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote,...
In the crazy crypto world users are burning money to make money
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Crypto currencies, essentially programmable money, don’t play by old world rules and it shows the stark divide between old money and “new” money. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read...
Ethereum could settle over $8 Trillion worth of transactions this year
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The Web 3.0, crypto, and digital asset economies are surging even as the crypto markets themselves crash which now means that it looks like these trends are unstoppable. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with...
The world’s first NFT mortgage lets you buy real property in new ways
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The $17 Trillion mortgage industry hasn’t been disrupted in centuries, but things are changing … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The hottest Non-Fungible Token...
Customers shocked after market crash sees two cryptocurrencies just turn their networks off
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you have cash under your bed it’s there forever, but what happens when cryptocurrency companies just turn their networks off … customers just found out and it’s not good. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential...
Australia’s ANZ Bank becomes the world’s first bank to mint its own crypto Stablecoins
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Money is changing. Alot. And this is both giving governments new opportunities and freaking them all out. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Australia and...
Australia’s central bank is sceptical on a digital currency, but signals that could change
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Countries are creating their own digital currencies to replace their traditional ones, but some are still unsure … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. As...
PayPal code reveals the company might be creating its own Stablecoin cryptocurrency
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Almost everyone nowadays is minting their own money and there are very few companies that aren’t experimenting in the space. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Facebook backed cryptocurrency Diem to launch later this year
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Facebook’s Libra could have changed the global financial system overnight, but after regulators blocked it they’re now taking a different approach … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Facebook wanted to revolutionise...
