The Bank of Thailand will delay its test of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the second quarter to late next year, Reuters reported Friday.The retail CBDC will be tested as an alternative payment method for “cash-like activities within a limited scale,” the bank’s Assistant Governor Vachira Arromdee said in August.Thailand will be slow and prudent in testing the … [Read more...] about Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022: Report
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London fork enters testnet on Ethereum as difficulty bomb sees delay
The Ethereum network witnessed the deployment of its London upgrade on the Ropsten testnet on June 24. This upgrade consists of the highly anticipated Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. Following the launch on the Ropsten testnet, the London upgrade will be deployed on Ethereum’s Goerli, Rinkeby and Kovan testnets at weekly intervals. This is one of the important steps … [Read more...] about London fork enters testnet on Ethereum as difficulty bomb sees delay
Theta token price sinks 25% overnight after mainnet delay
After recording new all-time highs all throughout 2021, the value of Theta (THETA) dropped 25% in less than 24 hours leading into March 25, following news that the project’s mainnet launch had been pushed back two months. Theta is a blockchain-based video streaming platform that was gearing up for its official Mainnet 3.0 launch next month. On March 24, the Theta team announced … [Read more...] about Theta token price sinks 25% overnight after mainnet delay