A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary. Powered by...
Nigerian CBDC Still Not Widely Used a Year After Launch
On October 25, Nigeria commemorated the first anniversary of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s e-naira, even as more residents continue to snub the digital currency. In a move aimed at boosting the use of the CBDC, the central bank is offering a 5% discount to motorized rickshaw drivers and passengers that use the e-naira. Kingsley Obiora, a deputy governor at the CBN, suggested that the digital currency needs “a little push from the...
Blockchain.com Launches Crypto Visa Card With 1% Cashback Crypto Rewards
Crypto firm Blockchain.com has announced the launch of a new crypto-centric pre-paid Visa card and so far, 50,000 users have registered for the waitlist signup. In addition to launching its crypto Visa card powered by the card issuing platform Marqeta, Blockchain.com Visa users will earn 1% back in crypto whenever they spend funds using the card. Blockchain.com Introduces Crypto Visa Card Blockchain.com is joining the likes of...
Google Admits Crypto Winter Is Hurting Ad Business
The digital asset market downturn that started the current crypto winter is negatively affecting search spending, Google has acknowledged. Ad growth in the third quarter fell to a low seen only once in almost a decade, the tech company revealed this week. With Fewer Crypto Ads, Google Registers 6% Ad Revenue Growth in Last Quarter Online advertising giant Google has partially blamed a slowdown in revenue growth on decreasing ad...
Economist Peter Schiff Warns the US Dollar Will Crash — Says ‘We’re Going to Default’
Economist Peter Schiff has warned that the U.S. dollar will crash. Noting that the U.S. is “in a much bigger fiscal mess than Great Britain,” with a much bigger debt problem, Schiff stressed: “Can we possibly repay this debt? Of course not. Repaying the debt is impossible. So, what’s going to happen? We’re going to default.” Peter Schiff Discusses U.S. Dollar Crashing Gold bug and economist Peter Schiff shared his outlook for the U.S....
