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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in its central city of Wuhan, China became a target of blame by the world. While Beijing hosts the 2022 Winter Olympic Games next February, it is doubted that many will visit the Asian country. This puts the plan to present the digital yuan to the world at stake.

Russian Foreign Intelligence accepts data from citizens using their virtual office in the darknet. This is the first office of the kind in Europe. Russia has followed the lead of the USA that was a pioneer in establishing a darknet office.

The nascent blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies offer great potential and various use cases. For this reason, they are being closely looked at, especially amidst lockdowns and general digitization. Thus, since 2021 began, two cities in the United States announced plans to employ innovations to the benefit of their citizens.

To many Bitcoin Investors and enthusiasts, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is a significant barrier to Bitcoin mainstream status.

The Akon City project by Senegalese-American rapper, Akon has been a topic of debate since it was first announced in 2018 in Senegal and most recently on April 5, in Uganda. While the futuristic-cryptocurrency themed city’s architecture portrays a city “too beautiful” to live in Senegal, the Senegalese could be happier with something else.

The number of fraudulent cryptocurrency startups and suspicious companies not properly registered with regulators is growing. This makes governments and watchdogs alerted about the security of their citizens. For instance, the government of Singapore recently passed a warning to all of its citizens of the risk of involvement with cryptocurrency.

A tax official from the US state of Florida has been indicted on corruption embezzlement charges involving cryptocurrencies.

A US baseball club accepts bitcoin payments for the 2021 season. It seems to become a trend of adopting and using digital transaction systems in the sports industry.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is rising again. To a great extent, this was triggered by the increased demand by big whales that used the price dip to buy some coins.