This is an opinion editorial by Win Ko Ko Aung, a McCourt Scholar for Georgetown University’s Data Science for Public Policy program and a survivor of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup. The Biden administration responded to the 2021 military coup in Myanmar (also known as Burma) with rapid implementation of economic sanctions, a significant measure that…
While Coinbase is still planning to leverage the Bitcoin Lightning Network, the company’s rival Binance already completed the integration of the L2 network last month. American-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to explore the possibility of integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network into its platform. The move is part of a broader plan to expand digital asset…
While the CBDC testing is scheduled for next year, the road to CBDC implementation is not without its challenges. The Bank of Korea (BoK) is making headway in its quest to develop and test its central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to a new report from the country’s local news outlet, the bank has selected…