Is the CBDC Party Over? Ripple CTO Says It’s Time to Move On!

It all started innocently enough when Schwartz shared his article, “The War on Cash,” on X (formerly known as Twitter). The post got people riled up when someone dared ask: what’s more dangerous to your freedom-cash getting the boot or CBDCs? Cue the dramatic music… 🎶

Pi Coin’s ISO 20022 Dream: Banks, Ripple, and a Dash of Destiny 🌟💸

This ISO 20022 entanglement, dear reader, is less a leap and more a cautious shuffle toward the traditional banking ballroom. Smoother transactions? Check. Faster reconciliations? Check. Regulatory compliance? A necessary evil, perhaps. Yet one cannot help but wonder: will this make Pi a darling of institutions, or merely a guest who overstays its welcome? 🤔

🇫🇷 UDR’s Wild Crypto Caper: 420,000 BTC or Bust? 🤑

Éric Ciotti, the chap at the helm of the French political outfit UDR, has unveiled a bill that’s got more twists than a Jeeves plot. The plan? To amass a staggering 420,000 bitcoins (or BTC, as the fellows in the know call it) over the next seven to eight years. Quite the tall order, what? 🧑‍💻

The Curious Case of Pi: When a Digital Token Goes Wild 🍕💸

The coin, which recently hit rock bottom-the kind that makes you question your investments and your life choices-has apparently rebounded by more than half since the October crash that made everyone wish they’d become bakers instead. Yet, it’s still down 91%, a statistic that would make even the stoic Gogol shed a tear of bitter humor. “A triumph,” they say-if only from the perspective of a gambler dreaming of a comeback and a plot twist.

Ethereum’s Grand Old Timer Moves $6M After Nearly a Decade – What a Spectacle! 🤪

The remaining 18,500 ETH? Oh, just a modest fortune stretching far beyond the horizon-valued at over $80 million. Yes, dears, that’s a delightful 12,971 times their original investment. The network’s been blooming while they’ve been snoozing! So, this little escapade just proves that patience, cheeky little thing that it is, still pays handsome dividends in this wild crypto romance. 🚀🥂