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Blockchain.com to increase workforce 25% amid international expansion

Blockchain.com will increase its workforce by a quarter in early 2024, strategically moving into new markets such as Nigeria and Turkey. To spearhead the expansion , the company has appointed Curtis Ting, formerly Kraken’s head of global operations. Ting’s primary role will be establishing the company’s new Paris hub and forming localized entities across Europe. Blockchain.com’s European operations are centralized in London, but the expansion will diversify its presence across the continent. Our recent integration is not just a technological upgrade; it's a game-changer for how you trade across different Ethereum Virtual Machines (#EVMs) Read all about it on our bloghttps://t.co/DmxfZOHUIe — Blockchain.com (@blockchain) December 13, 2023 You might also like: XRP can hit all-time high in 2024, analyst bullish on new altcoin Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith revealed in a recent interview with Bloomberg the company’s intentions to pu...

Turkey’s central bank completes first CBDC test with more to come in 2023

After recently completing its first payment transactions using a CBDC, the central bank is pushing ahead with more tests over 2023. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has completed the first trial of its central bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the Digital Turkish Lira, and has signaled plans to continue testing throughout 2023.  According to a statement released by the CBRT on Dec. 29, the central bank authority said it successfully executed its “first payment transactions” using the digital Lira. It said it will continue to run limited, closed circuit pilot tests with technology stakeholders in the first quarter of 2023, before expanding it to include selected banks and financial technology companies in the rest of the year. Press Release on the Use of Digital Turkish Lira: https://t.co/48ulWfJqXw — CentralBankofTürkiye (@CentralBank_TR) December 29, 2022 It said the results of these tests will be shared with the public through a “comprehensive evaluation report...