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 | | | | | | Dear subscribers, Welcome to your Friday free Inside Bitcoin newsletter. Today, I've got a jam-packed newsletter for you that I hope you'll enjoy. For those who are thinking about signing up for the premium issues, you can do so here. By signing up, you'll get your Inside Bitcoin newsletter sent straight to your inbox five days a week and ad free, which means you can keep up-to-date on the latest news without having to do a thing! What could be better? For anyone else who's still sitting on the fence, I do hope you'll make the move across. Each newsletter that I put together is filled with plenty of extra information that you could shake a stick at(!), meaning that I've done all the hard work for you and given you more information than you may want or need. You are welcome! Enjoy your weekend and I'll see you on Monday! Rebecca |  |     | | | 1. Masayoshi Amamiya, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), has indicated that mature economies don't require the need for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a speech publicized today, Amamiya, who was speaking at Bank for International Settlement's (BIS) recent Future of Payments Forum, implied that economies in Cambodia and the Bahamas, which have "remained immature," could see the latest technology being adopted easily if the payment and resettlement systems were rebuilt. However, when it comes to "major advanced economies" such as Japan's, Amamiya said, "there is no need to implement new steps to ensure people's access to central bank money." He continued: "Moreover, the currency systems and the payment and settlement systems of these economies are operating safely and stably. They cannot simply jump into new technologies, or actually, they should not." -BIS |  | | | | | A MESSAGE FROM LINKEDIN LEARNING | | | Learn In-demand Technology Skills To Achieve Your Goals Stay on top of rapidly changing technology advancements with LinkedIn Learning online courses taught by real-world expert instructors. From certification preparation training to learning the fundamentals on topics such as Network Administration, Cloud Computing and more. Start Your Free Trial 
| | 3. Follow Friday: Jon Atack Atack is a Bitcoin core developer and protocol researcher. For the past year, he has been doing Bitcoin core development work. Earlier this week, Atack became one of two developers in the space to receive undisclosed grants from Square Crypto, the aim of which is to help further Bitcoin developments. Follow him on Twitter (@jonatack) if you want to find out more about his work in the Bitcoin space ... or pictures of waves during an incoming storm. |  | | | | | 4. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has taken to Twitter to say how many people will eventually use crypto. His remarks are part of a thread that focused on the parallels between crypto and the early days of the internet. In his opinion, they are "pretty staggering," highlighting that "slow internet speeds/dial up models reflect early challenges in scaling blockchains." In his opinion, though, there are three areas that the industry needs to focus on to get right: scalability, privacy, and decentralized identity. Concluding, he wrote that it was still to be decided which blockchain will help crypto go from 50 million users to five billion, but that the "chain that manages to ship some of these scalability, privacy, decentralized identity, and developer tool solutions will have a big leg up." -@BRIAN_ARMSTRONG/TWITTER |  | | | | | 5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to file a petition against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a crypto ban, which the central bank had imposed preventing companies from transacting in crypto. As reported earlier this week, India's Supreme Court reversed a ban on crypto trading, bringing an end to an almost two-year legal battle. As a result, several crypto platforms in India - Unocoin and WazirX - have resumed fiat deposits. However, the RBI isn't taking this lightly. According to the central bank, it's worried that the Supreme Court's decision could make way for trading in crypto while putting the banking system at risk. While the Supreme Court may look at the RBI's review, the central bank could have another issue to deal with. Following its blanket ban, several crypto platforms in the country went bankrupt, which could see them seeking compensation. Abhishek A Rastogi, a lawyer representing a crypto firm, said: "[The] Supreme Court may look at the RBI's review petition but as of now the cryptocurrency platforms can operate in India. Many companies have even gone bankrupt after the RBI's diktat and they may also look to initiate action in this regard." -THE ECONOMIC TIMES | | | | | 7. Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, has voiced his support for Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, who could potentially be replaced. Taking to Twitter, Buterin, using the hashtag #StandWithJack, said that while the platform "certainly has flaws," he feared what a hedge fund appointed CEO could do better than what Dorsey has to date. Another supporter of Dorsey is Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said earlier this month that he supports Dorsey as Twitter CEO, adding that "He has a good heart." -@VITALIKBUTERIN/TWITTER |  | | | | | This newsletter was written and curated by Rebecca Campbell. She has been writing and reporting on various industries for the past 10 years, more specifically tech in the last three. Connect with her on Twitter. Edited by Beth Duckett, staff writer at Inside. | | | | | | | |
