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"Virtual assets, which are traded over 3 trillion won (~$2.35 million) every day, with more than바카라 웹사이트6 million participants, are already investment products comparable to stocks, but the laws and바카라 웹사이트systems are not complete, so market participants are practically left out from the protection of the바카라 웹사이트law," the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
Nigeria Revamps eNaira Model to Encourage Wider Adoption of CBDC
Nigeria is changing its eNaira model to promote the use of the central bank digital currency바카라 웹사이트(CBDC), Coin Desk quoted Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Acting Governor Folashodun바카라 웹사이트Shonubi as saying.
The West African country has been working to push for broader adoption of the currency, which바카라 웹사이트was introduced in October 2021. Though the number of eNaira wallets jumped more than 12-fold to 13 million between October 2022 and March this year, the number is too small for a바카라 웹사이트country having 224 million population.
To boost the service offering and make it more user-friendly, CBN upgraded its eNaira app to바카라 웹사이트enable contactless payments, local news outlet The Sun reported earlier in July. The bank didn't바카라 웹사이트provide details of planned changes to the eNaira model and hadn't responded to a request for바카라 웹사이트more information by publication time.
In March, the central bank said the value of eNaira transactions up to that point in the year was바카라 웹사이트22 billion Naira (USD 48 million at the time). The country has a $220 billion informal economy바카라 웹사이트that thrives on cash and has too few merchants and little infrastructure for extensive eNaira use.
Lacoste Opens Virtual Store with Exclusive Benefits for Ethereum NFT Holders
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UNDW3 (pronounced "underwater") is the name of the French brand's NFT-based loyalty바카라 웹사이트program. The virtual store experience is accessed via Lacoste's standard e-commerce platform.바카라 웹사이트After entering via the mouth of the brand's emblematic crocodile, shoppers can explore a tiled바카라 웹사이트boutique before taking the elevator to an outdoor pool overlooking a beach.
The report said that pieces from Lacoste's summer apparel collection are available for purchase바카라 웹사이트throughout, and visitors can also participate in a crocodile-themed scavenger hunt game.
