Chainalysis: emerging markets, led by Vietnam and the Philippines, drove global cryptocurrency adoption over the past year; China remained active despite a ban (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk:
The European Central Bank selects Amazon, the European Payments Initiative, CaixaBank, Worldline, and Nexi to prototype digital euro user interfaces by Q1 2023  —  The European Central Bank plans to test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with user interfaces developed by companies.

Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk:
Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven by everyday necessity; 80% of crypto payments in the region are under $1K, the world’s highest proportion  —  The report shows strong crypto usage and adoption rates in the region.  With highly educated young people and low job prospects …

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:
London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M  —  UK startup establishes US presence and aims to become the leading global provider of data and analytics in debt markets

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:
London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M  —  UK startup establishes US presence and aims to become the leading global provider of data and analytics in debt markets

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:
London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M  —  UK startup establishes US presence and aims to become the leading global provider of data and analytics in debt markets

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:
London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M  —  UK startup establishes US presence and aims to become the leading global provider of data and analytics in debt markets