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Brazil’s B3 stock exchange could serve as the information oracle for the smart contract system of a digital real (CBDC), according to the Central Bank of Brazil (CBC).Mardilson Queiroz, part of the CBC’s department of financial system regulation, said that B3 could act as one of the system’s “oracles”, creating a bridge between external data and a digital real, Cointelegraph Brazil reported on Friday.During the event, held on Thursday, Luís Kondic, director of listed products and data at B3, said that it is too early to evaluate the participants’ roles in the new financial structure that the CBC is promoting.In…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. New iPhones can cost a pretty penny — in fact, quite a few pretty pennies. Finding the best cheap iPhone deals can be tough if you insist on buying a brand new product. If you’re searching for cheap refurbished iPhones, however, you’re in luck. Many online retailers have refurbished iPhone sales, including Apple itself with its Certified Refurbished iPhone deals. We’ve gathered the best cheap refurbished iPhones below and will update this list regularly. iPhones aren’t the only refurbished products with amazing deals. We’ve also rounded…
After a handful of delays and ultimately a jump-forward on the schedule, the long-awaited Venom 2, AKA Venom: Let There Be Carnage, has hit theaters, bringing with it all the symbiotic absurdity you’d definitely expect if you saw the first Venom movie. But a lot has changed since Eddie Brock was first taken over by his alien bestie back in 2018, the global pandemic notwithstanding. Disney inked a new deal with Sony for its Spider-Man after nearly losing Peter Parker, making the already confusing status of Sony Spider-Man franchise, which was initially set to exist outside of the MCU, even…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. If you’re searching for a great deal on a new tablet, the best savings are usually with cheap refurbished tablets. If you don’t find or don’t want to pay the price for even the best cheap tablet deals, a refurb is a great alternative. Different manufacturers or retailers may call them by different names, such as remanufactured or refreshed, but refurbished tablet sales are a good way to upgrade your equipment other than buying new devices. Electronic components with no moving parts don’t wear out, so…
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and Adam Patrick Murray discuss the deluge of Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake leaks that have hit the Internet, and whether the latest updates on the GPU front mean you’ll be able to buy a graphics card any time soon. Hey hardware testers: There’s this cable you can unplug from your PC to prevent uploading your secret Alder Lake scores to the Internet. Apparently you don’t know that, as Gordon points out. In fact, there are so many leaked performance numbers out now that Gordon reckons you…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Are you looking for a deal on a new home generator? Hurricane season in the U.S. starts each year on June 1. Hurricanes are most common from August through October. Officially the season ends November 1, but don’t tell that to people on the east coast who were hammered by Hurricane Kate in 1985. While the hurricane season is upon us, don’t delay looking for home generator deals. The best time to shop for the best cheap generator deals is when you don’t need one. Don’t…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. In order to maximize some games, you need to take time to play their online multiplayer modes. However, gamers who own the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the all-new Xbox Series X will need to have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. For savings so that your budget to buy games will remain unscathed, we’ve scoured the web and rounded up all the best Xbox Live Gold sales in one place, including Xbox Live Gold 1-Month, Xbox Live Gold 3-Month, and Xbox Live Gold 6-Month subscriptions.…
If you’re on the hunt for Microsoft Xbox Series X deals or Xbox Series S deals, you have something that’s shared with people who are attempting to buy a house or a car. House and car buyers have little to no bargaining power, and often have to pay for more than the seller’s list or asking price. Actually, gamers who are in the market for the newest Xbox console have it worse because most of the available Series X and Series S consoles are offered at twice the list price or more, especially for the more powerful Series X. The…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. The next-generation consoles of Microsoft, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, are out in the market, but the Xbox One remains a very capable console that features an expansive library of games that should keep even hardcore gamers occupied for years. The Xbox One gracefully recovered after a rocky launch in 2013, when it struggled versus Sony’s PlayStation 4 because of its limited selection of games and higher price tag than. Helping it bounce back were console exclusives from the Halo, Forza, and Gears…
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. When you look for a tablet for work, study, or entertainment, you’ll find excellent options in Android tablets. Android tablets have matured a lot over the past couple of years, driven by competition from great brands like Samsung and Lenovo. There are quite a few of these to choose from, however, so if you’re finding yourself facing some decision paralysis, then check out this all-in-one list of the best Android tablet deals available right now. Best Android tablet deals Gateway 8-Inch Tablet 32GB — $65, was…