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The National Bank of Georgia (NGB) is develop ing the digital GEL and is searching for a suitable partner .  NGB plans to launch a Limited Access Live Pilot Environment through various use cases to test the technology capabilities and potential application areas of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) system.  You might also like: Tether signs MOU with Georgia for bitcoin, web3, and P2P development After extensive research, NGB has shortlisted nine competing companies to work with the bank to develop the digital GEL. These companies include AUGENTIC GmbH, Bitt Inc., Broxus Holdings Ltd., Currency Network Ltd., DCM Corp Limited, eCurrency Mint Inc., FARI Solutions Ltd., Ripple Labs, Inc., and Sovereign Wallet Co., Ltd. Once the current selection process is complete, NGB will choose only one of the nine shortlisted companies to work on develop ing the digital GEL and the Limited Access Live Pilot Environment.  Georgia hosts crypto entrepreneurs and ...

At the European Blockchain Convention, Circularr won the award for blockchain startup of the year. Recycling with blockchain was the pitch. 'Recycle to Earn' was the motto presented by Eric Vogel earlier this month while pitching his startup at the European Blockchain Convention, decades after he started recycling plastics and cans from his grandmother's house to earn extra money for a Game Boy.  Vogel's love for video games and increasing interest in the impact of recycling in the world are behind his inspiration for Circularr, a London-based company seeking to connect recyclers, manufacturers, and brands throughout a decentralized recycling ecosystem. Proper recycling is a growing challenge.According to the Plastic Waste Makers Index, recycling across the world is not expanding fast enough to keep up with plastic waste, resulting in greater chances of being disposed of on oceans, beaches and rivers than going to recycling plants. In 2021, over 139 million metric to...