Daily Crypto News 11 August

Cointelegraph reported that experts are pushing for the introduction of a blockchain-based vaccine registry in Australia as Covid's fake passports are distributed online. According to a report, there are fraudsters who have sold more than 200 fake COVID-19 certificates for $ 120 each. The vice president of Blockchain Australia believes that a blockchain-based Covid certificate can make sharing health data much more secure.
 

FalconX, an institutionally-minded cryptocurrency trading agency, has reached $ 210 million in C-series funding, Coindesk reported. The new funding will strengthen FalconX's product lines, which include commercial services, allow it to hire key executives and help the company pursue acquisitions.

The Bank of Jamaica, or BOJ, is cutting the country's first batch of CBDC, according to Cointelegraph. With the help of the Minister of Finance, Nigel Clarke, the digital version of the Jamaican dollar (JMD) was issued. According to the announcement, the Jamaican CBDC aims to enable consumers to "make it easier to access funds for efficient and secure payments" and a number of other benefits.