Tag: travel

Better Money For Better Journeys: How Bitcoin Has Improved The Way I Travel

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This is an opinion editorial by HodlingCarla, an avid traveler and Bitcoin advocate. Few things get me as excited as visiting a new corner of the world, and my passport can attest to that. I’ve visited 45 countries, lived in nine and covered all continents except Antarctica. After years of globetrotting, I thought that part of my life would have been over by now. But just when I began to feel the desire to settle down and set roots, something happened: I discovered Bitcoin. My life, then, was radically changed.…

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AI travel booking hilariously bad, 3 weird uses for ChatGPT, crypto plugins – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Can you book flights and hotels using AI? The short answer is… kind of, but none of the AI chatbots are reliable, so you’ll still need to do your own research at this stage. Having recently spent hours researching flights and accommodation for a three-week trip to Japan, I decided to compare my results to Bard and ChatGPT’s suggestions. It turns out that Bard is actually surprisingly good at finding flights. A simple request for flights from Melbourne and Tokyo on a particular day returned options with major carriers like…

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G7 pushes accelerating global implementation of ‘travel rule’ for crypto assets

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The G7 committee recently met in Niigata, Japan to discuss, among other topics, the global financial implications for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the laws governing the transfer of cryptocurrency assets. In a communique summarizing the discussions, the committee reiterated its support for developing CBDCs with the caveat that further investigation was needed to ensure they are grounded in “transparency, the rule of law, sound economic governance, cyber security and data protection.” The communique described the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) work in developing a “CBDC Handbook” as “welcome” and…

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