BlackBerry’s Q1 2021 Revenue Down 17%, Company’s CEO Assures Investors Recovery Is in Sight

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The Canadian multinational company, formerly known as Research In Motion, announced its total GAAP revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2021. The amount: $206 million, or а 17% decline year-over-year than the $247 million the company had generated for the same period last year.

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China’s State-backed E-Currency – Everything You Need to Know

Graphic representation of China's digital Renminbi

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For the past several months, the Chinese government has been hard at work to create an electronic equivalent of its national currency—the Renminbi. If successful, the e-RMB will become the first digital currency to be officially used by a leading economic power.

With that said, there are growing concerns that Chinese officials might abuse the power that comes with a state-backed digital currency to further their nationwide surveillance efforts.

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