European Commission to launch blockchain regulatory sandbox by 2022
Crypto and blockchain regulations seem to have become a top priority in the EU.
VIDYA’s Public Sale Marks the Dawn of a New Blockchain Gaming Era
In 2017, the gaming world was revolutionized by the massive success of a simple blockchain game called CryptoKitties. It enabled players to breed and trade unique digital cats via a series of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. That simple concept led to a...
JD.com’s fintech wing partners with PBoC on digital currency projects
China's e-commerce giant will reportedly help develop apps that support the forthcoming digital renminbi.
European central bank execs explain why CBDCs don’t need blockchain
Before trying to apply blockchain to anything, think why.
Publicly Listed Energy Firm Equinor Exploits Gas Flaring in North Dakota to Mine Bitcoin
Just recently, the firm Arcane Research recently revealed a number of screenshots from the publicly traded energy firm, Equinor. The pictures show the multinational company leveraging natural gas flaring to power bitcoin mining operations. In recent years, using the...
Party at Vitalik’s House? For DeFi, it’s Do-or-Die
Ethereum gas prices have set new records, with single DeFi transactions costing over $10 in fees. High fees are the result of congestion, as users pay ever higher fees to ensure their transaction gets into a block. As DeFi takes off, the price of gas on Ethereum...
Switchere: Buy Crypto with CC, Pay with Local Banks, Swap and Sell Coins Online
Presently, the crypto market is witnessing an incredible growth and massive adoption worldwide. Digital transformation and tokenization give freedom to deployment of cryptocurrencies in everyday life. However, one thing worth careful considering is how to choose a...
INX Becomes the First SEC-Registered IPO to Accept Crypto
15th September 2020, New York, United States: INX will start accepting bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and USDC stablecoin, starting today. INX said over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering during its first three days. Now that the...
No one can refuse China’s digital currency, says central bank exec
The digital renminbi is legally compensatory to China’s fiat currency.
The Blockchain Service Network will stimulate China’s CBDC plans
The wait for CBDCs continue.
Working in the Cryptocurrency Industry as a Woman
It seems there is a lot of turmoil happening in the world, as the year 2020 keeps giving and giving. From natural disasters, a global pandemic, and race wars and riots, everyone is wondering what will happen next. However, something happened earlier this year that...
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types...
Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously
In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.
At least 3 nations to replace their currency with CBDC by 2030: report
The digital yuan will not unseat the U.S. dollar — at least not right away.
Defi’s Raw Deal: Sushiswap Creator Transfers Multi-Sig Control to FTX CEO
After a number of individuals from the crypto community accused the anonymous developer Chef Nomi of exit scamming, the developer transferred the project over to Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of the trading platform FTX. On Saturday, September 5, the decentralized...
Market Update: Blood in the Crypto Streets, Bitcoin Miner Dumps, CME Gap, Defi Doldrums
The cryptocurrency economy slid significantly on Thursday afternoon (ET), as the aggregate market cap of all the crypto coins shaved more than 10% during yesterday’s trading sessions. More than 12 hours later, a number of the top crypto assets are still down in value...
Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto.
Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners
In mid-August officials from the Chinese province of Sichuan approved a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin for legal hydropower consumption in the region. Following the local government of Ya’an city deciding to foster mining, officials from Chengdu recently...
Digital yuan doesn’t pose a threat to the hegemony of the dollar, says expert
Foreign investors still doubt the PBoC's policies when it comes to the RMB exchange rate.
Bitcoin Slips in Latest Crypto Ranking by Chinese Government-Backed Center
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has revised its rankings of 37 crypto projects. Bitcoin has fallen from the previous ranking. As the Chinese government focuses on launching its central bank digital currency, the Center for Information and...
As Gold Prices Soar, Two Gold-Backed Tokens See Increased Demand Fetching Premiums
The last few months have bolstered the price of the precious metal gold as governments worldwide have created tremendous amounts of debt and inflation. For instance, the value of gold per ounce jumped over $2k during the first week of August. Meanwhile, similarly to...
Over $1 Billion Ethereum-Based Tokens Vulnerable to ‘Fake Deposit Exploit’
A number of university researchers published a study that demystifies the “fake deposit vulnerability” in Ethereum-based smart contracts. The findings show that over 7,000 tokens worth more than $1 billion built on top of Ethereum are vulnerable to two types of...
Aave Protocol Outpaces Maker With $1.4B Locked, Defi Project Granted UK Electronic Money License
The decentralized finance (defi) open-source protocol built on Ethereum, Aave, has surpassed the Maker Dao project in terms of total-value-locked (TVL) this week. The lending and borrowing platform Aave has $1.43 billion locked on Tuesday climbing 7.7% in the last...
Increase Your Profit Potential With Margin Trading
Spot trading is a popular way for investors to access the crypto market in a straightforward manner. It’s mainly fiat-to-crypto trading, as well as crypto-to-crypto trading. It’s simple, you get a crypto wallet, you buy a token with fiat currencies, and then once the...
China plans to use its digital yuan at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
Details about the official launch date still remain murky.
