Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Giving Block's annual report predicts that crypto donations will surpass $10 billion by November 2032, with USD Coin being the most popular cryptocurrency used in donations. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin holds the record for the largest cry...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to lift restrictions on retail investment in initial coin offerings (ICOs). The SEC aims to permit bigger investments in asset-backed ICOs, including those backed by real estate and infrastruc...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Developers can soon test their Solana Web3 apps for use in Cosmos ecosystem via Injective’s layer-2 testnet, which uses Solana’s Sea Level Virtual Machine. The new layer was created with Eclipse’s help. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The Bank of Russia's CBDC pilot rollout has been delayed indefinitely due to legislation only passing through the first reading. The number of participating private banks has also changed to 13 from 15, with the pilot involving real operations and li...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
The European Union is proposing a 1,000 euro cap on anonymous crypto transfers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The limit would apply to transfers when a customer cannot be identified, and the proposal also caps cash transactions a...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Senator Andrew Bragg has proposed a Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023 to regulate cryptocurrency services in Australia. The bill recommends stablecoin regulations, licensing of exchanges, and custody requirements to protect consumers and p...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
BitKeep has fully compensated 11,090 users affected by the Dec. 26, 2022, hack that resulted in an estimated $8 million loss. BitKeep will rebrand to Bitget Wallet and have access to Bitget’s $300 million User Protection Fund for future security thre...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
SEC chief Gary Gensler will face questioning from the House Financial Services Committee on April 18 regarding his approach toward the crypto ecosystem. The committee will focus on Gensler's rulemaking and approach toward crypto assets and lay down a...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Freeport has received SEC approval to launch its crowd-ownership blockchain platform for a four-piece collection of Warhol prints, with each piece consisting of 10,000 shares and a minimum purchase of 10 shares per individual. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Nigerian crypto investors using P2P services are concerned about the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) flagging their bank accounts due to their connection to the Flutterwave hack. The situation has discouraged P2P users from using OTC markets, causing b...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Web3 protocol Wakweli has partnered with layer-2 scaling platform Polygon to offer certification of authenticity for NFTs. The partnership will allow all digital assets on Polygon to be compatible with Wakweli's certification system, enhancing the se...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Loss of creator royalties in the NFT space could be higher than estimated, with Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club experiencing shortcomings of around $20 million. This points to previous estimates of $35 million likely being too small. D...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Bitcoin's hash rate has hit all-time highs of 398 terahashes per second (TH/s) on March 23, with analysts suggesting miners are turning on their rigs as BTC's price rises. The increase in hash rate is attributed to unused mining inventory coming onli...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
THORChain has temporarily halted trading due to a potential network vulnerability, causing its native token, Rune, to fall 5% in value. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, denies market manipulation allegations made by the CFTC. However, investors withdrew over 3,400 BTC from Binance within 24 hours of the lawsuit announcement, leading to a decrease in Binance's total Bitcoin balance while...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Almost a billion dollars in cryptocurrency was withdrawn from Binance shortly before the US CFTC accused the exchange of regulatory violations. The total amount withdrawn from multiple platforms in the 12 hours preceding the indictment was almost $1....
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have reached a new bail agreement with US prosecutors that restricts his use of electronic devices and apps while allowing him to remain at home. The proposed agreement would limit SBF’s access to the internet...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Swiss-based nonprofit, ZeroSync Association, is developing open-source tooling that enables users to validate the state of the Bitcoin network using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) without downloading the entire blockchain. ZeroSync uses StarkWare'...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
A US district judge has ruled that bZx DAO transactions are custodial due to the ability for developers to upgrade a smart contract where the key is held by a single developer, as highlighted in a class-action lawsuit against bZx DAO and others. This...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology aims to improve its blockchain technology standards by 2025, calling for public opinion on the draft guidelines. Blockchain is listed as a target industry for growth in the country's 5-year plan...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a new 13-count indictment, including an alleged $40 million bribe to a Chinese government official. The bribe was reportedly intended to unfreeze cryptocurrency accounts at FTX's affiliate firm, Alameda Researc...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
AllianceBlock has partnered with Crunchbase to offer its business data to Data Tunnel users. The partnership will enable blockchain businesses and developers to create applications like default probability models, customer acquisition profiles, and u...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Amid banking crisis fears, investors have poured $286 billion into US money market funds in March, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Fidelity among the biggest winners. These funds are offering high liquidity and low risk, making them popular d...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Coinbase has identified four crucial innovations, including inflation-pegged "flatcoins," to be built on its recently launched layer-2 network Base. The other three areas are an on-chain reputation system, an on-chain limit order book exchange, and s...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Michael Stollery, the CEO of Titanium Blockchain, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that raised approximately $21 million through an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2018. Stollery pleaded g...
