This week’s Law Decoded: Is depegging a real threat to financial stability?
17.5.2022
Janet Yellen calls on lawmakers to develop a consistent federal framework for stablecoins, Hester Peirce urges to allow room for failure and more
South Korean Financial Regulators Begin Terra Probes, Politician Calls for Kwon to Face Parliamentary Hearing
17.5.2022
The Terraform Labs mastermind Do Kwon (real name Kwon Do-hyeong) could be facing trouble from financial and law enforcement authorities in South Korea and Singapore as a torrid month for the Terra (LUNA) platform just keeps getting worse.
Following reports that Kwon appears to have dissolved...
Luna Foundation Guard Discloses Usage of Bitcoin Reserves
17.5.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard, the entity in charge of safeguarding the peg of UST, the stablecoin of the Terra ecosystem, has revealed how it used the available Bitcoin reserve before the recent debacle involving the Terra ecosystem. The organization sold part of the bitcoins owned directly, while...
A Person From the Philippines Earned $50 a Day in the Simple Children’s Game, Rock Paper Scissors
17.5.2022
The person won over $50 in 10 minutes in the simplest Blockchain game. The player, presumably a Filipino, registered in the crypto game Rock Paper Scissors under the nickname ManilaCity, won and withdraw $50 from the platform. In the Philippines, the average salary ranges from $98 to $290...
Do Kwon's New Terra Revival Plan Fights for Support as Trust Challenge Remains
17.5.2022
Another Terra (LUNA) ecosystem revival plan by Terraform Labs (TFL) CEO and Co-founder Do Kwon seems to have the support of at least some Terra developers, while trust issues still pose serious challenges to this plan.
In a Monday post and an accompanying Twitter thread, Kwon suggested forking...
Fear & Greed Index hits lowest since March 2020 even as Bitcoin price hits $30.5K
17.5.2022
Deja vu for BTC versus market sentiment, as conditions mimic the weeks after the March 2020 COVID-19 crash
David Atkinson, a Blockchain Veteran, Has Joined the ‘Locus Chain’ Project as an Advisor
17.5.2022
The co-founder of 4 highly esteemed organizations, David Atkinson, has an excellent reputation for being a veteran in the Blockchain sphere as an ecosystem builder, economy designer, architect, and entrepreneur. He has contributed significantly to the improvements in Web 3.0. A framework...
Terra’s LUNA Gains, Then Slides, After Do Kwon's Fork Proposal
17.5.2022
Traders sold the tokens even as founder Do Kwon proposed a separate chain to make up for last week’s implosion of UST
China returns as 2nd top Bitcoin mining hub despite the crypto ban
17.5.2022
China still hosts 21% of the total global Bitcoin hash rate after the local government banned all crypto operations in the country last year
Howling Wolves Launching Their NFT Collection
17.5.2022
Theme Behind Howling Wolves Howling Wolves has launched their NFT collection by drawing inspiration from Laycaon and its pack of wolves. Laycaon is the leader, and its first disciples include Redwolves, Alphas, and Betas, who are Howling Wolves ruling class. Howling Wolves offers several...
RBI warns of crypto 'dollarization' of Indian economy
17.5.2022
Crypto "will seriously undermine the RBI's capacity to determine monetary policy and regulate the monetary system of the country," according to Reserve Bank of India officials
Portugal to Tax Cryptocurrency Income According to Minister of Finance
17.5.2022
Portugal, one of the countries considered a crypto tax haven due to its absence of crypto-related taxation, is preparing to change this policy. Fernando Medina, minister of finance of Portugal, stated that the country is working on a framework to allow the taxation of cryptocurrency income gains...