Coinbase Says It Aims to Improve Customer Service, Integration w/ Pro
24.3.2021
As their company is readying for its USD 100bn initial public offering (IPO), Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and CFO Alesia Haas reached out to Reddit users through an ask-me-anything session. The resulting discussion has revealed the company’s plans to enhance the integration between Coinbase...
New FATF Guidance Applies Regulatory Standards to Decentralized Exchanges, Defi and NFTs
24.3.2021
On March 19, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published draft guidance on the risk-based approach to virtual assets. The newly updated guidance now applies anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules to stablecoins, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible token (NFT) assets....
Microsoft president says fintechs should leave currency to central banks
24.3.2021
Microsoft president Brad Smith is not keen on the idea of technology companies issuing private stablecoins
Covalent raises $2M to build a decentralized blockchain data provider
24.3.2021
The blockchain data space is getting more and more heated
Bitcoin and Ethereum Move Higher, Altcoins Gain Momentum
24.3.2021
Bitcoin price remained well bid above USD 53,200, resulting in a strong increase. BTC broke the main USD 55,000 and USD 55,500 resistance levels. It is currently (12:40 UTC) well above USD 56,000 and it might accelerate higher if there is a break above USD 57,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Waves Enterprise expands to Singapore to pursue hybrid blockchain adoption
24.3.2021
Asian markets are much friendlier to enterprise blockchain adoption, says Waves's founder
German federal bank runs successful blockchain system without a CBDC
24.3.2021
Executives at the Deutsche Bundesbank are eager to launch a blockchain-based system without the need for a CBDC — and they just might succeed
DeFi - CeFi Convergence & 'Explosive' Growth Are Coming - BIS Summit Panel
24.3.2021
Decentralized finance (DeFi) and centralized finance (CeFi) are heading towards convergence as we are entering a period of rapid development for DeFi applications worldwide, according to the participants of a panel discussion at this year’s BIS Innovation Summit, an event hosted by the Bank...
Unmarshal Raises $2.6M USD From Industry Heavyweights to Build Multi-Chain Data Indexing Protocol
24.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Unmarshal is proud to announce that the seed and private sale funding rounds have been successfully closed with strong investment support from Industry bigwigs. A total of $2.6m was raised in the seed and private rounds. With the fresh capital introduced, Unmarshal will focus...
BTC rewards app Lolli raises $5M from Reddit founder, Serena Williams, and more
24.3.2021
The freshly raised capital will go toward expanding Lolli’s BTC online shopping rewards internationally
Uniswap V3 Launch Set for May 5
24.3.2021
In November 2018, Uniswap V1 was launched in the market as a proof of concept. The launch powered the automated market makers (AMMs), which is a kind of exchange that facilitates the pooling of the assets through the market-making strategies. Uniswap V2 was subsequently launched in May 2020,...
Bank of International Settlements head says cryptos require more regulation
24.3.2021
Agustín Carstens has called for cryptocurrencies to be subject to more regulations while arguing that virtual currencies have not made a significant dent in global finance