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Singapore’s Monetary Authority to Expand Wholesale CBDC Pilots
16.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Singapore’s central bank, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled plans to start live Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wholesale pilots and efforts to expand the framework. On Nov 16, the financial authority released plans for a safe an innovative use of digital...
NYDFS Releases New Guidelines on Listing and Delisting Crypto on Trading Platforms
16.11.2023
Source: NYDFS The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the authority that supervises and regulates activities of financial institutions in the State of New York, has released a guidance that regulate the listing and delisting of cryptocurrencies. The updated guidance, named...
ASICRUN Miners Tout “Unparalleled Mining Performance” as Fight For Efficiency Intensifies
16.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Hong Kong-based crypto technology company ASICRUN has released its latest offerings, which reportedly boast “unparalleled mining performance.” In a Wednesday press release, the company said its latest offerings, the AR1, AR2, and EliteAR ASIC miners, stand out...
DEX Platform Uniswap Rolls Out Android App With Swap Feature
14.11.2023
Source: Uniswap Popular Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) platform Uniswap has finally released its Android mobile wallet app to the public. Making the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), the automated market maker (AMM) protocol stated that the app is now available for...
9.4% of French Population Holds Crypto as the Asset Class Ranks Second in Investment Options
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / MarinadeArt France’s financial regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, has published a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on investment choices and growth levels in the country. In the survey released on Nov 13, digital assets...
Swan Bitcoin to Block Accounts Interacting with Coin Mixing Services
14.11.2023
Source: iStock Swan Bitcoin, a California-based Bitcoin services platform, announced recently that it would terminate accounts of users directly interacting with mixing services. In a statement released over the weekend, Bitcoin-only accumulation platform Swan issued a warning to users engaging...
Bitstream White Paper Proposes Bitcoin Payments to Disrupt File Storage Economy
12.11.2023
Robin Linus, the creator behind BitVM — a computing construct atop the Bitcoin blockchain — released a new white paper on November 11, 2023, entitled “Bitstream.” The document explores a system aimed at reforming the economic structure of file storage, suggesting...
China Criminalizes Stealing NFTs and Digital Collections
10.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Chinese government has released a statement declaring that anyone caught stealing digital collections, which include digital collectibles such as NFTs, will be subject to criminal penalties. The statement added that the theft of digital collections would also be evaluated...
New Study Explores “Gambler’s Fallacy” in Crypto Donations
10.11.2023
A new study released this week from a collective of four American business scholars highlights the potential opportunities and risks donors and charities face when dealing with cryptocurrency donations. The “gambler’s fallacy” In particular, the paper explores how cryptocurrency donors often fall...
OneCoin’s Head of Legal and Compliance Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay OneCoin’s legal chief pleaded guilty to money laundering and wire fraud charges, according to a statement released today from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinska, 42, faces up to 10 years in prison for her role...
Standard Chartered and SBI Holdings Collaborate on $100 Million Crypto Investment Venture
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay SBI Holdings and Standard Chartered’s investment arm, SC Ventures, have joined forces to set up a $100 million joint venture in the United Arab Emirates targeting crypto startups. In a statement released on Thursday, the two companies announced the launch of their Digital Asset...
Spanish Watchdog Initiates Sanctions Against Miolos for Violating Crypto Ad Rules
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) of Spain has opened its first crypto infringement case against local technology provider Miolos. CNMV, the Spanish securities markets regulatory body, released an agreement on Wednesday, announcing “sanctions proceedings” against...
Riot Platforms Reports Q3 Results: Generates 1,106 Bitcoins and Raises Over $200 Million
9.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Photocreo Bednarek Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has released its financial report for the third quarter, showcasing notable improvements despite missing earnings and sales estimates. Per the report, Riot Platforms generated 1,106 Bitcoins during the quarter, marking...
EBA Releases Liquidity Guidelines for Stablecoin Issuers
8.11.2023
Source: European Banking Authority (EBA) The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued guidelines regarding liquidity and capital requirements for stablecoin issuers in line with the EU’s new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. A third batch of #MiCAR public consultations has...
CFTC States 50% of Reported Cases Involved Crypto in Released Enforcement Results
8.11.2023
Source: Adobe The US premier enforcement agency, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced the release of its record-setting enforcement results for the fiscal year (FY) of 2023. As detailed in an official document dated November 7, the government agency reported its pursuit of...
Crypto-based Streaming Site Odysee a “Haven” for Extremists, Southern Poverty Law Center Claims
8.11.2023
The blockchain based video-streaming site, Odysee, finds itself in hot water this morning following a detailed report by the Southern Poverty Law Commission that claimed the website is a hub for “hate groups and extremists.” A “Haven” for Extremism In the Southern Poverty Law Center’s...
Hundreds of GROK Tokens Launched Days After Elon Musk-Backed ChatGPT Rival Goes Live
6.11.2023
Several GROK  tokens have been released days after Elon Musk announced GROK, an AI chatbot touted as a major rival to ChatGPT. Over the weekend, nearly 400 tokens have been released to the ecosystem by new developers inspired by GROK with some having hopes to turn into the new Dogecoin (DOGE)...
Moonstone Research Study Etches Doubts on Monero’s Privacy; Crypto Community Reacts
6.11.2023
On September 1, 2023, hackers made off with 2,675.73 monero (XMR), worth over $3 million at the time, from the Monero CCS donation wallet in nine separate transactions. Now, blockchain analysis firm Moonstone Research has traced forward through three of those transactions in a postmortem released...
NFTs on the Rise Again: October Saw 32% Growth in Trading Volume – Trend to Continue This Month?
4.11.2023
The market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is experiencing a resurgence, with October witnessing a substantial 32% growth in trading volume compared to the previous month. According to data released by crypto data firm DappRadar, NFT trading volume surged by $99 million, reaching $405 million...
Web3 Pioneer Treehouse Dives Into NFT Analytics with Origins Acquisition
3.11.2023
Web3 data firm Treehouse has announced its acquisition of Origins Analytics, with the goal of expanding into NFT analytics. In a press release released on Thursday, the Singapore-based Treehouse said that it had completed the intellectual property acquisition of Origins to “bolster...