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Austria’s RLB NÖ-Wien Bank Allows Crypto Trading Using Bitpanda Tech
25.1.2024
Austrian cooperative bank Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) is allowing clients to trade digital assets using their banking apps using Bitpanda infrastructure starting from today. Bitpanda says that a large traditional bank such as RLB NÖ-Wien embracing digital assets is...
L2 Protocol Manta Network Suffers DDoS Attack, Project Leaders Face Money Laundering Allegations
21.1.2024
Manta Network, a modular layer two (L2) protocol, said a distributed denial-of-service attack on Jan. 18 resulted in the network accumulating a large queue of recent transactions. The attack, which occurred during a token-issuing event, is believed to have severely limited communication between...
Alchemy Pay Deploys on Bitcoin.com as Global On-Ramp Provider
18.1.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Alchemy Pay has launched its fiat-crypto on-ramp payment services on Bitcoin.com’s web portal. Alchemy Pay’s direct-to-customer plugin, which can be easily integrated and deployed by web3 apps and platforms, supports the purchase of a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including...
Google Removes Apps of Binance and Other Global Crypto Exchanges in India
15.1.2024
Google has removed several prominent global crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India. This move comes as a response to allegations of these exchanges operating “illegally”, with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) issuing show cause notices to nine...
Coinbase’s Rollup Base Updates Roadmap and Goals for 2024
12.1.2024
Base, the Coinbase incubated rollup, has updated its roadmap and goals for 2024. In a blog post, Base informed that it will not only focus on building a development platform but on fostering the decentralization of such an environment, building on-chain apps, and bringing liquidity to...
Apple Store Removes Binance and Other Global Exchanges’ Apps in India Amid Wider Crackdown
10.1.2024
Source: Pexels The mobile applications of several global cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Kraken, Mexc, and Kucoin, have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India. This move comes within two weeks of these exchanges being flagged for operating “illegally” in...
Blockchain Association Rebuffs CFPB’s Proposal on Payment Apps and Digital Assets
9.1.2024
In a detailed critique, the Blockchain Association counters the CFPB’s latest proposal to oversee digital consumer payment applications, citing legal and jurisdictional overreaches in the bureau’s approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. CFPB Faces Criticism from Blockchain...
The SEC Is ‘out of Their Mind and a Change of Regime Is Required’ — Former US Ambassador
1.1.2024
Trevor Traina, the founder and CEO of Kresus, has said he foresees non-custodial mobile wallets “transforming into something more comprehensive than just tools for storing digital assets.” According to Traina, such a transformation is needed if non-custodial wallets are to become apps...
Developer Alerts Ledger Live Software Could Be Tracking User IDs, Apps and Balances
30.12.2023
Rektbuilder, a developer, has stated that cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Ledger can track user identities, apps, and even cryptocurrency balances in the device through the use of Ledger Live, its wallet management software. The developer discovered this behavior while working on Lecce...
Most Top Crypto Apps Track Users: Robinhood Most Data-Hungry, Binance Brings a Surprise
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / tashatuvango Popular cybersecurity company Surfshark recently analyzed the 15 most popular crypto apps to find out how much data each collects. They found that nine of these use collected data to track their users. But it’s not just how much data is collected, but how it’s...
Worldcoin Launches Minecraft Integration for ID Verification Purposes
27.12.2023
Worldcoin, the biometric ID and digital wallet project, will now allow Minecraft server integration through one of its apps. A plugin called Luckperms, a Minecraft server mod, lets server admins tackle the bot problem by only giving access to the server to World ID-verified users. Minecraft...
Will the Next Bull Market Repeat the Success of “DeFi Summer”? It Depends on Seamless Cross-Chain UX
21.12.2023
Interoperability, enabling seamless transactions and communications across multiple blockchains, has long been a goal of crypto developers. Only with truly seamless interoperability is it possible to unlock the network effects of blockchain ecosystems, allowing liquidity and users to flow between...
China’s Ministry of Industry Aims to Foster NFT and Dapp Growth Despite Crypto Ban
20.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock Lukas / Hlavac China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a document outlining its current and future work on developing Web3 and related technologies, including metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized apps (dapps). The document...
New Features in Coinbase Wallet Simplify International Money Transfers – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
6.12.2023
Source: Marco Verch Professional Photographer on Flickr-CC Coinbase Wallet is introducing enhanced features to facilitate seamless, cost-effective, and rapid international money transfers, potentially contributing to increased crypto adoption. According to an announcement from Coinbase from...
Kucoin Partners With the TON Foundation — Avails Grant to Support TON Ecosystem
5.12.2023
The investment arm of the crypto exchange Kucoin announced on Dec. 1 that it has joined forces with The Open Network Foundation and is set to provide a grant to support the blockchain’s ecosystem. The grant is set to be allocated to five “mini-apps” on the TON ecosystem focused...
KuCoin Ventures Release $20K Grant to Build TON-Based Mini-Apps
2.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock KuCoin Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange KuCoin, has pledged a grant of $20,000 to the Open Network (TON) blockchain platform. KuCoin Ventures to Provide $20K Grant to TON Ecosystem – The investment arm of crypto exchange KuCoin will provide a $20,000 grant...
The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
30.11.2023
Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes
Animoca Brands Now the Largest Validator on TON Network
29.11.2023
Animoca Brands is now TON blockchain’s largest validator and will henceforth “provide funding, research, and an analytics platform.” The software company said Animoca’s collaboration with TON further reinforces its commitment to the latter’s ecosystem. The Animoca...
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Blocking P2P Payments for Crypto Apps
21.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / BGStock72 Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the tech giant has engaged in a conspiracy to limit peer-to-peer payment options on its devices and block the integration of crypto technology in iOS payment apps. The complaint, filed on November 17 in a California...
AI Crypto Coin Cogwise Allows Users to Easily Create Their Own Tokens and dApps, and Offers 116% Presale Upside
17.11.2023
New crypto presale project Cogwise will utilize artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to allow users to easily generate their new tokens, access advanced trading tools, and develop decentralized apps. The project, which recently smashed past the $1 million barrier, is enjoying a hugely...