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Buenos Aires to Bring Blockchain-Based Digital ID to Millions of Citizens
30.9.2023
The city of Buenos Aires has announced that it will roll out a blockchain-based, privacy-focused digital ID wallet starting in October. The Quarkid project, previously known as Tangoid, will allow its users to download a “self-sovereign” wallet to hold their birth and marriage...
Gemini Pulled $282M Earn Users' Funds From Genesis Last Year to Protect Customers
28.9.2023
Gemini said it elected to increase its liquidity reserves owing to the market turmoil throughout the summer of 2022, following events such as the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin
Monetary Transfers Readily Displace Inscriptions on Bitcoin, Glassnode Reveals
27.9.2023
Ordinal inscriptions have quickly consumed Bitcoin’s available block space since their debut last year, a study by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode found. These text and image files act as “packing filler,” filling any remaining space in blocks after higher-value...
Fraudster Faces 12-year Jail Sentence for $100M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
27.9.2023
Pablo Renato Rodriguez, co-founder of the major crypto-based pyramid scheme AirBit Club, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by US District Judge George B. Daniels.
Rodriguez and his co-conspirators, including Gutemberg Dos Santos, orchestrated the AirBit Club scheme, which lured unsuspecting...
US SEC Delays Decision on ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Until Next Year
27.9.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again announced a delay in its decision regarding the proposed ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF, pushing the deadline into the next year with a new date set for January 10th.
This announcement of delay came just hours after a request by...
Bitcoin exchange volume tracks 5-year lows as Fed inspires BTC hodling
26.9.2023
Bitcoin spot exchange trading volumes have disintegrated since March, while BTC price action has gone barely anywhere, research shows
Ethereum Staking in 2023: A Year of Growth and Transformation
26.9.2023
Ethereum staking saw strong demand from institutions following the Merge. Even if the adoption rate slows down in a few months, its future looks promising, say Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant, of FalconX
Fintech Talents Festival’s 5th edition is back in London this year
25.9.2023
The Fintech Talents Festival returns for its fifth edition on the 13th – 14th November at the Brewery in London. With over 2,000 attendees and 400+ speakers across six stages, the scene has been set for a recording-breaking event. The numbers are not the full story here, however, as the quality...
The State of Staking: 5 Takeaways a Year After Ethereum's Merge
25.9.2023
Ethereum’s switch to proof-of-stake fixed some problems, like environmental damage linked to PoW mining. But it raised new issues, including worries about centralization, MEV and censorship, say Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler
Sam Bankman-Fried (Probably) Won’t Get a 115-Year Prison Sentence
25.9.2023
If he’s convicted of wire fraud and/or conspiracy charges, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will probably spend quite a bit of time behind bars. But there’s a good chance the 31-year-old won’t spend the rest of his life in prison
BTC price tracks $26.5K as Bitcoin speculator supply hits 12-year low
24.9.2023
BTC price action stays firmly within an established range, while analysis shows that overall Bitcoin investor composition is changing
A Lehman Opportunity — Distressed-Debt Titans Eye Huge Returns in FTX Claims Market
23.9.2023
Prominent distressed-debt moguls are diving into the FTX bankruptcy claims arena, seizing debts at bargain prices with aspirations of lofty profits. This year, Silver Point Capital, Diameter Capital Partners, and Attestor Capital have acquired over $250 million in FTX claims, court records reveal....
South Korean’s Busan to Launch Digital Assets Trading Platform ‘This Year’
22.9.2023
The South Korean city of Busan says it will launch a long-awaited blockchain-powered digital assets trading platform before the year is over.
Per Meil Kyungjae, Busan city officials told reporters this week that they want to create a “fourth-generation blockchain-powered exchange” that “can...
Mt Gox Repayment Delayed Again: Creditors Await BTC, BCH, and Yen Payments Until 2024
22.9.2023
According to a new update from the Mt Gox trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, the repayment deadline for creditors has been pushed to next year. Kobayashi said discussions with banks, fund transfer service providers and designated cryptocurrency exchanges have caused delays, making it impossible to meet...
ZK-Rollup Coin Sector’s Value Plummets by 46% in 7 Months
21.9.2023
At the outset of the year, cryptocurrency assets linked to the realm of ZK-rollups commanded significant attention. In February, the market capitalization of the ZK-rollup coin ecosystem reached a substantial $13.7 billion. However, the subsequent months witnessed a stark transformation, with...
South Koreans Report Over $98 Billion in Overseas Crypto Assets
21.9.2023
South Korean tax payers have declared some 131 trillion won (more than $98 billion) of crypto holdings in overseas accounts this year. The amount was announced by the country’s tax agency and it comes after the authorities in Seoul imposed a mandatory reporting requirement for financial assets held...
Join Blockchain Life 2023 in Dubai – The crypto event of the year
21.9.2023
The legendary event, known as Crypto Whales Meeting Point, brings together over 7,000 visitors from 120 countries on October 24-25. Global crypto investors, funds, government officials, miners, developers, and promising startups come together in Dubai to shape the future of cryptocurrencies...
Mt. Gox Pushes Repayment Deadline by a Year
21.9.2023
The defunct crypto exchange has delayed the deadline for repayments to Oct. 31, 2024
Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney talks zk proofs in 25-year-old unearthed footage
21.9.2023
A recently resurfaced video shows Hal Finney discussing the possibility of zero-knowledge proofs at an annual cryptology conference in California some 25 years ago
Global Debt Spikes to Record $307 Trillion Driven by US, Developed Nations
21.9.2023
The world’s debt has surged to a record high level in the second quarter, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). The increase has also helped lift the global debt-to-GDP ratio which had been declining for seven quarters but is now projected to reach 337% by the end of this year....