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Indian Finance Minister Pushes for International Cooperation on Crypto Regulation — Discusses Awareness Campaign
23.2.2023
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed the importance of international cooperation in order to regulate the crypto sector. She also confirmed that Indian regulators’ crypto awareness campaign will continue to alert people about the risks of investing in crypto. Indian Finance...
Forsage founders indicted over $340M DeFi ‘Ponzi scheme’
23.2.2023
According to the Department of Justice, Forsage employed smart contracts which were coded in ways consistent with a Ponzi scheme
Only 0.04% of Ethereum validators have been slashed since 2020, says core dev
23.2.2023
Only 226 validators have been slashed since Ethereum staking began, with 75 of those coming from one single event in Feb. 2021
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Above $24.1K Following Mixed FOMC Minutes
23.2.2023
ALSO: Shaurya Malwa considers how nefarious market participants are attempting to benefit from the ongoing ChatGPT craze in technology circles by issuing fake tokens branded after the artificial intelligence chatbot; bitcoin and ether rebound but are still in the red
World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Says Crypto Is ‘Really Dangerous’ but Can Be Useful for Remittances
23.2.2023
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says cryptocurrency is “really dangerous” and “only speculative.” While claiming that crypto is for those who “want to have a kick out of gambling,” he noted that it could be useful for remittances. Sir Tim Berners-Lee...
Gate.io to enter Hong Kong following city’s $6.4M budget allocation to Web3
23.2.2023
Gate’s founder called Hong Kong a “hub,” meanwhile, the city’s financial secretary said the region “must keep up” with the “huge potential” of Web3
Federated Learning Consortium (FLC) for Decentralized AI to Launch in Hong Kong, Led by Phoenix and APEX Technologies
23.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. After over a year of preparation and restructuring, decentralized and privacy-enabled AI organization Federated Learning Consortium (FLC) is set to launch as a for-profit research consortium in Hong Kong, China, shifting from a previously non-profit approach. FLC is set to be led...
Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform
23.2.2023
Federal Judge Rules NBA Top Shot NFTs May Be Considered Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
A federal judge, Victor Marrero, ruled on Wednesday that the NBA Top Shot non-fungible tokens (NFTs) issued by Dapper Labs may meet the requirements to be considered an unregistered security. The case arose in 2021 when an NBA Top Shot collector sued Dapper Labs, claiming that the NBA Top Shot...
More Rate Hikes to Come, According To Latest Fed Meeting Minutes – Here’s What That Means For Crypto
23.2.2023
More interest rate hikes are coming from the US Federal Reserve. At least, that was the takeaway from the recently released minutes of the 1st of February meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) earlier this Wednesday. This could be a major medium-term headwind for crypto....
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Google Cloud partners with Tezos blockchain to develop Web3 tech
23.2.2023
The partnership will see Google Cloud becoming a validator on the Tezos network
Frax Finance Votes to Fully Collateralize Its $1 Billion Stablecoin
23.2.2023
The vote is a step for Frax’s native stablecoin frxUSD to retire its algorithmic element
NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities
22.2.2023
The New York State Attorney General's office sued crypto exchange CoinEx, arguing it was an unregistered securities broker and commodity broker-dealer under state law
Breaking: Polygon blockchain reportedly suffers network outage
22.2.2023
The blockchain has not produced any new blocks or processed transactions for at least an hour and 40 minutes, leading some to believe its currently suffering an outage
Polygonscan Didn't Update for an Hour, Spurring Unfounded Fear of Blockchain Outage
22.2.2023
Polygon co-founder tweeted that PolygonScan, a separate entity, appeared to be malfunctioning
Gary Gensler’s SEC is playing a game, but not the one you think
22.2.2023
Gensler has made a show of cracking down on crypto companies that haven’t engaged in actual misconduct. When real fraud is taking place, he’s nowhere to be seen
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Revisits $24,000 Zone – Here's the Next Support Level to Watch
22.2.2023
As Bitcoin's price revisits the $24,000 zone, many investors and traders are wondering what the future holds for the cryptocurrency. The recently released minutes from the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held on January 31-February 1 indicate a mix of hawkish...
BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users
22.2.2023
peaking in Singapore, Agustín Carstens described a ledger that would accommodate a variety of public and private projects in discrete but connectable parts
Luxor Technologies Acquires Ordinalhub to Provide Tools for Bitcoin-Based NFTs
22.2.2023
With Bitcoin-based digital collectibles becoming a popular trend, the full-stack bitcoin mining services company Luxor Technologies has acquired the platform Ordinalhub, a project that provides tools to buy, sell, and track Bitcoin-issued non-fungible token (NFT) assets. Luxor Plans to Address...
Rep. Maxine Waters says all US regulators 'better get together on crypto'
22.2.2023
According to Representative Maxine Waters, the crypto market crash and bankruptcies gave U.S. lawmakers an opportunity of “getting accountability” in the space through legislation