Search
Privacy Coins Take a Beating This Year Losing Over $6 Billion, Anonymity Takes a Back Seat to Defi, NFTs
24.12.2022
The last 12 months have been tough on digital currency investors as the crypto winter has caused a large sum of value to leave the once-bustling economy. The privacy coin economy, for instance, shed more than 55% against the U.S. dollar as it dropped from $11.7 billion in Jan. 2022 to the current...
ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023
24.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023....
ShareRing Vault is a digital pass for users in need of instant verification
24.12.2022
Privacy is inviolable. It is held so dearly, and the law provides for this human right’s preservation. The quest to ensure everyone’s right to privacy is upheld forms the core of crypto and blockchain. Every batch of transactions in the blockchain is inherently private. Only authorized...
Samsung Is Investing More Than $35 Million in Latam-Focused Metaverse Initiatives
24.12.2022
Samsung, the Korean electronics behemoth, has revealed it is currently investing more than $35 million dollars in metaverse initiatives for the Latam audience. The objective behind this move is to help the brand attract and connect with younger audiences, as part of its digital push and growth...
Ingo Rübe, CEO of KILT, on Blockchain Identity Protocol and Digital Identification | Ep. 189
23.12.2022
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Ingo Rübe, CEO of KILT, talks about blockchain’s identity problem, digital identification in government and KILT, the infrastructure layer of web3 identity. ...
Read More: Ingo Rübe, CEO of KILT, on Blockchain Identity Protocol and Digital...
India’s Central Bank Chief: Cryptocurrencies Will Cause Next Financial Crisis if They’re Not Banned
23.12.2022
The governor of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned that the next financial crisis will come from cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether. The central bank chief added that cryptocurrencies pose “huge inherent risks” to India’s macroeconomic...
5 Digital Economy Predictions for 2023
22.12.2022
2023 is the year crypto will have to grow up and clean up its act. Here are predictions regarding the future of NFTs, the metaverse, CBDCs and institutional investments
Defi More Scalable Than Traditional Finance, New Study Says
22.12.2022
Despite the market conditions that prevailed in much of 2022, decentralized finance (defi) still demonstrated its greater scaling potential than that of the traditional financial industry, a new report has said. Even though the total value locked dropped from the peak of $180 billion in Dec. 2021...
Crypto could spark the next financial crisis, says India’s RBI head
22.12.2022
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das warned that if crypto becomes regulated and is allowed to grow, it could cause the next financial meltdown
Coinbase Secures Regulatory Approval to Operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider in Ireland
22.12.2022
Coinbase has announced it has secured regulatory approval as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Ireland, according to a company blog post published on Dec. 21. According to the company, Coinbase has been approved by Ireland’s central bank which means the company can “provide products...
Digital euro settlement, distribution options detailed in latest progress report
21.12.2022
The ECB is continuing its digital euro investigation with more pieces of the potential system filled in, but no commitment to blockchain technology or even its issuance has been made
Private Banks to Manage Future Digital Euro Wallets, Transactions
21.12.2022
The European Central Bank's progress report on a central bank digital currency outlines the role of financial intermediaries
Binance joins the Chamber of Digital Commerce to regulate crypto
21.12.2022
Binance recently announced joining The Chamber of Digital Commerce, the renowned crypto and blockchain trade association. The exchange has become a part of the association’s executive committee to assist the blockchain market. Their latest integration is used to establish a crypto regulatory...
Eight in 10 Russians Say Bitcoin Is World’s Most Reliable Digital Asset
21.12.2022
Almost eight in 10 Russians think bitcoin (BTC) is the “most reliable” cryptoasset in circulation. And almost a third said they have used crypto “at least once.”
These were the results of a survey conducted by the Russian crypto exchange Bitbanker and the researcher Cupli Surveys, and reported...
Consumers are crypto-curious —one in five own digital currency: Accenture
21.12.2022
An end-of-the-year report from Accenture showed that despite traditional payment methods dominating many markets, consumers are curious about crypto
Binance joins lobbying group as criticism of the exchange ramps up
20.12.2022
The exchange has come under increasing pressure from critics after the collapse of its rival, FTX
Busan city drops global crypto exchanges from its digital exchange plans
20.12.2022
FTX was one of the key exchange partners for Busan city, but its recent collapse made the administration reconsider its plans of onboarding third-party crypto exchanges
BlockFi files motion to return frozen crypto to wallet users
20.12.2022
Crypto lender BlockFi has asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the authority to return the crypto held in BlockFi Wallets to users
Crypto Markets Today: Binance.US to Buy Voyager Digital's Assets; Bitcoin Slides Into the Red
19.12.2022
Top assets in the crypto market slid around 1%. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Binance US Plans to Acquire Voyager Digital’s Assets for $1 Billion in Bankruptcy Bid
19.12.2022
According to a Binance blog post, Binance US has entered an agreement with Voyager Digital Ltd., in order to acquire its assets. The announcement details that the acquisition “sets a clear path forward for Voyager customers’ funds to be unlocked as soon as possible.” Binance Reveals U.S. Subsidiary...