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Making real-world blockchain solutions possible — Solana co-founder Raj Gokal
5.9.2023
Web3 has had its ups and downs over the last few years, but does it have any real-world use cases?
Crypto Casino Stake Opens Withdrawals After Reported $40M Exploit
5.9.2023
On September 4th, at 9:28 pm UTC, the crypto betting platform Stake resumed its deposit and withdrawal services only five hours after a reported $40 million exploit.
The incident began with multiple unusual transactions on Monday morning Eastern Time, with approximately $16 million in Ethereum...
Veloce and Polygon join hands to deploy VEXT
5.9.2023
Veloce Media Group has exciting news to share as it embarks on a promising partnership with Polygon Labs. The primary aim of this collaboration is to seamlessly integrate their native token, VEXT, into the world of blockchain technology. Mark your calendars for September 04, 2023, as this is when...
ETH Warsaw Sparks Poland's Rise as the Premier EU Blockchain Hub
5.9.2023
The European Union seems to have gotten its blockchain king - Poland - judging by the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the attendees of ETH Warsaw.
The conference and hackathon was held in Poland's capital between August 31 and September 3, "organized by a passionate group of local Ethereum...
ECB Praises European Commission’s Digital Euro Proposal as Key to Competing With the Private Sector
5.9.2023
In a speech to the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on September 4th, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta presented a compelling case for Europe's pursuit of the digital euro.
Panetta's address centered on the European Commission's (EC)...
South Korea’s Hana Bank Partners with BitGo to Provide Digital Asset Custody Services
5.9.2023
South Korean financial giant KEB Hana Bank has entered into a strategic business agreement with California-based crypto custody and security platform BitGo to offer digital asset custody (DAC) services to its clients starting next year.
The collaboration was announced during the Korea Blockchain...
BTC bull market began in March, more will realize in a year: Arthur Hayes
5.9.2023
The BitMEX co-founder says Bitcoin's been on a bull run since the Fed's $25 billion dollar program aimed at stabilizing the U.S. banking system
India's Finance Minister Says Discussions Underway on Global Framework to Regulate Crypto Ahead of G20 Summit
5.9.2023
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that discussions are underway on global crypto regulations ahead of the G20 summit.
India is all set to chair the upcoming G20 meeting between world’s most powerful countries later this week where crypto regulations is going to be one of...
Only Web3 Social Media Can Bring Back Power to Users — Phaver CEO Joonatan Lintala
5.9.2023
According to Joonatan Lintala, the co-founder and CEO of Phaver, the limited progress of the technology behind Web3 social media platforms is one of the reasons why prospective users are reluctant to try them out. Lintala also added that “none of the current generation Web3 protocols are...
Crypto Scams on Rise in Portugal as Two Investors Lose Over $312k
5.9.2023
Two Portuguese citizens have lost over $312,000 to crypto scammers, with police claiming that more people are falling victim to crypto fraudsters.
Per CM-TV, the two individuals hail from Cantanhede, in Portugal’s Coimbra District.
The duo appear to have been promised they could expect “quick...
RBI Governor Touts CBDC as Solution to 'High Cost, Low Speed' Cross-Border Payments
5.9.2023
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has touted Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a solution to 'high cost, low speed' cross-border payments.
In a recent keynote address at the G20 TechSprint Finale 2023 in Mumbai, RBI Governor emphasized the potential of CBDCs...
Singapore's New President Has a History of Disapproving Crypto
5.9.2023
Singapore's newly elected president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, had once called crypto “inherently purely speculative and slightly crazy”.
With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeeding Halimah Yacob, the country's first female head of state.
However, to...
Blockchain Developer Cronos Labs Kicks Off Search for Participants in $100M Accelerator Program
5.9.2023
Cronos Labs has also signed up Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and blockchain security specialists PeckShield and Certik as mentors for the program
Tax the Metaverse Calls Gain Momentum Following Scholarly Research
5.9.2023
A new research paper from Harvard legal scholar Christine Kim argues that the same tax principles that apply to physical world income should extend to the metaverse.
Christine Kim, a law professor at Yeshiva University, laid out the case for taxing the metaverse in her recent paper "Taxing...
Legal Battle Unfolds: HelbizCoin Investors Win Court Ruling in Class-Action Lawsuit
4.9.2023
A United States federal court has taken a significant step in allowing a nearly three-year-long class-action lawsuit to proceed against the creators of HelbizCoin.
The case was initially filed in 2020 against Helbiz, its CEO Salvatore Palella, and its partners, with an amended complaint filed...
Bybit Introduces Tradegpt: AI-Powered Chatbot Offers Real-Time Crypto Market Data, Trading Tips
4.9.2023
Dubai’s Bybit cryptocurrency exchange has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered instrument named Tradegpt. The new chatbot can scrutinize the exchange’s existing market data and offer an in-depth price evaluation by employing bitcoin’s current metrics as an example....
Travel Rule Enforcement Begins for Crypto Firms in the UK – Here's What You Need to Know
4.9.2023
Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the UK are from September 1 required to collect, verify and share information on crypto transactions to firms “in the UK, or any jurisdiction that has implemented the Travel Rule.”...
Read More: Travel Rule Enforcement Begins for Crypto Firms in the UK...
OKX In Final Stage To Obtain Hong Kong VASP License As Retail Trading Market Grows
4.9.2023
Digital asset exchange, OKX has entered the final stage to obtain a Virtual Asset Service Provider License (VASP) in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s pro-crypto stance in 2023 has seen firms apply for licenses to offer multiple crypto trading services in the country.
At the moment, Hong Kong authorities...
TOKYO BEAST – A Crypto Entertainment Game By Renowned Web3 Companies Announces Launch On Korea Blockchain Week
4.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Tokyo, Japan, September 4th, 2023, Chainwire. TOKYO BEAST FZCO, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; General Manager: Tomoe Mizutani; (hereinafter “TOKYO BEAST FZCO”) has announced the crypto entertainment project “TOKYO BEAST, gumi Inc. Headquartered...
Blockchain Security Firm Peckshield Identifies Strange Transactions in Crypto Casino Stake Wallet – What’s Going On?
4.9.2023
Blockchain security firms Peckshield and Cyvers have detected multiple suspected transactions with wallets linked to crypto casino, Stake.
Etherscan data shows that wallet 0x3130662aece32F05753D00A7B95C0444150BCd3C received about $16 million worth of different cryptocurrencies before it...