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El Salvador Eliminates All Taxes on Technology Innovations, AI, App Programming
5.5.2023
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has enacted a law that eliminates all taxes on technology innovations, software and app programming, AI, computer, and communications hardware manufacturing. The law is expected to boost the country’s technology sector, generate more jobs for...
Golden Gate (GGX) Developer Insights and Novel DeFi
26.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Golden Gate (GGX) is a novel interchain infrastructure protocol that eliminates Layer 0 communication friction by delivering protocol-agnostic communications and more secure liquidity transfer. Golden Gate mediates interchain communication via the Incentivized Message Delivery...
Biden's comms director barred from former crypto clients: Report
23.4.2023
Decentralized exchange UniSwap and venture capital firm Andressen Horowitz were revealed as former clients of LaBolt in a recently published public financial disclosure report
Thank Elon for Making the Use Case for Twitter Competitor Nostr
17.4.2023
The global phenomenon of crypto depends on communication platforms where crypto bros or bitcoin maxis can find each other, debate and share news. In the aftermath of the privatization of Twitter, censorship-resistant social media became essential. That’s why Nostr is one of CoinDesk’s 2023 Projects...
MetaPlayerOne’s New Co-Investment and Acceleration Program for GameFi Projects
12.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. MetaPlayerOne is bringing the power of Web3 communications to GameFi by introducing a new launchpad and standard for NFT game assets. Using this platform and this standard, different GameFi projects can recognize specific smart contract asset holders and rare asset holders, providing...
Controversial ‘Tiktok Ban Bill’ Sparks Concerns Among Cryptocurrency and Technology Advocates
29.3.2023
Cryptocurrency and technology proponents have recently been discussing a new bipartisan bill called the “Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT)” Act. In addition to targeting firms such as Kaspersky, Huawei,...
Hong Kong crypto firms seeing interest from Chinese banks: Report
27.3.2023
Several Chinese banks have been seeking to offer services to crypto firms in Hong Kong, despite a ban on crypto on the Chinese mainland
Sony and Astar Network Launch Web3 Incubation Program for NFT and DAO-Focused Projects
19.2.2023
On Feb. 17, 2023, Tokyo-based Sony Network Communications announced that it is co-hosting a Web3 incubation program with the multichain smart contract platform Astar Network. The program has started accepting applications, and Sony and Astar will jointly mentor Web3 projects “focused on...
House Republicans Demand Answers From SEC Over FTX Co-Founder’s Arrest
12.2.2023
On Feb. 10, 2023, Republicans Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Bill Huizenga of Michigan, both members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler seeking answers about the arrest of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal
7.2.2023
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Emphasized FDIC Insurance in Communications With Earn Customers: Report
30.1.2023
Gemini reportedly claimed repeatedly that its the assets of customers using its Earn product were safe thanks to being backed by the FDIC
DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban
28.1.2023
Federal prosecutors wrote a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan on Friday, requesting that he modify the conditions of Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail to include ban on private communications with current and former employees of FTX and Alameda Research
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
13.12.2022
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced the launch of a digital currency account insurance product. The launch comes at a time when the number of personal digital currency wallets created in the Chinese...
BlockFi employees were discouraged from describing risks in internal communications: Report
8.12.2022
According to a former employee, an internal team at BlockFi raised concerns about the borrower pool being too concentrated among crypto whales, such as Three Arrows Capital and Alameda
FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse
18.11.2022
The U.S. self-regulatory body is gathering information on crypto marketing between July and September this year to potentially inform a regulatory response
Apple Could Be Developing Its Own Metaverse Platform
17.11.2022
Tech and communications giant Apple might be developing its own metaverse, recently posting several job offerings in the fields of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). One of the job listings calls explicitly for engineers experienced in the development of a “3D mixed-reality...
Communications Startup Dialect Issues Tech Specs for ‘Smarter Messaging’ in Crypto
5.11.2022
Dialect wants its open source solution to become a standard for the industry
This is what your email could look like in Web3
13.10.2022
The first generation of blockchain-based messaging platforms are attempting to address the missing pieces of Web3 adoption
Crypto Exchange Okx Blocked by Russia’s Telecom Watchdog
7.10.2022
Russian media and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has restricted access to the website of a major cryptocurrency exchange, Okx. The trading platform was one of those that did not restrict access for Russians amid sanctions that affected the industry’s business in Russia....
A Recent SEC Filing Shows the World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Plans to Launch a Metaverse ETF
30.9.2022
According to a recent filing, Blackrock, the multi-national investment company based in New York City and the world’s largest asset manager, has plans to create a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on metaverse companies. The fund — dubbed the Ishares Future Metaverse Tech...