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Russian Fintech Startups Join Digital Ruble Pilot
8.4.2024
Russian fintech firms have begun joining the country’s rapidly progressing digital ruble pilot as the Central Bank looks to widen the scope of its CBDC project.
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Web3 Quests Aim To Drive Fan Engagement At Real Life Events and Online
6.4.2024
The crypto bull market may be driving a renewed interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). According to DappRadar, the NFT sector has seen a 50% surge in trading volume for the first quarter of this year, generating $3.9 billion in revenue. These findings indicate this has been the strongest quarter...
Solana Founder Explains Reason For Network Glitch
6.4.2024
The flaw that was causing transaction failures and a delay in block finalisation in the blockchain ecosystem was "identified and patched," according to Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko on April 5.
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Do Kwon Extradition Case Sent Back To Lower Court In Montenegro
6.4.2024
The fate of Terra founder Do Kwon's extradition returns back to a lower court as a jury finds him guilty of fraud following the Luna crash of 2022.
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Hong Kong Welcomes Crypto With New Initiative For Stablecoin Issuers
5.4.2024
A crypto-supportive bank in Hong Kong is already in touch with five corporate clients planning to become stablecoin issuers.
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Ankr and WitnessChain collaborate for DePIN and AVS Innovation
5.4.2024
Ankr adds Ethereum security to the new Web3 protocol, which is regarded as Ankr’s most important feature. It combines safe node operations, innovative liquid staking technologies, and efficient scaling services. Ankr’s infrastructure for vital functions enables the launch of the...
Binance Suspends Bitcoin Ordinals Trading – What’s Going On?
5.4.2024
On April 4, Binance declared that as of April 18, 2024, it will no longer be accepting deposits or transactions of Bitcoin Ordinals. The exchange then gave investors of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on Bitcoin the advice to remove their holdings from the NFT marketplace trading platform by...
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer Blasts SEC Over Crypto Regulation, XRP Lawsuit: “Get Off Your Soap Box”
5.4.2024
Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, told the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “get off its soap box” after the SEC’s Director of Enforcement, Gurbir Grewal, seemingly criticized the crypto exchange for its XRP lawsuit.
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OKX Ventures Invests in UTXO Stack’s Seed Round for BTC Layer 2 Development
5.4.2024
OKX Ventures, a pioneer in Web3 technology, is happy to announce that it will participate in UTXO Stack’s initial fundraising round. UTXO Stack is a modular platform for establishing BTC Layer 2 blockchains. This seed round has been collaboratively led by SNZ and ABCDE with OKX Ventures...
Matt Duea, Co-Founder of Roobet, on Web3 Casinos and Sports Betting, Crypto Gambling, and The Future of Crypto Gambling Regulations | Ep. 323
5.4.2024
Matt Duea, co-founder of popular betting brand Roobet, talks about the natural connection blockchain and crypto have with the gaming and betting worlds, the difference between Web2 and Web3 gambling, the partnerships with Snoop Dogg and UFC, and why influencer gambling streams are...
Prisma Finance Gains Strong Community Support for Protocol Restart with DAO Approval
5.4.2024
Prisma Finance has unveiled a strategy to cautiously restart operations following a hack that resulted in a loss of $11.6 million and prompted a temporary pause of the platform on March 28.
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The Avalanche Foundation releases its Icebreaker Program
5.4.2024
The Avalanche Foundation releases its Icebreaker Program to empower the Avalanche ecosystem’s growth by broadening the Avalanche Foundation’s on-chain functions. This is a step towards furthering inventiveness, backing upcoming projects, and becoming the basis for Avalanche’s increasing...
Japan’s Sony Bank Experiments with Issuing Stablecoin Pegged to Yen on Polygon
5.4.2024
Sony Bank, the financial arm of the renowned Japanese gaming and entertainment conglomerate, Sony Group, has embarked on a proof-of-concept endeavor to introduce its stablecoin, pegged to fiat currency like Yen.
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South Korean Crypto Voice Phishing Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated – Report
5.4.2024
South Korean crypto voice phishing attackers are developing more sophisticated ways to dupe victims out of cash and tokens, a report claimed on April 4.
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Navigating the technology landscape: Understanding the latest digital innovations
5.4.2024
In the current era, the technological landscape has experienced a huge increase in technological advancements brought by important breakthroughs in AI, quantum computing, blockchain technology, and autonomous systems. With this rapid evolution came a complex and rapidly evolving landscape with...
Legal Experts Explain Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-Year Prison Sentence Is Fair
4.4.2024
Former FTX customers are finally able to take a sigh of relief knowing that Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the 25-year sentence to Bankman-Fried, while prosecutors pegged the FTX saga to be one of the biggest financial frauds...
Binance Nigeria Case Postponed Until April 19th Amidst Criminal Charges
4.4.2024
Tigran Gambrayan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, two Binance executives held against their will by Nigerian authorities, has been postponed until April 19 as the country seeks criminal charges against the duo, a Thursday court hearing reveals. However, only Gambrayan appeared before Judge Emeka Nwite in...
Bank of England and FCA Launch Digital Securities Sandbox Consultation for DLT Testing
4.4.2024
The Bank of England and the UK’s FCA have commenced a consultation process regarding the draft guidance for their Digital Securities Sandbox.
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Coinbase chooses Lightspark for Bitcoin Lightning Network
4.4.2024
Coinbase, a large and impactful industry leader, has chosen Lightspark to enable the Bitcoin Lightning Network on its platform, adding yet another feather to the company’s cap. Lightspark is amid technological integration with assistance from the Coinbase team. This coordinated effort results...
HAVAH forms a strategic collaboration with Klaytn Foundation
4.4.2024
HAVAH and Klaytn establish a strategic partnership for the IOK (Ignite On Klaytn) initiative, in which HAVAH will serve as an NFT bridge on Klaytn and upcoming integrated chains. HAVAH on its part, is a new-age interchain platform. However, Klaytn is a public blockchain focused on BFT (Byzantine...