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South Korean Ex-Police Officer Denies Crypto ‘Bribery’ Charges
10.1.2024
Source: vectorfusionart/Adobe The trial of a former South Korean police officer has begun in Gwangju. The ex-law enforcer denies taking bribes during a suspected crypto fraud investigation. Per the news broadcaster YTN, the former police sergeant is accused of receiving bribes from a crypto...
BitPay Enables Gucci, Movie Ticket, and Mortgage Purchases with BNB, Chainlink
9.1.2024
Source: Kanchanara on Unsplash BitPay, the world’s leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment service, has unveiled an enhanced payment experience for its crypto customers, which is set to roll out this week. According to a blog post released on January 9, Bitpay will support dozens of...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Investment Yields $12.6 Million in Unrealized Gains Ahead of Bitcoin ETF Decision
9.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock/ MMollaretti El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) portfolio of 2,798 tokens has yielded an unrealized profit of $12.6 million, and there are no plans to sell. El Salvador is sitting on $12.6 million in unrealized profits on its bitcoin (BTC) investment after being in the red for...
Blockchain Association Rebuffs CFPB’s Proposal on Payment Apps and Digital Assets
9.1.2024
In a detailed critique, the Blockchain Association counters the CFPB’s latest proposal to oversee digital consumer payment applications, citing legal and jurisdictional overreaches in the bureau’s approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. CFPB Faces Criticism from Blockchain...
Defi Can Strengthen the United States’ Leadership in Tech and Financial Services, CFTC Report Says
9.1.2024
Decentralized finance projects and their respective ecosystems potentially offer both promising opportunities and risks to the U.S. financial system, a Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) study has found. The CFTC study report recommends conducting a gap analysis against current...
SEC Chair Gensler Issues Second Warning Ahead of Impending Spot Bitcoin ETF Verdict
9.1.2024
Source: Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, Gary Gensler, is stirring feathers in the crypto space with his latest online post. In a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) posted on Tuesday, Gensler advised investors engaging with crypto assets to exercise caution and employ...
Amid Bitcoin ETF Fee War, Grayscale Stands Its Ground With Priciest Product
9.1.2024
Valkyrie, Invesco and Bitwise lowered their fees further just hours after all rivals finally revealed their fee plans
Fox, Polygon Release Blockchain-Powered Tool 'Verify' to Weed Out Deepfakes
9.1.2024
"Verify" is an open-source protocol built on Polygon's PoS blockchain, specifically used to establish the origin and history of registered media
CFTC Committee Recommends Enhanced Understanding and Regulation of DeFi
9.1.2024
CFTC building. Source: Adobe / JHVEPhoto The Technology Advisory Committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a significant step in addressing the challenges posed by decentralized finance (DeFi) by voting to submit a report urging the government and industry...
Is Celestia Doomed? TIA Price Drops 4.2% as New Bitcoin Project Reaches $7.9 Million
9.1.2024
Celestia crypto has bounced back strong from a 4.2%, drop, yet, some disparate holders are still questioning whether TIA price is doomed, dig into TIA price analysis to find out. Growth for the modular layer-1 blockchain has been fuelled by increased interest in a plethora of airdrops available...
El Salvador's BTC Bet Is $13M in Profit as Bitcoin ETF Approval Approaches
9.1.2024
El Salvador is sitting on a $12.6 million unrealized profit on its bitcoin investment after being in the red for two years
Key Price Drivers for Bitcoin This Month + More Crypto News
9.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Vitor Miranda Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Key Price Drivers for Bitcoin This Month CoinTracking Crypto News Today: Crypto Tax Tool for UK Investors Launched...
Blockchain Association Addresses Sen. Warren’s Criticism of Crypto Hires
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay The Blockchain Association has published a public response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s criticism of the crypto industry’s hiring of former government officials. In an open letter published on January 9th, Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith addressed Sen. Warren’s previous...
Blockchain Analysts See Big Potential in This Lesser-Known AI Crypto – Time to Buy?
9.1.2024
Crypto traders are buying LPX tokens in Launchpad XYZ’s presale to gain access to AI-powered trading analytics. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. According to blockchain analytics firm Nansen’s December report, 2024 could be a watershed year for artificial intelligence‘s...
Elastos Introduces Elacity DRM, Web3’s First Digital Rights Management Tool
9.1.2024
Source: Elastos Elastos has announced the launch of Elacity DRM, a new digital rights management (DRM) tool designed specifically for Web3, focusing on video content creators. Elacity DRM introduces an Access Economy Protocol (AEP) that combines non-fungible token (NFT) technology with...
Zilliqa network upgraded to v9.3.0 successfully
9.1.2024
The Zilliqa v9.3.0 upgrade is officially live on the mainnet. The announcement was made on the X/Twitter account of Zilliqa. The tweet read that the upgrade brings several network improvements. These improvements include EVM enhancements, sharding changes, mining rewards, and general fixes. ...
Evolution of BitTorrent in the blockchain sphere
9.1.2024
BitTorrent has been in the file-sharing segment since 2001. Founded by Brad Cohen and David Harrison, BitTorrent was able to secure a pretty large user base. However, it lacked in terms of monetizing the platform. Although the implementation was practicable and apparent within the system,...
Thai Government’s Digital Wallet Stimulus Plan Under Scrutiny
9.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / kikujungboy Has the Thai government’s plan to deposit money in citizens’ digital wallets received approval from the legal adviser? Depends on whom you’re asking. The confusion began on Sunday. According to The Nation, the Council of State has given its opinion...
Open Campus to release Open Campus ID, a decentralized identifier
9.1.2024
The Open Campus ID, serving as the decentralized identifier (DID), is scheduled to be released by Open Campus on January 23, 2024. The objective is to connect a substantial number of Open Campus associates’ students with Web3 knowledge through the Open Campus Alliance. This alliance...
Tunisian Universities’ Hackathons to Boost Understanding of Distributed Ledger Technology
9.1.2024
Two Tunisian universities working in collaboration with the blockchain company Dar Blockchain and the Hashgraph Association are set to hold three-day hackathons. Hackathon participants are set to learn how decentralized finance (defi) can help revolutionize and make financial services widely...