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South Korean Intelligence Service Informs Crypto Exchanges About Cyberthreats

8.4.2022
The South Korean state intelligence agency is now providing crypto trading platforms with information about attempts to breach their cybersecurity. The help for the country’s digital asset exchanges comes amid growing threats, local media reported. Intelligence Service Offers Cybersecurity...

RegTech Africa Conference to Drive Growth and Shape the Digital Economy

8.4.2022
Inaugural Advisory Council to promote innovation, diversity, and growth across the Continent LAGOS, NIGERIA, The maiden edition of the annual Regtech Africa Conference has been slated to hold on Wednesday 25th of May, 2022. The RegTech Africa Conference is the premier gathering of regulators...

WeChat Pay to Offer Digital Yuan Payment Options as China’s CBDC Pilot Expands

8.4.2022
The Chinese e-pay platform WeChat Pay has unveiled a digital yuan interoperability solution that will allow users of the service to make payments in the central bank-issued token. As reported, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has recently expanded the number of cities included in...

Bolt Acquires Wyre for $1.5 Billion, Firm Aims to ‘Decentralize Commerce’

8.4.2022
On Thursday, the payments and checkout and shopper network, Bolt has announced the firm plans to acquire the digital currency provider Wyre in a $1.5 billion deal. Bolt has explained the acquisition is aimed at bolstering cryptocurrency services and “the opportunity of Web3.” Payments...

Gran Turismo 7 Update Eases Up On The Grind After Fan Outrage

8.4.2022
Last month Gran Turismo 7 director Kazunori Yamauchi apologised to fans angry at the state of the game’s microtransactions, announcing a credits handout and a promise to “dramatically change GT7’s car economy to help make amends” in the wake of some disastrous downtime. The first of those changes...

Report: Facebook Eyes ‘Zuck Bucks’ And NFTs As It Loses Users To TikTok

7.4.2022
Facebook parent company Meta reportedly has plans to launch a new digital currency for the metaverse. Internally, employees at Meta are calling the unannounced currency “Zuck Bucks.” These new digital dollars won’t likely be connected to any kind of blockchain, but don’t worry; Meta, led by...

MMA Entertainment Giant UFC to Pay Fighters Bitcoin Bonuses

7.4.2022
On April 7, the digital currency exchange Crypto.com announced that fighters from the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), will be able to win Fight Night bonuses that will be paid in bitcoin. Fight Night bonus payouts will vary depending on placement...

Treasury Secretary hints at regulatory framework to address potential risks in digital asset markets

7.4.2022
"Digital asset exchanges and other digital native intermediaries — they should be subject to appropriate forms of oversight,” said Janet Yellen

Hollywood Has Future in Blockchain, NFTs Says Outgoing Warner Media CEO

7.4.2022
Jason Kilar, the outgoing CEO of Warner Media, has touted blockchain as a technology that could transform the entertainment industry. He also said the tech could bring about new forms of financing. Transforming the Entertainment Industry The outgoing CEO of Warner Media, Jason Kilar, has said...

Bank of Russia Rejects Idea of Using Cryptocurrency to Circumvent Sanctions

7.4.2022
The Central Bank of Russia has turned down a proposal to allow the use of digital currencies for the purpose of sanctions evasion. The monetary authority believes this is hardly an option as Western regulators are already taking steps to prevent such transactions. Employing Bitcoin to Evade...

Ukrainian Charity Organization Launches NFT Sale

7.4.2022
A newly established Ukrainian charity organization, Pray4Ukraine, has brought together hundreds of digital artists that are using art to raise funds for the Ukrainian army and civilians devastated by the war. The organization is also attempting to use the power of art to help end the war...

Sushi and Synthetix get the boot in Grayscale DeFi fund rebalancing

7.4.2022
Crypto asset management firm Grayscale has added three new crypto assets to its funds and has kicked SushiSwap and Synthetix from its DeFi Fund following its first quarterly rebalance

Russia’s Sberbank Denies Involvement in Recently Launched ‘Sbercoin’

6.4.2022
Sberbank, the largest bank in the Russian Federation, has denied connection to a new cryptocurrency called “sbercoin.” The project is offering high returns to buyers of the token, which was launched shortly after Bank of Russia allowed Sberbank to issue digital currencies. Sbercoin...

Meta may introduce tokens and digital currency lending services to apps: Report

6.4.2022
The virtual currency, which employees have reportedly dubbed ‘Zuck Bucks’, will be aimed at use in the metaverse

A Look at the First Quarter’s Top Performing Cryptocurrencies in 2022

6.4.2022
The first quarter of 2022 has come to an end and specific digital currency markets have seen a lot of action during the last three months. Out of the top ten digital currencies, terra (LUNA) saw the biggest gains, jumping more than 43% higher against the U.S. dollar in Q1. Out of the top...

Here's How You Can Help Shape Digital Euro

6.4.2022
Amid an intensification in the European Union’s crypto-focused legislative efforts, the European Commission has launched a new consultation on its digital euro central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. The procedure will allow interested stakeholders who want to help shape a digital euro...

Abkhazia Extends Crypto Mining Ban Till End of Year

6.4.2022
Authorities in Abkhazia have decided to maintain a ban on cryptocurrency mining in the territory. The partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus is restricting the energy-intensive extraction of digital currencies, citing problems with power supply. Bitcoin Mining Remains Prohibited...