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Russia Gears Up to Regulate NFTs Through Legislative Amendments
27.7.2022
Authorities in Russia are preparing a number of changes to existing laws in order to adopt rules for the country’s market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. A working group has discussed the matter and proposed solutions to legally define and regulate transactions with the digital...
Direct Blockchain Scrutiny Can Spot Financial Hacks, but Not Easily, German Study Says
27.7.2022
Officials can cut out the middleman by directly examining public ledgers, a report published by the BaFin financial regulator said – but at a cost
Fantom to Fund Ecosystem Projects Using Portion of Burn Fees
27.7.2022
A governance vote saw an overwhelming number of community members decide on using a third of Fantom’s burn fees to fund new projects
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Marginally Higher Ahead of Today’s Interest Rate Decision
27.7.2022
Bitcoin was trading marginally higher on Wednesday, as traders were preparing for today’s interest rate decision. The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates by 75 basis points for the second month running, as inflation in the United States continues to rise to multi-decade highs. Ethereum...
Will Stablecoins Be Tethered to the Fed? Lawmakers Have Circled That Option
27.7.2022
Companies issuing stablecoins would have to deal with the Federal Reserve as the chief oversight agency in the current version of a bill being developed in the U.S. House of Representatives, say people familiar with the talks. This change would be novel for the Fed and for the nonbank crypto...
Chainalysis Courts US Government With New 'Solutions' Subsidiary
27.7.2022
The largest crypto tracing firm is spinning up a “Government Solutions” subsidiary for U.S. agencies
Unstoppable Domains Hits Unicorn Status With $65M Series A
27.7.2022
Web3 digital identity service provider Unstoppable Domains has raised $64 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital with Polygon, CoinDCX and CoinGecko also contributing
Dubai Police to Release Second Collection of NFTs — Nearly 23 Million Show Interest in First Collection
27.7.2022
Months after rolling out its first collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the Dubai Police has said it will launch the next collection at the 2022 edition of The Gulf Information Technology Expo (GITEX). People from outside the country will also get a chance to own the next Dubai Police...
Ethereum’s Rollup Race: What is a ‘True’ zkEVM?
27.7.2022
The ZK rollup race between Ethereum layer 2s Scroll, Polygon and Matter Labs may come down to definitions
EY Has Built an Ethereum-Based Product to Help Firms Hit Carbon Accounting Goals
27.7.2022
“Big 4” consulting firm EY has built an Ethereum-based system help big businesses manage their carbon footprints and satisfy environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates
XRPayNet – Redefining the Industry Standard for Financial Transactions
27.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. XRPayNet has been making major progress in the DeFi space this year. Their recent launch of a versatile mobile application has allowed users to trade with freedom. The app tautes the flexibility to trade with 90,000 trading pairs available for use. This vast expansion of technology...
ShareRing to Showcase the “ShareRing Access: Events” Feature as the Sponsor and Tech Partner of the 2022 Profit4Life Event
27.7.2022
ShareRing, a digital identity Blockchain ecosystem, is the official sponsor and tech partner of this year’s Profit4Life event. They shared this news In a recent Twitter announcement. The Profit4Life one-day event will take place this Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Florida, United States. As part...
Harmony Proposes Issuing ONE Tokens to Reimburse Victims of $100M Hack
27.7.2022
Harmony decided against using its treasury funds, citing the project’s longevity
Study Findings: Crypto Investors More Attractive and Smarter, NFT Profiles Unattractive
27.7.2022
Cryptocurrency investors are perceived to be more attractive, smarter, and wealthier than non-investors, the latest survey by Cryptovantage has found. Just over three-quarters of respondents said they are likely to go on a date with someone if their dating app profile mentions crypto. However, some...
Crypto Traders Split on Upcoming Fed Rate Hike's Impact on Bitcoin
27.7.2022
The Fed has raised rates by 150 bps since March, injecting volatility into asset markets. Yet some analysts expect BTC to stay resilient after Wednesday's hike
Top GOP Senator Slams SEC for Ignoring Crypto Inferno
27.7.2022
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of dragging its feet on instituting oversight of crypto firms as some of those companies collapsed, taking investors’ cash with them
EU Banking Regulator Worries It Can’t Find the Staff to Regulate Crypto: Report
27.7.2022
José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority, told the Financial Times he is worried the agency does not yet have the capacity to supervise digital assets
University of Tokyo to Offer Engineering Courses in the Metaverse
27.7.2022
The University of Tokyo will offer a series of engineering courses using metaverse tech. The courses, which are projected to start being offered later this year, will introduce students to the subjects of engineering and will combine this knowledge with the skills to handle metaverse-based worlds...
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Offloads Over 1.4M Coinbase Shares as COIN Price Falls
27.7.2022
Coinbase shares have taken a big hit following a disappointing results report and a report the company is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Report: Just Over Half of South Africans Have Little to Zero Knowledge About Cryptocurrencies
27.7.2022
About 53% of South Africans have little to no knowledge about cryptocurrency, while only 14% thought or felt they had a better understanding of the subject, a report has said. Nearly half of the respondents said they would only invest in cryptocurrency if or when their respective banks...