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Crypto Exchange Bybit Opens Global HQ in Dubai
18.4.2023
Crypto exchange ByBit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, nearly an year after it had revealed plans based on an in-principle approval to move its global headquarters to the city
TBD and Yellow Card to Enable Fiat On and Off-Ramp Payments in 16 African Countries via BTC
18.4.2023
TBD and the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card recently partnered to launch a fiat on and off-ramp that enables payments in some 16 African countries through Bitcoin rails. The objective of this arrangement is to make cross-border payments not only more affordable...
'Pepe the Frog' Memecoins Rocket as Crypto Twitter Moves Over Doge Obsession
18.4.2023
Some early users have turned a few hundred dollars into six figures on the latest meme obsession
Hong Kong’s Banks Are Taking Lead on What e-HKD Will Look Like: Source
18.4.2023
At least one bank is leaning towards developing it on a permissioned blockchain
Reverse Engineering the Future: Bitcoin.com Team Members Weigh In on ETHGlobal Tokyo Hackathon
18.4.2023
The ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon drew to a close on Sunday, as builders from around the world competed for $375,000 in prizes. The event was kicked off with the first-ever ETHGlobal “Pragma” summit, sponsored by Verse, among others. Engineers and representatives from Bitcoin.com also...
Coinbase to help UK on Web3 hub as Treasury reportedly revives blockchain taskforce
18.4.2023
Brian Armstrong will give suggestions to the U.K. on regulations, taxes and ensuring collaboration between the banking and FinTech sectors
IMF Says Sub-Saharan Africa Already Feeling Effects of the ‘Big Funding Squeeze’
18.4.2023
Countries from the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region face a “big funding squeeze” which is forcing some of them to cut spending on health, education, and infrastructure. According to Abebe Aemro Selassie, people from the region are already “feeling the effects of the funding...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Settles In Below $29.5K as Appeal of Riskier Assets Lessens
18.4.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk's Consensus Magazine unveils its latest special project, spotlighting 19 blockchain, crypto and Web3 projects to watch in 2023; ether dips to $2,070
Bitcoin Surge Parallels Price Movement in 2019: Analyst
18.4.2023
Vetle Lunde, who last week predicted bitcoin would reach $45,000 in May, said that markets seem to have stabilized as “rotten fruits” have been washed out of the industry
MicroStrategy’s Saylor Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Address Into Corporate Email
18.4.2023
The Lightning Address protocol allows users to send bitcoin over the Lightning Network to a wallet identifier resembling a conventional email address
Canadian Police Launch Cryptocurrency Investigations Center
18.4.2023
The police service of the Canadian city of Calgary is launching a Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre in partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to help combat crypto crime. The center “will enable law enforcement to tackle crime that takes place using blockchain technology,”...
Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea
18.4.2023
Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show
Smurf Happens: Beloved Blue Characters Enter Web3
18.4.2023
The small, blue beings that originated as a comic and became internationally known as cartoon and movie stars are entering the NFT arena from the Smurf Society
Nike is Releasing Its First Digital Sneaker Collection on .Swoosh
18.4.2023
The virtual sneaker, called Our Force 1, is a play on the brand's iconic Air Force 1 design
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’
18.4.2023
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under the Exchange Act Rule. According to Peirce, the institution is now expanding its reach...
Exchanges Receive $375M Influx of Ether Since Shanghai Upgrade as Price Hits 11-Month High
17.4.2023
Ethereum’s seamless implementation of withdrawals, also known as the Shanghai upgrade, on April 12 has led ETH’s price to rally above $2,100, the highest since May 2022
Nervous About Crypto Taxes? Donate Your Profitable Holdings Instead
17.4.2023
If you hold crypto that has appreciated in value for more than one year, you won't need to worry about paying capital gains taxes and you’ll reap the benefits of one of the most generous deductions in the tax code, Adam Nash writes
Economist and Political Scientist Refute Claims of US Dollar’s Demise Despite Trend of De-Dollarization News
17.4.2023
This year, there has been a flurry of news reports and opinion editorials discussing an alleged de-dollarization trend amid a wave of disclosures associated with the BRICS bloc. In a recent article, the American political scientist and author Ian Bremmer insisted that claims of the U.S. dollar...
Hannah Siegel-Gardner: What's Next for NFTs?
17.4.2023
In a CoinDesk interview, Art Blocks’ Chief Marketing Officer Hannah Siegel-Gardner takes us behind-the-scenes at a leading startup in the emerging field of generative art
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) warning shot last week that decentralized finance (DeFi) could be thrown into its expanding definition of what makes a securities exchange is the latest move to formalize what Chairman Gary Gensler has been saying: Crypto belongs in the securities...