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Mastercard Crypto Credential to boost blockchain transaction trust
1.5.2023
Given that trust is built through transparency and accountability, and to support these efforts, Mastercard has established a standard for blockchain-based systems that helps users understand their rights and responsibilities in the system. This standard helps ensure users know who is responsible...
Liechtenstein adapts blockchain laws to developing crypto landscape
1.5.2023
Future regulation is intended to ensure uniform regulation for all European countries and covered participants
NFT Sales Drop for Second Consecutive Month After Record-Breaking Start to 2023
30.4.2023
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have declined by 5.76% over the past 30 days, according to the latest NFT sales statistics. The data reveals that the sales figure stood at $732.13 million in April, which is $44.75 million lower than the $776.88 million recorded in March. NFT Sales Decline...
Generative AI: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in the Crypto World
30.4.2023
Artificial Intelligence has been very much in the news lately, and it seems that every day we hear about new amazing things that can be done with this technology. Yet with great power come great challenges. There are currently legal questions regarding A.I. content, that once sorted out, will open...
Bitcoin Network Hits 75% Progress Towards Next Reward Halving
30.4.2023
At 11:06 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 29, 2023, at block height 787,500, the number of blocks left to discover until the next Bitcoin blockchain halving is now fewer than 52,500 blocks. This means the network has progressed 75% through the 210,000-block halving cycle, which will ultimately...
Crypto Industry Is 'Absolutely' at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says
28.4.2023
The war won't last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said
Crypto Biz: Google bullish on blockchain, UK’s $125M AI pledge, Voyager and Binance
28.4.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz explores Google expanding its Web3 program, the U.K.’s $125 AI pledge, FTX selling LedgerX and Binance.US backing out of its Voyager purchase
Terra Classic Advocates Propose Plan to Re-Establish USTC’s Peg With US Dollar, Token’s Value Surges by Over 9%
28.4.2023
Almost 12 months back, terrausd (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin, suffered a detachment from the U.S. dollar, causing the Terra ecosystem to crumble shortly thereafter. At present, supporters of the Terra Classic blockchain community are deliberating on a plan to revive the ecosystem...
JPMorgan Pursues Tokenization Plans Despite Crypto Downturn and Regulatory Hurdles
28.4.2023
Major Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan is moving forward with its push to tokenize traditional financial assets despite last year’s market downturn.
According to Tyrone Lobban, the head of JPMorgan’s digital asset and tokenization platform Onyx, the bank has already processed close to $700...
Cointelegraph accelerator program welcomes Brickken: A new step in asset tokenization
28.4.2023
By participating in Cointelegraph’s Accelerator Program, Brickken aims to support companies through the entire tokenization cycle
Bitcoin Blockchain Surpasses 2 Million Ordinal Inscriptions Milestone in Just Over 4 Months
28.4.2023
As of April 28, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain has exceeded 2 million, according to current statistics. This milestone has been reached within just over four months since the first Ordinal inscription was minted on December 16, 2022, at block height 767,753....
Visa to Develop Brazilian Blockchain-powered CBDC Project
28.4.2023
The payments giant Visa has unveiled a new blockchain and central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in Brazil.
Per the Brazilian media outlet Livecoins, the firm was selected by the Brazilian central bank to “explore” “innovative” on blockchain technology-powered “usage cases” for the prototype...
New Ukrainian Crypto Regulations to Debut by Year’s End – Here’s All You Need to Know
28.4.2023
Ukraine is set to roll out new, EU-inspired crypto regulations, with Kyiv hoping to impose the rules before the year is out.
Forbes Ukraine reported that the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, the Ministry of Digital Finance, the National Bank of Ukraine (the central bank)...
Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Are Profitable for First Time in 11 Months, Blockchain Data Shows
28.4.2023
Bitcoin's long-term holder spent output profitability ratio (LTH-SOPR) shows coins moved onchain that have a lifespan of at least 155 days or higher are being sold at profit. That suggests the bitcoin bear may be behind us
Argo Blockchain Slumps to Full-Year Loss on Bitcoin Price Slide
28.4.2023
The crypto mining company is in a stronger position now, interim CEO El-Bakly said
The Case for Regulating, Not Banning, Crypto
27.4.2023
China's Metaverse Geared Towards Work and Health – Is This the Future?
27.4.2023
As Meta and other Western tech giants seek to create virtual worlds for consumers in the metaverse, China is taking a different approach.
The Chinese government is backing technologies that it sees as strategic and setting rules to govern what can go on in cyberspace. Rather than creating...
California approves blockchain-based digital wallet for gov't services
27.4.2023
Santa Cruz voted to approve the use of a blockchain-based digital wallet for government services and official documentation and is set to begin a pilot program in July 2023
French Crypto Traders Declared $442 Million Worth of Profits in Recent Tax Year – Here's the Latest
27.4.2023
French taxpayers declared some $442 million worth of crypto trading profits in the most recent tax year, per the nation’s tax body.
Per Le Figaro, the figure was “substantial,” but was “10 times lower than the estimates of the gains made in 2021.”
The body made its claim based on the number...
Bahamas Securities Commission Unveils Draft Digital Assets Act in Response to FTX Scandal – Here's the Latest
27.4.2023
The securities regulator in the Bahamas has unveiled a new piece of draft regulation developed as a response to the collapse of the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX.
The new bill, titled the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill 2023, is an update to the original DARE Act of 2020....