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Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation
2.3.2022
“[The Ukraine-Russia conflict] underscored the need for congressional action on digital finance including crypto currency,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in Congressional testimony on Wednesday
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Launches Digital Assets Research Project With 16 Banks
2.3.2022
On Tuesday, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School announced a new research initiative focused on the “growing digital asset ecosystem.” According to CCAF, the newly launched collaborative effort involves 16 financial institutions such...
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Sees Rate Hike This Month as 'Appropriate'
2.3.2022
The Fed chair said that wages are rising at the fastest pace in many years and that price increases are spreading to a broader range of goods and services
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Surge Stalls at Key Resistance Level
2.3.2022
Following Tuesday’s price surge, bitcoin was trading lower during today’s session, as markets hit a key resistance point. This comes as ETH was once again trading below the $3,000 level. As of writing, the crypto market cap is down 1.87%. Bitcoin BTC bulls ran into a stumbling block...
Animoca Brands Will Stop Offering Services to Russian Users: Report
2.3.2022
The Hong Kong gaming giant has received legal advice to impose restrictions, the chairman and co-founder said
Hedge Fund Giant Alan Howard Backs $7.5M Round for ‘Financial NFTs’ Project
2.3.2022
Nested’s social trading platform allows investors to earn royalties on their crypto portfolios by representing them as NFTs
Evmos Looks to Jumpstart Ethereum–Cosmos Interoperability With Airdrop, Mainnet Launch
2.3.2022
Skate Punks Club NFT Sales – March 4 and 5, 2022
2.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Skatepunks is a collection of 10,000 unique characters designed and minted as NFTs. Created out of love for SK8 and street-art culture assembled from hand-drawn parts such as jacket hoodies, skateboards, various metal outfits, awesome backpacks, tin faces, rare sneakers, digital...
Dialect Raises $4.1M to Bring ‘Smart Messaging’ to Solana
2.3.2022
The project wants Solana-based DeFi apps to have actionable alerts and wallet-to-wallet chat
First Mover Americas: Record Low Bitcoin Futures Premium on Binance Signals Capitulation, BITO Sees Inflows
2.3.2022
Bitcoin was trading flat to negative even as the European stocks and the S&P 500 futures got a slight tailwind
Crypto Miner Hut 8 Teams Up With Enthusiast Gaming for Multi-Year Partnership
2.3.2022
The deal will enable Hut 8 to reach Enthusiast Gaming’s 300 million-strong audience and provide data center hosting
EU Data Act Proposes Shutdown Function for Smart Contracts
2.3.2022
The European Union has published its new Data Act, a law proposal that aims to regulate the generation and handling of data by the actors that harness it. The act, in its large scope, touches on the subject of smart contracts and proposes that every smart contract should have a termination function...
Payments Giant FIS Worldpay Joins Shyft’s Crypto Compliance Network
2.3.2022
It’s the second large, non-crypto firm to join Shyft, following law firm DLA Piper last month
Top Russian Bank Quits Europe, Citing Sanctions: Report
2.3.2022
Sberbank, one of Russia's largest state-controlled banks, is dropping out of almost all European markets citing Western sanctions
What Tokenization Could Do for Ethereum Scaling Solutions
2.3.2022
How adding a native token to Ethereum's layer 2s could give the ecosystem an upper hand
EU Excludes 7 Russian Banks from SWIFT
2.3.2022
The European Commission is also studying whether crypto is being used to circumnavigate Russian sanctions
South African Mobile Network Operator MTN Buys Land in the Metaverse
2.3.2022
Mobile network operator MTN recently staked claim to its status as one of the first South African companies to enter the metaverse, after it purchased 144 plots of digital land in the virtual world Ubuntuland for an undisclosed amount. MTN Seeks to ‘Amplify Consumers’ Digital...
Ukraine Receives Over $7M in Crypto Donations After Airdrop Announcement
2.3.2022
It is currently unknown what the airdrop entails, although Ukraine’s tax office announced there will be no tax on captured Russian tanks
UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ads as 'Irresponsible'
2.3.2022
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) determined that ads for a meme-based cryptocurrency named after Elon Musk's shiba inu dog that appeared on London's transport network last year are "irresponsible."
Starlink Terminals Arrive in Ukraine as Elon Musk Makes Good on Promise
2.3.2022
Spacex has managed to deliver Starlink equipment to Ukraine as promised by its founder, Elon Musk. The hardware will provide access to high-speed internet for users in the country, which has been experiencing disruptions in communications as a result of Russia’s military invasion. Ukrainians...