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UK pushes crypto efforts forward through financial services reforms
9.12.2022
The reforms include regulating stablecoins as a means of payment and creating a sandbox where firms and regulators can test new financial technologies
Brussels Wants All Crypto Service Providers to Report Transactions of Europeans
9.12.2022
The European Commission has set out to oblige platforms processing crypto transactions for EU residents to share information with tax authorities in the Union. According to the proposal, all crypto service providers, regardless of where they are based, will have to abide by the new rules. EU...
FTX-Hosted NFTs Point to Broken Metadata, Issue Illuminates Flaws With NFTs Tied to Centralized Clouds
8.12.2022
On Wednesday, non-fungible token (NFT) supporters discovered that NFT metadata hosted on the platform FTX US points to broken metadata, and the links now point to FTX’s restructuring website. Specific collections that were minted on the Solana blockchain via the FTX US NFT platform do...
What are crypto payment gateways and how do they work?
8.12.2022
Cryptocurrency payment gateways are digital currency payment processors that allow merchants to offer cryptocurrencies as a payment method
Nigeria Announces New Cash Withdrawal Restrictions — ATMs Limited to Less Than $44 per Day
8.12.2022
In a new directive to financial institutions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said individuals can now only withdraw an equivalent of just under $222 per week while corporates can only withdraw cash not exceeding $1,111 during the same period. The new limits, which are in line with...
Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network-Enabled Money Transfers to Africa
7.12.2022
United States-based users of Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, can now transfer funds instantly and at a low cost to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria via the recently added new feature known as “Send Globally.” The new feature instantly converts...
House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
7.12.2022
A hearing on what happened to FTX is scheduled to take place on Tuesday
UK Regulator Is Firming Up Its Approach to Crypto Oversight
7.12.2022
The Payment Systems Regulator will be looking at what happens if a crypto payment system goes wrong and the measures needed to protect consumers against fraud, Nick Davey, a Payment Specialist, told CoinDesk in an interview
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready
7.12.2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will testify when he has finished “learning...
Barcelona and Argentina Legend Mascherano Joins Alchemy Pay as Brand Ambassador
6.12.2022
Barcelona and Argentina soccer legend, Javier Mascherano has signed for the leading fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay. On December 1st, He announced on his social media platforms that he officially became an ambassador for Alchemy Pay, promoting its payment features and products, and will...
Chainlink launches staking to increase the security of oracle services
6.12.2022
Stakers will earn Chainlink tokens as they participate in a decentralized alerting system that flags the network when feeds are not meeting performing requirements
WigoSwap joins multiple Chainlink services & strengthens prediction mini-game
6.12.2022
WigoSwap, an integrated DeFi platform, has announced its integration with multiple Chainlink services to support the prediction mini-game. Chainlink Automation and Chainlink Price Feeds have been onboarded on WigoSwap’s Prediction mini-game on Fantom network WigoSwap. It is also planning to merge...
Report: South African Digital-Only Bank Launches Crypto Payments Gateway
6.12.2022
A South African digital-only bank (also known as a “neo bank”), Be Mobile Africa, has reportedly launched a crypto payment gateway that allows merchants to convert digital currency payments to fiat currency. Cédric Jeannot, the CEO of the digital-only bank, said the “new gateway...
US House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters Says it is ‘Imperative’ That Sam Bankman-Fried Attends Hearing on 13 December After – This is What Happened
6.12.2022
The Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters has demanded Sam Bankman-Fried participate in the upcoming U.S. House committee’s hearing and testify on the collapse of his crypto empire.
In a response to a tweet by Bankman-Fried that suggested he might not appear in the hearing,...
UK crypto bill to restrict services from abroad: Report
6.12.2022
The regulatory amendments will broaden the powers of the country's financial regulator and put the crypto industry under tighter scrutiny
A loophole allowed FTX to secure its Aussie license without full checks: ASIC's Longo
6.12.2022
ASIC's Joseph Longo pointed the finger at a loophole that allowed FTX to acquire an Australian Financial Services License under its watch
Russia’s Sber Bank Aims for Blockchain Integration With Ethereum and Metamask
3.12.2022
Banking giant Sber wants to integrate its blockchain platform with the Ethereum blockchain and the Metamask wallet. The Russian bank believes the integration will give developers more options and create new opportunities for users when in operations with tokens and smart contracts. Sber Bank...
Avalanche to power Alibaba Cloud's infrastructure services in Asia
3.12.2022
Avalanche’s partnership with Alibaba Cloud will see the development of tools that enable users to launch validator nodes on Avalanche's public blockchain platform in Asia
Crypto Markets Today: Galaxy Digital Expands Brokerage Services With GK8 Acquisition
2.12.2022
The cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm won an auction to buy the company from crypto lender Celsius, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Is Bitcoin the only crypto that will survive FTX? | Interview with Bitcoin maximalist
2.12.2022
Bitcoin proponent and author Jeff Booth is convinced that the crypto ecosystem will eventually collapse as a consequence of its centralization — except Bitcoin, that is