DeFi can be halal but not DOGE? Decentralizing Islamic finance
While Islamic scholars have long wrestled with the question of whether cryptocurrency is halal, what if its really fiat that...
Year: 2021
Cointelegraph Consulting: Stablecoin activity drops after May peak
Despite the tumble in stablecoin activity, average transactions of stablecoins DAI and UST still exceed those of USDT and USDC....
Binance stops stock token sales, ‘effective immediately’
The crypto exchange gave no indication as to the reason, stating only that it would be shifting its “commercial focus...
Crypto offers more freedom, Coinbase CEO responds to DOGE creator
Crypto is a “much-needed breath of fresh air” for those who believe that state solutions are often “inefficient, overpromise or...
China’s central bank says crypto gave impetus to the creation of its CBDC
A working paper released in English by the People's Bank of China cites cryptocurrencies as an important context for the...
NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens...
Hong Kong Busts Money Laundering Ring Using Tether to Wash Millions
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested four people suspected of money laundering a total of $155 million through cryptocurrency wallets...
Shapeshift to Dissolve Corporate Model, Platform Airdrops FOX Tokens to Community of Users
Founded on July 1, 2014, Shapeshift has been offering global trading of a variety of digital assets for seven years....
Dogecoin Co-Founder Criticizes Crypto World, States It Is Managed by Powerful Cartels
In a recent twitterstorm, Dogecoin founder co-founder Jordan Palmer stated he wouldn’t return to the cryptocurrency world. Palmer unleashed harsh...
Japan to reportedly take action to scrutinize crypto globally
Japanese Ministry of Finance is hiring more staff to develop stricter global rules for digital currencies, particularly fiat-pegged stablecoins. Japan...
Tennessee city wants to accept property tax payments in Bitcoin
Jackson Mayor Scott Conger believes that Bitcoin is the only solution to fix inflation and the U.S. dollar devaluation. United...
Argentinian league rebrands to Torneo socios.com with new partnership
The partnership will see the country's top soccer league, previously named “Primera Division,” dubbed the “Torneo Socios.com” for the 2021/2022...
ThorChain loses up to $7.6M in ‘Chaosnet’ exploit, offers hacker a bounty to return funds
The ThorChain network remains halted after the protocol suffered a hack in which the perpetrator is estimated to have made...
DeFi on Bitcoin: Jack Dorsey says Square’s new division will make it happen
Jack Dorsey has outlined plans to build an open developer platform focused on creating Bitcoin DeFi services. July 16, 1.45AM...
Michael Saylor doesn’t think Bitcoin is ‘going to be currency in the US ever’
The MicroStrategy boss thinks Bitcoin is a form of property and points out that the U.S. Government is not threatened...
