South Korean regulators aim to toughen crypto fraud punishments
The legislation, separate from the upcoming Digital Asset Basic Act, may came into force already in 2023. In the aftermath...
Month: November 2022
Shanghai Upgrade Is Coming: Ethereum Pulls Off Shandong Testnet
Shanghai, the next major upgrade of Ethereum post-Merge, now has a testnet. Recently, the Ethereum Foundation JavaScript team announced the...
Victory of President-Elect ‘Lula’ in Brazil Might Bring the Rise of a Common Currency for Latam
The victory President-Elect Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva obtained on Oct. 30 over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil might...
Vitalik Buterin Says Crypto Is a ‘Better Bet’ Than ‘Incredibly Inconvenient’ Gold
The Ethereum blockchain co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, insisted in a recent tweet that crypto is a better bet than gold, which...
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on...
Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin purchase information can’t be made public: Trustee
As a development bank for El Salvador, BANDESAL created a $150 million trust fund to guarantee the convertibility to dollars...
Twitter monetization and free speech drove Binance’s $500M injection: CZ
Binance will also assist Twitter’s integration into Web3 by implementing crypto payments and deploying a dedicated team of on-chain specialists...
Nifty News: GameStop NFT market goes live, Hong Kong’s NFT concept and more
The latest Web3 offering from GameStop sees the official launch of its NFT market, and the Hong Kong government is...
I’m the captain now: Musk chops Twitter board, becomes sole director
According to an SEC filing, Twitter's nine board members lost their place on the board as part of Elon Musk's...
Ripple’s allies expand: Coinbase files amicus brief in fight against SEC
Crypto exchange Coinbase has filed documentation asking permission to help Ripple Labs in its ongoing legal battle with the SEC....
Scary stats: $3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021
Blockchain security firm Peckshield shared the stats on Halloween night, but also added the month saw $100 million in crypto...
Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, October 31: BTC Price Tries Once More to Cross the $21K Barrier
Bitcoin Holds above $20.4K as It Tries Once More to Cross the $21K Barrier – October 31, 2022 BTC/USD is...
India’s Tax Authority Asks Crypto Exchanges for Details of Coins Traded on Their Platforms
India’s tax authority has reportedly asked major cryptocurrency exchanges in the country to provide information pertaining to the coins traded...
SEC Chair Gensler Wishes Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Whitepaper Happy Birthday — Says Let’s Make Sure Crypto Investors Get Proper Protection
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has wished Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper a happy...
