Crypto Will ‘Play a Major Role’ in UAE Trade Going Forward, Minister Says
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for foreign trade says that cryptocurrency “will play a major role for...
Month: January 2023
Nigerian Banks Still Distributing Old Naira Banknotes as Demonetization Date Approaches
With just a few days left before old Nigerian naira banknotes are removed from circulation, some banks have accused the...
‘Tremendous time’ to start a blockchain company, says Pantera General Partner
Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital believes now could be a good time for new entrepreneurs to enter the crypto space....
SEC’s ‘one-dimensional’ approach is slowing Bitcoin progress: Grayscale CEO
Grayscale’s chief was the latest to take a swing at the authority for its so-called “regulation by enforcement” actions. The...
North Korea’s Lazarus Group masterminded $100M Harmony hack: FBI confirms
The FBI also confirmed earlier reports this month by figures such as ZachXBT that the hackers had started moving a...
Davos-launched blockchain project aims to be the ‘SWIFT’ of stablecoins and CBDCs
A SWIFT-style system for bank-issued and regulated digital currencies was launched by a firm involved in building China’s national blockchain...
Bitcoin price surge: Breakthrough or bull trap? Pundits weigh in
Bitcoin nearly broke its record for the longest streak of daily green price candles this month, but many believe its...
Aussie execs refute ‘argument’ to treat crypto as financial products
The Australian Minister for Financial Services said there was a “good argument” to treat crypto as financial products in an...
Former SEC chief blasts ‘bogus’ catchphrase: ‘Regulation by enforcement’
Lawyer and former SEC official John Reed Stark came out in defense of the SEC’s enforcement efforts in the crypto...
Vitalik Buterin divulges the ‘largest remaining challenge’ for Ethereum
While the concept of stealth addresses appears complex in theory, Buterin previously described it as a “low-tech approach” compared to...
South Africa adds new cryptocurrency standards to advertising code
Cryptocurrency products and services feature in a new clause in South Africa’s code of advertising practice introduced by the Advertising...
Token dump following Binance listing raises insider trading suspicions
Coinbase director Conor Grogan speculated it could be either a rogue employee or a trader who might have access to...
Cardano recovers from an outage on 50% relay and block-producing nodes
An anomaly apparently caused around half of Cardano’s nodes to disconnect and restart over the weekend, with the root cause...
Coinbase cut costs and bolstered rep, but profits remain challenged: Analysts
Analysts from Moody’s and JPMorgan hailed the exchange for its strong reputation but said it wouldn’t be enough to solve...
We Must Expedite the Move From Centralized Services to Viable DeFi Alternatives
There is a reason centralized exchanges have dominated despite being antithetical to crypto’s core tenets. The following opinion editorial was...
