India Asks IMF and FSB for Joint Paper to Help Formulate ‘Comprehensive’ Crypto Policy
India has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop “a synthesis paper” on crypto...
Year: 2023
Over 200 Jurisdictions Agree on Timely Implementation of FATF Crypto Standards
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says delegates from over 200 jurisdictions have agreed on “an action plan to drive...
IMF Calls for ‘More’ Crypto Regulation — Says Banning Should Be an Option
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says crypto needs “more regulation.” She added, “We should not take off...
GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO
Grayscale Investments' boss, Michael Sonnenshein, said that if GBTC got the green light to "convert" to a spot BTC ETF...
Solana Blockchain Experiences Technical Glitch Causing Transaction Slowdowns
The Solana smart contract token network experienced a technical glitch on Saturday, February 25, 2023, known as a “large forking...
BUSD Stablecoin Drops from Top 10 Crypto Assets Amid Significant Decrease in Dominance
After Paxos announced that it would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD, 4.98 billion BUSD stablecoins have been removed from...
Crypto Market Slides as Total Value Locked in Defi Falls Below $50 Billion Mark
The value of the crypto market has started to slide again after a bullish run-up over the last seven weeks....
SBF’s new charges, Shapella’s fork date and emojis as financial advice: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 19-25
Top Stories This Week Unsealed superseding indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried includes 12 criminal charges Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)...
U.S. Treasury Janet Yellen calls for ‘strong regulatory framework’ for crypto activities
On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the country is not pushing for an...
An overview of peer-to-peer ridesharing using blockchain
Blockchain technology can revolutionize the P2P ridesharing industry by creating a more equitable, secure and transparent system. What is the...
Pharma companies team up with DeSci to accelerate scientific research
Pfizer is now the first big pharma to participate in a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Having emerged as a movement...
Solana faces slowdown in block production, network restarted
The issue is linked to the recent network upgrade from 1.13 to 1.14, which slowed block finalization. Solana network faced...
Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, February 25: BTC/USD Could Obtain Strong Support Below $23k
The daily chart reveals that the Bitcoin price prediction may extend the bearish movement to the areas below the support...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as Miners Face Second-Largest Increase This Year
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty reached an all-time high (ATH) on Feb. 24, 2023, at block height #778,176, reaching 43.05 trillion hashes...
Germany’s DZ Bank to Offer Crypto Custody With Swiss Firm Metaco
The second-largest bank in Germany, DZ Bank, is preparing to become a provider of custody services for crypto assets. The...
