Republic, the third largest equity crowdfunding portal in the U.S., launched the “Republic Realm Metaverse Real Estate Fund” in March 2021. The fund’s focus is on purchasing virtual real estate in NFT…
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 (G20) wrapped up two days of talks in Bengaluru, where India’s proposal to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has recently announced the launch of “Base,” an Ethereum layer-2 network. Base aims to provide a low-cost, secure, and developer-friendly environment for creating decentralized applications (DApps) on the blockchain.…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released an action plan containing nine recommendations for how countries should regulate cryptocurrencies. The IMF’s top recommendation is that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin should not be…
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire argues that stablecoins should be regulated by banking authorities rather than the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Allaire expressed his…
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 finance chiefs meeting to discuss various economic issues, including strengthening multilateral development…
Germany’s DZ Bank has partnered with Swiss firm Metaco to offer digital asset custody services, despite dwindling institutional sentiment associated with cryptocurrencies in Germany. DZ Bank is Germany’s second-largest lender by assets…
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has been sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James for allegedly conducting fraudulent practices and misrepresenting itself as an exchange by failing to register as a securities and…
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has announced that it is shutting down its non-fungible tokens (NFT) marketplace due to a lack of traction, amid high taxes, regulatory uncertainties, and global market volatility. The…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase reported its Q4 2022 earnings on Tuesday, with net revenue of $605 million, surpassing analysts’ estimates of $588 million. The revenue figure was up 5% from the previous quarter’s…
Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to pay for a security expert to assist the judge overseeing his fraud case in navigating modern encryption technology. The expert will help the judge…
Paxos Trust Company, the firm behind Binance’s stablecoin, is in discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator informed the company that the token should have been registered…
Entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary has tweeted about the future outlook of venture funding for new crypto projects. In a clip from his appearance on TraderTV in January 2023, O’Leary…
The decentralized nature of Bitcoin is being hailed as a potential solution to limit government corruption and tyranny, according to Alex Gladstein, Bitcoin advocate and chief strategy officer of the Human Rights…
As the popularity of cryptocurrencies grows, hackers and scammers are becoming increasingly common. These malicious actors attempt to defraud investors in a variety of ways, including through fake websites, phishing emails, and…
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, has described cryptocurrency as “dangerous” and compared it to gambling. He made the comments during a podcast interview with CNBC’s “Beyond The Valley.” Berners-Lee…
According to reports, crypto hedge fund Galois Capital is closing down and returning the remaining funds to investors. The fund had been hard hit by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, where…
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released a consultation paper on proposed rules for virtual asset trading platforms, seeking public comment. The paper outlines requirements for operators, including assessing clients’…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by 1.00% in the last 24 hours and is currently valued at $24,502.30 with a 24-hour trading volume of $38,521,715,921. Despite this recent drop, the…
Bitcoin, the decentralized digital currency, has surpassed Visa and Mastercard in market capitalization. The BTC’s market cap of $472 billion is marginally above that of Visa. Visa has a market capitalization of…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of the internet while on bail has become a concern for US Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. The judge has expressed growing impatience over Bankman-Fried’s communications on…
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violating anti-fraud and anti-touting rules by promoting a cryptocurrency on his Twitter account without…
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have been gaining traction in recent years, with several countries exploring the possibility of issuing their own digital currencies. Three major players in this space are Japan,…
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has witnessed a $2.5 billion outflow from its stablecoin (BUSD) as U.S. regulators intensified their scrutiny of the digital asset. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao…
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