$235M WazirX exchange hack has implications for India’s crypto industry

China’s central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBoC), is extending the activities of its Digital Currency Research Lab beyond the country’s capital, local media outlet CNstock reports September 5.The news reveals that the lab has opened a new fintech research center in Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province. The establishment of municipal…

A massive surge in US Presidential election bettors has already brought Polymarket record-breaking volumes just two weeks into July.

Only with increasing difficulty can one recall a time when the majority of the world was yet to adopt the internet. In 1995, user adoption of the internet had​ ​only reached​ 10% of American households, five years after the very first web browser was launched. Another five years later, in the year 2000, 50% of…

Trump hasn’t confirmed or denied ties to the DJT token but a blockchain analytics firm and industry leaders raised doubt that it was launched by Trump’s team.

Banking groups BBVA and Banco Santander have joined the E.U. International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (IATBA), Spanish economic newspaper Expansion writes Nov. 20.The representatives of two Spanish banking groups were invited to an E.U. blockchain roundtable held in Brussels by Mariya Gabriel, the commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, and Roberto Viola, director of…

Canada-based cryptocurrency mining company Great North Data has submitted a bankruptcy filing, purportedly due to insolvency.As the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Dec. 4, Great North Data — which operated crypto mining facilities in Labrador City and Happy Valley-Goose Bay —  filed bankruptcy documents in late November, listing CA$13.2 million ($10 million) in liabilities, while…

Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week at $8,024, a shocking 9.92% loss and a new weekly low not seen since January 13 when the asset traded for $7,946. The abrupt correction took place as DOW, S&P 500 and oil futures plummeted as investor fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus continue to intensify. Crypto market daily…

Worldcoin has been in the spotlight since its launch on July 24, with users lining up to scan their irises for a digital ID and others questioning its methods for collecting data. The project is built on the premise of supplying users with a digital ID via an iris scan that can be used for instant…