Aurora launches $90M fund to finance DeFi apps on Near Protocol

The use of blockchain and AI for improvement in various areas of society is essential in Africa now more than ever.

NFT platform HeyLayer has partnered with the Stacks Foundation to host an event in the vSpace Metaverse to celebrate International Women’s Day.The ‘HerNFT’ event will feature the work of more than 30 women nonfungible token (NFT) artists, including Goldy Succi, Mother Pop, Kaylee Hawley, and others. Their work on the Stacks blockchain will be on…

The G20 mentioned crypto regulation in its recent declaration on sustainable development adopted in Argentina. The declaration was published on the official website of the Council of the European Union and the European Council Dec. 1.At a meeting in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, G20 officials reiterated their concerns about the crypto…

Russian authorities are not stopping their efforts to help Alexander Vinnik — an alleged fraudster who is accused of laundering as much as $4 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) — to return to his homeland.In another attempt to extradite Vinnik, the Russian Embassy reportedly requested that France place the alleged former BTC-e operator under house arrest…

The asset still has no official distinction, however. On Aug. 20, Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) held the first ever Cryptocurrency Town Hall, bringing together a number of leaders from the Blockchain space.Conducted in collaboration with the Chamber of Digital Commerce PAC, the event featured major crypto figures like Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, Ripple CEO Brad…

While some lawmakers expressed their eagerness to quick up the regulatory progress, others blamed the SEC in FTX’s monopoly. 268 Total views 2 Total shares Last week was tough — the alarming series of crypto meltdowns continued with the failure of FTX, one of the biggest exchanges on the market. The crypto industry’s very own…

The malware targets Zcash and Ethereum wallets alongside Electrum, Atomic Wallet and Coinomi, it takes your browser extension and login data and reads your chat logs. 439 Total views 17 Total shares A new strain of crypto-malware is being spread via YouTube, tricking users to download software that’s designed to steal data from 30 crypto…

Major U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq still intends to launch Bitcoin futures and could do so as soon as Q1 2019, Bloomberg reported Nov. 27.Quoting “two people familiar with the matter,” the publication said momentum was building towards a potential launch early next year.The move comes despite the downturn in Bitcoin (BTC) prices to 13-month lows,…